Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it. Frans de Waal codificationfortifymorality Change image and share on social
Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous chaos of divine thoughts and feelings is called enthusiasm. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel callchaoscompletely Change image and share on social
Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act. B. R. Ambedkar actceasedegenerate share on social
Religion needs a baptism of horse sense. Billy Sunday baptismhorsereligion Change image and share on social
Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too. Studs Terkel bookplayprevious Change image and share on social
Religion of any form is a sacred matter. It involves the relation of the individual to some Being believed to be infinitely supreme. It involves not merely character and life here, but destiny hereafter, and as such is not to be spoken of lightly or flippantly. David Josiah Brewer believecharacterdestiny share on social
Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war. Hans Kung goalincludemisuse Change image and share on social
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Frank Herbert futuremythpartake Change image and share on social
Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art. Ezra Pound artattemptfailure Change image and share on social
Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage. Frederick Buechner areaexperiencehuman Change image and share on social
