The great redemptive religion which has always been known as Christianity is battling against a totally diverse type of religious belief, which is only the more destructive of the Christian faith because it makes use of traditional Christian terminology. John Gresham Machen battlebeliefchristian share on social
You can't write about the past and ignore religion. It was such a fundamental, mind-shaping, driving force for pre-modern societies. I'm very interested in what religion does to us - its capacity to create love and empathy or hatred and violence. Geraldine Brooks capacitycreatedrive share on social
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion. Jack Kevorkian areacenterconsider Change image and share on social
To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship. Steve Earle agreementgodgroup Change image and share on social
Monotheism makes me grouchy. I don't trust any religion that makes God look like one of the ruling class. I guess I'm a pagan or an animist. Gloria Steinem animistclassgod Change image and share on social
Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel absolutelycentereducation Change image and share on social
He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel discoverphilosophypoetry Change image and share on social
Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise. Gene Tunney boyhoodconscientiousexercise Change image and share on social
It's my only religion to work hard, and then I'm not under any pressure because I know I've done the work on the character. Pierre Niney characterhardhave Change image and share on social
The essence of a religion can be discovered by asking its adherents one question: 'What, to your mind, was the seminal moment in the history of the world?' Meir Soloveichik adherentdiscoveressence Change image and share on social