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    The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authority; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion

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Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no heed to the many whisperings read more

Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no heed to the many whisperings of the world

by Thomas Kempis Found in: Theology Quotes,
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For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Theology Quotes,
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Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.

Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.

by G. C. Lichtenberg Found in: Theology Quotes,
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Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the read more

Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism

by Michael Scott Horton Found in: Theology Quotes,
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Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Theology Quotes,
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If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the read more

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.

by John Burroughs Found in: Theology Quotes,
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The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.

The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.

by Jeremy Taylor Found in: Theology Quotes,
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As the grace grows nearer my theology is growing strangely simple, and it begins and ends with Christ as the read more

As the grace grows nearer my theology is growing strangely simple, and it begins and ends with Christ as the only Savior of the lost.

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Worm theology is too high for me

Worm theology is too high for me

by Jack Miller Found in: Theology Quotes,
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