The real issue is not belief, but belonging. - Jonathan Z. Smith

"The real issue is not belief, but belonging."

Jonathan Z. Smith Faith

Historian of Religion American 1938–2017

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"Comparison is a fundamental cognitive tool."

"There is no data that is absolutely sacred."

"The notion of the sacred is the notion of difference."

"Faith guides me through difficult times."

"Faith is believing when you can't see."

"You have to believe in something, or you'll fall for anything."

"Faith in God and in each other is what sustains us"