Faith Quotes

"Faith is a form of knowledge, not the opposite of knowledge."

"The church cannot be a political actor without losing its spiritual character."

"Religion need not retreat entirely from public discourse; it may contribute distinctive insights to deliberation."

"Faith in reason must include faith that reason can critique itself."

"Faith in progress is faith in what cannot be guaranteed."

"A theology that does not take evil seriously is worthless."

"Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins."

"Faith transcends rational explanation."

"I have for the metaphysical claims of theology the greatest respect."

"The order of nature is the thought of God."

"Promise and forgiveness are the only remedies for the unpredictability of the future."

"Mankind has always needed myths but myths should never be mistaken for truth."

"The unhappy consciousness recognizes the divine, but sees itself separated from it."

"God is not outside the world; the divine is immanent in history itself."

"The religious standpoint is surpassed by philosophy but remains a necessary stage."

"Religion provides symbolic expression of truths that philosophy articulates in concepts."

"Faith is not certainty; it is the decision to believe despite uncertainty."

"The existence of God is not provable by reason, but neither is it disprovable."

"In the sphere of practical reason, faith may be necessary where knowledge is impossible."

"We cannot demonstrate the existence of God, but we can act as if it is true."

"Knowledge of God comes through the contemplation of nature."

"He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return."

"No one can hate God."

"That eternal and infinite being we call God or Nature acts from the necessity of his own nature alone."

"Those who understand the nature of God cannot be superstitious."

"All things that are, are in God."

"Faith is the ground of all human endeavor"

"The dread of man's punishment in the other world is the greatest restraint to men."

"Meditation is the foundation of all spiritual practice."

"Fear of powers invisible is the natural seed of religion."