Marcus Borg Quotes - Page 2

• Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation of the heart than prayer. It is not that prayer does not or should not play a role in their lives, but their way to the opening of the heart lies through deeds of compassion. "Just do it" summarizes this path of transformation.

  Marcus Borg

  Spiritual, Prayer, Lying

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• Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.

  Marcus Borg

  Imagine, Christianity, Loving God

  "Marcus Borg, Liberal Scholar on Historical Jesus, Dies at 72" by Laurie Goodstein, www.nytimes.com. January 26, 2015.

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• Reading is not just about learning to recognize and pronounce words, but also about how to hear and understand them... It is wise to remember that when we are reading letters never intended for us, any problems of understanding are ours and not theirs.

  Marcus Borg

  Wise, Reading, Understanding

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• Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has contributed to the crisis in Christianity in North America. Traditional Christian language is becoming less familiar to millions of people. The language is frequently misunderstood by people.

  Marcus Borg

  Christian, Mean, People

  "Interview with Marcus Borg on his first novel, ‘Putting Away Childish Things’". Interview with David Crumm, www.readthespirit.com.

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• The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators of the sacred.

  Marcus Borg

  Jesus, Views, Sacred

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