Quotes by Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored

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Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better. — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
So, is there an afterlife, and if so, what will it be like? I don't have a clue. But I am confident that the one who has — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
More than half described Christians as literalistic, anti-intellectual, judgmental, self-righteous, and bigoted. — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
But Christian illiteracy is only the first part of the crisis. Even more seriously, even for those who think they speak — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
This book might also be seen as “a Christian primer.” A primer teaches us how to read. Reading is not just about learnin — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
The heaven-and-hell framework has four central elements: the afterlife, sin and forgiveness, Jesus’s dying for our sins, — Marcus J. Borg, Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored