the principal sources of human misery may fairly be said to lie in the over-possession, under-possession, and the unwise use of economic goods.

Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.

the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. ... It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.

The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.

Persons who would never think of announcing boldly to the world, 'I am a scholar,' 'I am a great artist,' 'I am a beautiful woman,' nevertheless seem to think it wholly within the bounds of good taste to announce that they are Christians!

the truth is seldom found in extremes. Central truths can be revolutionary if put to work.

Many now veer away from the time-honored use of the term Father as applied to the Christian God ... This difficulty rests mainly, I believe, on failure to distinguish between a symbol and a definition.