while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.

The primary battle which religion must fight today is the battle to justify its own existence.

Religion is the most widely debated and least agreed upon phenomenon of human history.

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.

while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.

The sooner the doctrine of original sin disappears, the better it is for theology.

To keep God at the center of one's life requires frequent renewal of power through prayer.