L]iberalism holds that the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism

A good deal of so-called atheism is itself, from my point of view, theologically significant. It is the working of God in history, and judgement upon the pious. An authentic prophet can be a radical critic of spurious piety, of sham spirituality.

An unexamined faith is not worth having, for it can be true only by accident.

L]iberalism holds that the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism

I call that church free which enters into the covenant with the ultimate source of existence. It binds together families and generations, protecting against the idolatry of any human claim to absolute truth or authority.

The free person does not live by an unexamined faith. To do so is to worship an idol whittled out and made into a fetish.

Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community.