Famous quotes containing the words theology, selected, religious and/or works:
“A theology whose god is a metaphor is wasting its time.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.”
—Walter Bagehot (18261877)
“Friendship demands a religious treatment. We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected. Reverence is a great part of it.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“I divide all literary works into two categories: Those I like and those I dont like. No other criterion exists for me.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (18601904)