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Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes

Reinhold Niebuhr quotes about faith

American Theologian June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971

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Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love. Reinhold Niebuhr
Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer. Laughter must be heard in the outer courts of religion, and the echoes of it should resound in the sanctuary; but there is no laughter in the holy of holies. There laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith. The intimate relation between humour and faith is derived from the fact that both deal with the incongruities of our existence. ... Laughter is our reaction to immediate incongruities... Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr quote: "Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds..."
Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it. Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr quote: "Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of..."
Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer. Reinhold Niebuhr
Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer? Laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith. Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr quote: "Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is..."
Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is when we are unsure that we are doubly sure. Reinhold Niebuhr

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