Edward Schillebeeckx Professions : Theologian Born : November 12, 1914 Died : December 23, 2009 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Edward Schillebeeckx Christianity is not a message which has to be believed, but an experience of faith that becomes a message. Edward Schillebeeckx religious faith believe The crucified but risen Jesus appears in the believing, assembled community of the church. That this sense of the risen, living Jesus has faded in many [churches] can be basically blamed on the fact that our churches are insufficiently 'communities' of God. Where the church of Jesus Christ lives, and lives a liberating life in the footsteps of Jesus, the resurrection faith undergoes no crisis. On the other hand, it is better not to believe in God than to believe in a God who minimizes human beings, holds them under and oppresses them, with a view to a better world to come. Edward Schillebeeckx believe hands jesus Similar Authors Avery Dulles theologian Augustus Hopkins Strong theologian Andrew Linzey theologian Alister E. McGrath theologian Albert Schweitzer theologian Albert Barnes theologian All Authors