Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world. Miroslav Volf More Quotes by Miroslav Volf More Quotes From Miroslav Volf Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a gift and therefore an echo of God’s life in us. Miroslav Volf echoes simple attention Love properly understood is God—the font of all creation and the ultimate goal of all desires; God properly understood is love. Miroslav Volf fonts goal desire Naked need is the occasion for God's giving, not a need adorned with the clean, elegant robes of respectability and good works. Miroslav Volf naked giving needs Rules help govern and steer a relationship along, so they're good things. But they become bad things when they become the narrow gate though which the relationship must always pass. When this happens, the rules become the basis for the relationship and, in a sense, become a substitute for the relationship. Miroslav Volf substitutes good-things helping In a way, fraud in business is no different from infidelity in marriage or plagiarism in scholarly work. Even people committed to high moral standards succumb. Miroslav Volf infidelity different people I do believe that Muslims and Christians and Jews pray to the same God. And yet they understand who God is in significantly different ways. Miroslav Volf different christian believe Whatever the reasons, when forgiveness happens it is always a miracle of grace. The obstacles in its way are immense Miroslav Volf miracle grace way Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech. Miroslav Volf freedom-of-speech fundamentals doe Honoring everyone contains the promise of possibility. Miroslav Volf possibility promise Absolute hospitality would in no way amount to the absence of violence. To the contrary, it would enthrone violence precisely under the guise of nonviolence because it would leave the violators unchanged and the consequences of violence unremedied. Miroslav Volf hospitality violence way Faith idles when character shrivels. Miroslav Volf character In good relationships, we are happy to grow as the other person becomes part of us and who we are. Miroslav Volf good-relationship who-we-are grows For Christian faith not to be idle in the world, the work of doctors and garbage collectors, business executives and artists, stay-at-home moms or dads and scientists needs to be inserted into Gods story with the world. That story needs to provide the most basic rules by which the game in all these spheres is played. Miroslav Volf dad mom christian We will not "forget" so as to be able to rejoice; we will rejoice and therefore let those memories (of wrongs suffered) slip out of our minds! Miroslav Volf able mind memories There is no greater mystery to me than that of light traveling through darkness. Miroslav Volf mystery light darkness Prejudice is a form of untruthfulness, and untruthfulness is an insidious form of injustice. Miroslav Volf untruthfulness injustice prejudice There is no space in which worship should not take place, no time when it should not occur, and no activity through which it should not happen. Miroslav Volf space should worship For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers - not just the particular interests of Christians. Miroslav Volf suffering christian common The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion is portrayed as the pattern that we are to follow. It is a model of social behavior toward the other as well as a statement about what God has done for us. Miroslav Volf social-behavior done doe Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity. Miroslav Volf understanding christian believe
