Quotes by Theologians

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth. Hans Kung

Political Problems Earth Religions Solve Economic Cannot Social Social Problems Conscious

A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected. Hans Kung

Must Unconditionally Protected Precious Person Infinitely Human

That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites. Hans Kung

Way Favorites Favors Give Roman

I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome. Hans Kung

Remember Bishops Said Up American Rome

I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years. Hans Kung

Time Our Like Tradition Years

The Gospel has to be the norm. Hans Kung

Gospel Norm

The Epistle to the Romans is an extremely important synthesis of the whole theology of St. Paul. Hans Kung

Important Extremely Synthesis Romans Paul Epistle Theology Whole

We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family. Hans Kung

Family Unity Human Human Family Convinced Fundamental

At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. Hans Kung

Time Good Women Evil Men Men And Women Our Religions Various Wrong Traditions Very Offer Same Often Same Time Different Unhelpful Ethical Helpful Aware Bases Right

That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity. Hans Kung

Religion Age Dignity Human Being Political Language Sex National Skin Every Distinction Possesses Color Untouchable Without Human Being Race Social Inalienable Means View Skin Color Origin

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved. Hans Kung

Future Experience Too Changed Our Unless Distant Earth Following Individuals Alteration Historical Achieved Cannot Consciousness

Prior to an individual's encounter with the love of God at a particular time in history, however, there has to be another, more fundamental and archetypal encounter, which belongs to the conditions of possibility of the appearance of divine love to man. Hans Urs von Balthasar

The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite. Hans Urs von Balthasar

First Fall Response Must Only Finite Attempt Road Return Been Intelligible Salvation Infinite Sensible Decline

Thus it is necessary to commence from an inescapable duality: the finite is not the infinite. Hans Urs von Balthasar

Finite Thus Duality Inescapable Commence Infinite Necessary

The Christian response is contained in these two fundamental dogmas: that of the Trinity and that of the Incarnation. In the trinitarian dogma God is one, good, true, and beautiful because he is essentially Love, and Love supposes the one, the other, and their unity. Hans Urs von Balthasar

Love Beautiful God Good Christian Unity Other Response Trinity He True Contained Because Dogma Essentially Incarnation Fundamental Two

The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity. Hans Urs von Balthasar

Passion First Unity Composed Pieces Gospels Narratives Were

Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith. Hans Urs von Balthasar

What we are seeking so frantically elsewhere may turn out to be the horse we have been riding all along. Harvey Cox

Elsewhere Out Seeking Horse Along Been May Turn Riding

Not to decide is to decide. Harvey Cox

Decide