Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound historical or rational basis, but because they are found in practice to give the faithful a sense of sacred transcendence.


Islam (ed. Hachette UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9781780220659

Karen Armstrong Quotes

Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound...

Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound...

Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound...

Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound...