Quotes by D. Elton Trueblood
D. Elton Trueblood (1900–1994) — Theologe · Quäker · USA
David Elton Trueblood war ein US-amerikanischer Theologe, Religionsphilosoph und Autor des 20. Jahrhunderts, der unter anderem an der Stanford University und dem Earlham College wirkte. Geprägt von der Tradition der Quäker, initiierte er die ökumenische Laienbewegung „Yokefellows“, warnte vor einer gesellschaftlichen Entwurzelung christlicher Werte und stieß durch seine Abkehr vom strikten Pazifismus auf innerkirchliche Kritik. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er Impulse für intellektuelle Redlichkeit im Glauben, geistliche Disziplin und das Priestertum aller Gläubigen.
Era: The 20th Century
Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Joy & Gratitude, Meaning & Identity, Service & Love of Neighbour, Wisdom & Understanding, Doubt & Hard Questions, Freedom & Truth, Growth & Character
Quotes by D. Elton Trueblood
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
D. Elton Trueblood
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations.
D. Elton Trueblood
Religion is never devoid of emotion, any more than love is. It is not a defect of religion, but rather its glory, that it speaks always the language of feeling.
D. Elton Trueblood
We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom…that we are most free when we are bound. But not just any way of being bound will suffice; what matters is the character of our binding. The one who would be an athlete, but who is unwilling to discipline his body by regular exercise and by abstinence, is not free to excel on the field or the track. His failure to train rigorously denies him the freedom to run with the desired speed and endurance. With one concerted voice, the giants of the devotional life apply the same principle to the whole of life: Discipline is the price of freedom.
D. Elton Trueblood
Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.
D. Elton Trueblood
It is the father’s responsibility to make the child know that he is deeply in love with the child’s mother. There is no good reason why all evidence of affection should be hidden or carried on in secret. A child who grows up with the realization that his parents are lovers has a wonderful basis of stability.
D. Elton Trueblood
The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the light of the divine sovereignty, are never ultimate. The Christian can be sad, and often is perplexed, but he is never really worried, because he knows that the purpose of God is to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
D. Elton Trueblood
Sources: wikipedia.org, openlibhums.org, georgefox.edu, faithalone.org
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