Marcus Borg Quotes

The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things

Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life.

The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.

God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.

How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?

Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.

The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators of the sacred.

People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.

It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.