Quote by Karen Armstrong
A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of wha

A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do. – Karen Armstrong

Other quotes by Karen Armstrong

Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength. – Karen Armstrong

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Failure
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Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective. – Karen Armstrong

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Imagination
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Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isnt necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept. – Karen Armstrong

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Poetry
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I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry. – Jane Campion

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Poetry

I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasnt vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. – Patti Smith

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Poetry

A lot of people think, Ill give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesnt work out Ill go get a law degree, do something else thats more practical. For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan. – Brit Marling

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Poetry

Why should poetry have to make sense? – Charlie Chaplin

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Poetry

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If you dont change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news? – W. Somerset Maugham

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