Quote by Chaim Potok
And these two elements are at odds with one another because Freud

And these two elements are at odds with one another because Freud is utterly adversary to almost all the ways of structuring the human experience found in Western religions. No Western religion can countenance Freuds view of man. – Chaim Potok

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I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage. – Chaim Potok

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But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet. – Chaim Potok

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Travel
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A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare – let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. – Chaim Potok

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I am a Westerner. Were not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially its like a mirror, saying, hey, cant you see whats here in your own religion, what are you, stupid? – Matthew Fox

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Its not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. Its that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life. – Godfrey Reggio

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If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church. – Tom Brokaw

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What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music – participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing. – Will Oldham

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