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John D. Caputo

"Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of such idolatry - but not if it means holding faith in the right way, that is, not holding it at all but being held by God, in love and service. Theology is idolatry if it means what we say about God instead of letting ourselves be addressed by what God has to say to us. Faith is idolatrous if it is rigidly self-certain but not if it is softened in the waters of 'doubt."

Source : John D. Caputo (2007). “What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (The Church and Postmodern Culture): The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church”, p.131, Baker Academic

John D. Caputo

#Mean Quotes #Self Quotes #Water Quotes

“But what really is immorality? And what does helping someone really mean? Helping them to be like everyone else, or helping them to be themselves?”
“I come from the belief that all good films find their time whether it's on opening week or sometime later. That's certainly true with some of my favourite films that might relate to this [The Assassination of Jesse James] film in terms of cadence like Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, or McCabe & Mrs Miller or Days of Heaven. I found them 10 to 20 years after they were made.”
“When I was a child, my behavior was far from being what most people would label 'intelligent.' It was often limited, repetitive and anti-social. I could not do many of the things that most people take for granted, such as looking someone in the eye or deciphering a person's body language, and only acquired these skills with much effort over time.”

Source : "Inside the Savant Mind: Tips for Thinking from an Extraordinary Thinker". Interview with Jonah Lehrer, www.scientificamerican.com.
“I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.”
“Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.”
“Fact: If you donâ€™t have an effective plan for selling, any business you get is accidental.”
“I believe in God the way my dog does”
“I couldnt imagine my life being any more successful than it is now.”

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