Bultmann Theologian Quotes & Sayings

No matter how fierce was the passion that gripped him, the fact is he was paralyzed, transfixed by the contemplation of his own past. Only something so momentous as to drive from his consciousness all thoughts of before and after could have propelled him forward. And with his eyes fixed on the past, he had no choice but to continue along its trajectory. — Soseki Natsume

I have my 'Whole New You' cookbook I'm currently working on. — Tia Mowry

I wanted to be an author as far back as I can remember, mixed with occasional bouts of wanting to be a werewolf when I grew up. But mostly, when I daydreamed, it was about being an author. — Neil Gaiman

Nobody said it was going to be easy! — Sheri Poe-Pape

Being always transcends appearance-that which only seems to be. Once you begin to know the being behind the very pretty or very ugly face, as determined by your bias, the surface appearances fade away until they simply no longer matter. — Wm. Paul Young

Energy can't be destroyed, only converted into something different. So when a person dies, where does that energy go? — Jodi Picoult

The great Christian theologian Rudolf Bultmann liked to say that the quest for the historical Jesus is ultimately an internal quest. Scholars tend to see the Jesus they want to see. Too often they see themselves - their own reflection - in the image of Jesus they have constructed. — Reza Aslan

I sent the first half of the dissertation to Rudolf Bultmann [major figures of early 20th century biblical studies and a prominent voice in liberal Christianity] as a courtesy with an invitation to respond to any points in my analysis and critique if he wished. I was speechless when I received a long letter from Bultmann, who had diligently examined the details of my arguments. His letter became a featured part of the publication in 1964 by Westminster Press of Radical Obedience: The Ethics of Rudolf Bultmann: With a Response by Rudolf Bultmann.
That book, more than any other , launched my career as a serious theologian. But it also led to my reputation as a situation ethicist, ironically just about the time I was beginning to disavow situation ethics. — Thomas C. Oden

It's in the darkest moments when the cracks allow the inner light to come out. — Edward James Olmos

I have to choose my words carefully because I don't want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day. — Graham Taylor

Home is the definition of God. — Emily Dickinson

I like big, open, spare landscapes. There's lots of room. Nobody bothers you ... I feel as if I can think there. — Gretel Ehrlich

Better to have too much time to manage, than too much money that manages all your time — Benny Bellamacina