A modern Christian philospoher who gets his props here:
Here's a brief biography from Wikipedia
And some memorable quotes...
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.
I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.
Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
The first duty of love is to listen.
There is no love which does not become help.
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