Toni Morrison Quotes

I'm very interested in religion as something to study, but I'm not a religious person in the slightest.

I think there's nothing better in the world than a spirited discussion about the Bible and Jesus and God and the Catholic faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Muslim faith - any religion.

I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion.

I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.

Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.

Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.

I want to create the largest archive of great God debates in existence: a Web site that becomes a great resource for both Christians and atheists.

When I was in college, I majored in comparative religion because I really wanted to figure out if there was God and how I should live my life.

Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is a mouth.

I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

I'm not really into religion.

One of the things that doesn't come up as much as it should, especially in literary fiction, is this idea of faith and God... I feel like those are things that should be wrestled with... because they are such an integral part of our community on every level.

Americans know more about religion than almost any other topic.

Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art.

All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, which is religious, because I grew up in the jungle, the son of missionaries. I want to know, is God real? What's a priest's role?

I think there's a difference between God and religion.

I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

From a young kid, I was quite interested in religion.

Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy.

I analyze religious knowledge and consciousness.

I have a 2-year-old son, and I know I'm dealing with a big, grand word when I can't point to the thing when I define it. Right? If he wants to know what a chair is, I can point to the chair. If he wants to know what religion is, I can't point to anything in particular. The same is true of the state.

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

I am fascinated in religion and theology and what people believe.

I don't go to church regularly. I wouldn't say I was religious, but more spiritual.