‘Man is a religious animal’ is a quote frequently attributed to Mark Twain but I believe he stole it from Tertulian, not only because I vaguely remember reading it in one of his writings but it is such an important insight that it must be attributed to one of the early Christian writers, be that Ephrem, Justin, or others. Whoever said it first however is irrelevant since it remains as true today as it always was, religious here being understood in it’s spiritual, metaphysical or eschatological sense not in the organized cult community meaning. The idea that man has an innate proclivity towards the search and understanding of a higher meaning of existence, a reason of being that transcends the physical, sensorial understanding.
On the theology of covid
On the theology of covid
On the theology of covid
‘Man is a religious animal’ is a quote frequently attributed to Mark Twain but I believe he stole it from Tertulian, not only because I vaguely remember reading it in one of his writings but it is such an important insight that it must be attributed to one of the early Christian writers, be that Ephrem, Justin, or others. Whoever said it first however is irrelevant since it remains as true today as it always was, religious here being understood in it’s spiritual, metaphysical or eschatological sense not in the organized cult community meaning. The idea that man has an innate proclivity towards the search and understanding of a higher meaning of existence, a reason of being that transcends the physical, sensorial understanding.