#divinity
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Throughout history, God has been understood in many ways.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The most common and perhaps the most important feature of religious experience is the sense of the divine.
To understand the divine is to realize that our understanding is always limited.
God is not a being among other beings, but the ground of being itself.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The soul's journey is one of awakening to the divine within.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The divine life unfolds through history.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
Every religion offers a unique lens through which to view the divine.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
The divine has a personal relationship with the world.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
The more perfect a thing is, the more it resembles the Supreme Being.
From The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by René Descartes
The history of the church is a record of the divine plan.
From The History of the Church by Eusebius
Divinity is not a state; it is a relationship.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
The divine is not something we can possess; it is a mystery we engage with.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The divine is often experienced through community.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
The sacred is a manifestation of the divine in the world.
The divine is often a reflection of human values and aspirations.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
The Gnostic texts suggest that the divine is accessible to everyone, not just a select few.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The divine is found within each person, not imposed from without.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
The Gnostic perspective allows for a more intimate relationship with God.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The purpose of life is to realize our inherent divinity.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
In every act of creation, there is a hint of divine intention.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
God was a word that referred to a particular kind of experience.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The divine is not something to be understood but something to be experienced.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
In the pursuit of the divine, we find ourselves.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
God is not a being; he is a force that permeates the universe.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong