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"Some students cannot accept that radical openness of history, and they lapse into some form of fundamentalism or traditionalism that simply clings to theological formulas of the past."

"A symbol is first of all a finite reality of this world."

"The single most important factor that has undermined the notion of inspiration is the rise of an historical consciousness."

"To describe the phenomenon is to unmask it."

"Each book of the New Testament is in its own way a methodical interpretation of the Christian experience of revelation."

"Revelation as a consciousness of God's Presence is available to all."

"Theology is an ungainly discipline. Unlike many other pursuits of wisdom, even its most fundamental principles are disputed by those who practice it."

"One cannot reason without a conceptual content that is historically mediated."

"Reason operates critically in any number of different ways."

"Theology today may be understood as a discipline which seeks to understand and determine the underlying truth of all reality."

"There are many aspects of the ancient laws of Israel that simply do not mediate an experience of divine will for people today."

"The presuppositions of biblical scholarship explain better why, as historically conditioned pieces of writing, the scriptures are filled with errors and inconsistencies."

"Theology seeks to explain the meaning of Christian assertions in a language comprehensible to any given age."

"This dialectical structure must be understood in terms of a dynamic process of communication."

"Responsibility to history and tradition creates freedom."

"Without a question, without inquiry, scripture and tradition remain mere data."

"As an appeal to hope the symbol of the kingdom of God is utopic."

"Salvation is an individual's personal encounter with God's Presence."

"A great deal of what we know about reality is accompanied by little more interest than simple curiosity."

"Faith is a universal human phenomenon. All people live by some faith."

"Every doctrine from the past cannot be salvaged."