“The more we reduce faith to vague religiosity that serves primarily to energize, heal and give meaning to the business of life whose course is shaped by factors other than faith (such as national or economic interests), the worse off we will be. Inversely, the more the Christian faith matters to its adherents as faith that maps a way of life, and the more they practice it as an ongoing tradition with strong ties to its origins and history, and with clear cognitive and moral content, the better off we will be.”
Miroslav Volf, A Public Faith, p. 40. (via hargaden)