“Could it be that Robin’s Merry Men are really 'Mary' Men, devoted, like their leader, to the cult of the Blessed Virgin?”

‘The Zohar’ is a TOE (a theory of everything) - everything from Big Bang to Big Freeze, from Creation to Eschaton.

“Humanity had better hope there’s a God who is relevant, benevolent, concerned, engaged, eternal and omnipotent because otherwise…”

“God is Logos, the substructure of the world and of everything in it. God is what all things have in common. ”

“If we somehow manage to convince ourselves that the purpose of life is our own personal happiness, then we are in for a world of hurt.”

“Just as World War I made the world safe for democracy (not!), so the Enlightenment made the world safe from theology.”

“Even the most ardent atheist will find a treasure trove of information and wisdom in this anthology.”

"...despite the few drops of wine, what do the plagues have to teach us?"

“The XFL is just what a patient in withdrawal needs to ease the transition.”

“We imagine Big Bang as though someone switched on a torch in the middle of a dark room; but of course, there is no flashlight, there is no room.”

“Once alive, always alive, but not always alive in time. Life, at least conscious life, is not time bound. You’re in for a penny, you’re in for a pound.”  

“The order that emerges among self-governing entities is the only real order.”