Any attempt to strip theology of the pagan influences of the past, we will only replace it with cultural and philosophical influences of today — which might possibly be worse. (redeeminggod.com)
Perhaps this is not surprising» for, over his long career, this American thinker, born in Germany in 1928, has proved extraordinarily willing to draw on Christian theologians: Karl Barth, for instance, whom Wyschogrod deploys in his efforts to free Judaism from dependence on such extraneous philosophical influences as Aristotle and Kant. (firstthings.com)
I have often wanted to get back to the Bible, to just what the Scriptures teach, to strip theology from the pagan philosophical influences that have crept in over the years. (redeeminggod.com)