Will Herberg Quotes

Man is homo religiosus, by 'nature' religious: as much as he needs food to eat or air to breathe, he needs a faith for living.

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• Man is homo religiosus, by 'nature' religious: as much as he needs food to eat or air to breathe, he needs a faith for living.

  

  Will Herberg
  • Religious
  • Needs
  • Breathe