Sentences with phrase «ancient world cultures»

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In the Renaissance we witness a new attempt at the Cappadocian gambit: an appropriation of the cultural achievements of the Ancient world, of Platonism in particular, as well as a dramatically heightened presence of the Church in the world of culture.

The scholars who study Islamic culture today point out that the chief factors which have influenced contemporary Arab Muslim society are: the Western ideas which penetrated Arab society through education and increased contact with the West, socialist concepts which have spread throughout the world, communist doctrines which challenge religion in general, the expansion of university education, the admission of Muslim women to higher education, the study of ancient and modern philosophy in the universities, and the modern Muslim movements which have been so influential.

They were caught up in a barbaric culture of violence and in an absolutist theory of political power, both handed down from the ancient world.

(I put «traditional» in quotes because our conception of what constitutes «traditional» is typically influenced more by our Western, relatively privileged, culture than that of the ancient Near Eastern world in which the Bible was written.)

However diluted and reinterpreted by Hellenistic culture it may have been, Christianity changed the evolution of the ancient world.

Not only in Egypt but in all ancient cultures — China, India, Babylon and Greece too — the world was looked upon as an eternal being.

He will include all that is known of ancient and medieval and modern Oriental cultures and societies (Near, Middle and Far East) and extend his examination of Western society and cultures back beyond the classical world finally to include the successive types developed in the various great periods of the Christian era down to this day.

Actually, Sally, hom.os.exuals were accepted members of many pre-christian societies, including ancient Greece and Rome, and many New World and Polynesian cultures.

The great cultures of the ancient world lay at the two ends, Babylonia near where the sweep of the Zagros Mountains terminates its length of eastern bulwark and barrier to the Semitic world, and Egypt nestling among her brooding deserts at the northeast corner of Africa in the perennial delight of her sunny clime and her life - giving river.

For rooted and molded in the cultures of the ancient East, Israel yet far transcended them and attained a world of thinking and of concepts much like our own.

Rooted in the past as she was, intimately a part of the culture of the ancient world and heir of its thought, it is apparent at once that such wide divergence unavoidably implies bold and vigorous thinking, not by a few individuals, but by a long succession of them through the nation's history.

The story of the great Flood of Noah, God's judgment on the ancient world, is found in many cultures in various stories.

American crisis management style has been easily overcome by the better - established Mideast - Obama is inexperienced and niaive to Mideast culture and «ancient blood» - America is still a young nation compared to the established old world of millenium existence and experience.

When the Roman Empire collapsed, Christianity, although by that time closely associated with it, not only survived but won to its fold the barbarians who were the immediate cause of the overthrow, spread into regions in Northern and Western Europe which had not before known it, and became the chief vehicle for the transfer of the culture of the ancient world to the Europe of medieval and modern times.

Just as Jesus assumed the language, culture, and life of a first - century Jewish teacher, so the Bible «belonged in the ancient worlds that produced it.

Last week, we discussed Enns» incarnational analogy — in which he posits that just as Jesus assumed the language, culture, and life of a first - century Jewish teacher, so the Bible belonged in the ancient worlds that produced it.

The ancient world had valid, rational and beautiful culture and philosophy.

The longing to withdraw from, escape, or transcend the vicissitudes of political life in favor of a more perfect world permeates Western culture from ancient times to our own, though the responses to it have taken many forms.

If Christianity was the only viable synthesis of the traditions and cultures that remained at the end of the ancient world, then it is Christianity itself which represents the most interesting legacy of this era of human consciousness.

At the moment the world is their school, and education is in front of and around them every day, with ancient history, new cultures, different ways of life and more.

Postpartum belly binding which is considered to be an ancient art is a tradition that is used in many cultures all throughout the world.

Infant massage is a parent tradition within many ancient cultures that has been re-discovered and adapted for parents and babies around the world.

But the new monikers also draw inspiration from ancient mythologies and historical star names from indigenous cultures around the world, including in China, Australia and southern Africa.

The block on excavations has been the latest in a series of obstacles for archaeologists working in Egypt — the home of perhaps one - third of the world's antiquities, which reveal a vanished culture in unmatched detail (see «New research in an ancient land»).

Globe - hopping from ancient China to the Aztec Empire, from glamorous Parisian cafes to the mills of New England, Paper weaves culture with chemistry, and politics with pulpwood, as it chronicles world history through that wafer - thin product we write on.

The mathematical world is only waking up to the fact that this ancient but very sophisticated mathematical culture has much to teach us.»

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Used in both spiritual ceremonies and as staple food for the Mapuche Indians — one of the most ancient indigenous cultures in the world.

In many ancient cultures around the world there is evidence of women gathering together during their periods, and suggestions that they were actually synchronized to the alpha - woman of their tribe.

The marriage of sex and spirituality is a natural union that has its roots in ancient cultures all over the world.

For centuries, cultures the world over have turned to ancient clays like bentonite for therapeutic purposes ranging from healing rashes and bug bites to drawing out poisons and promoting digestive health.

Most cultures around the world have their own versions of the sweat bath, whether it's the ancient Romans and their «Thermae» or the traditional Japanese «Onsen».

Since the ancient discipline with roots in Hinduism and Buddhism became a popular exercise in the West, yogis have inundated popular culture with their pursuit of that elusive «calm» in a rapidly spinning world.

Portuguese Culture, one of the ancients and amazing cultures in the world,.

Chesterton, IN About Blog Ancient Faith Radio seeks to deepen and enrich the faith of Orthodox Christians around the world with streaming audio programming and on - demand podcasts.Blog about Contemporary Insight on Culture and Theology.

Gay history, gay art, homosexual mythology, gay love poems and articles on homosexuality from various world cultures, spanning ancient times to the present.

The Wind and the Lion (1972), the sophomore feature of the film school - trained screenwriter turned director, takes on a romantic tale of rebellion and response, honorable ancient codes and modern military might, and the first stirrings of the United States of America, the modern, maverick young country in a political culture dominated by the history - seeped empires of old Europe, as a world power.

Along the way, Lee introduced ancient martial arts to the modern world, securing a permanent place in our popular culture.

Ancient Egypt Information Pyramid 05/23/01 [World History, Regions, Cultures Grades 6 - 8 Joanne E. Hughes] Joanne E. Hughes, who teaches at Covert Avenue Elementary School in Elmont, New York, submitted this week's lesson.

These complex and often subtle rules of the culture are connected to ancient aspects of our human nature that have been around for a long time, have survived in many different cultures and will survive in the new virtual worlds that are rapidly appearing.

The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures.

This week, Education World presents five lessons for teaching about those ancient cultures.

By studying ancient China, we find a culture that contributed invaluable gifts of technology, philosophy, and art that still inform our understanding of today's world.

She enjoys traveling around the world visiting ancient cultures.

Home to one of the world's most sophisticated ancient cultures, Mexico's Yucatán offers fascinating archaeological sites, interesting colonial cities, and beautiful beaches.

Trace the dramatic wartime history of place that served as the Austria - Italian frontline during World War I, and discover surprising cultures within charming villages, where the ancient customs of the Ladin people still thrive and Austrian and Italian influences seamlessly blend.

For travelers who want to see ancient ruins, learn about new cultures, and be awed at the amazing natural world, this cruise adventure is not to be missed!

With their location at the crossroads of trade, religion, language and the arts, these countries are home to fascinating modern cultures as well as some of the world's most ancient and timeless architecture.

On a Middle East cruise, you'll discover ancient and modern cultures and some of the world's most impressive architectural sites.