Sentences with phrase «ancient traditions call»

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That time period in ancient China, by the way, corresponds with what is called the Spring and Autumn Period (about 771 to 476 B.C.), which tradition associates with the Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius, one of the first to espouse the principle:

In particular, we pray for peace in Ukraine, a country of ancient Christian tradition, while we call upon all parties involved to pursue the path of dialogue and of respect for international law in order to bring an end to the conflict and allow all Ukrainians to live in harmony.

Alexander III, following the ancient tradition of the Church declared that «After a lawfully accorded consent affecting the present, it is allowed to one of the parties, even against the will of the other, to choose a monastery (just as certain saints have been called from marriage), provided that carnal intercourse shall not have taken place between them; and it is allowed to the one who is left to proceed to a second marriage» (III Decretal., xxxii, 2).

The same pilgrim song, and an ancient tradition, tells us that in the intervening 11 years James had preached the Gospel in the land we now call Spain.

Religious virtuosos, on the other hand, engage in ressourcement: they draw on the resources of profound traditions and project them into the future, calling for action in light of what the ancient texts themselves project.

[22] The Catechism of the Catholic Church provides a magisterial endorsement for this call: «According to an ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses.

I call this the task of covenant publicity, for which we can draw on the ancient traditions of covenant that underlie modern federalism as well as on the ideas of council, republic and ecclesia.

-- I think we're meant to see that stripping away the Panther's power and calling for challengers is a nod to ancient tradition, but no one has SERIOUSLY challenged the kingship in ages and no one really expects it to happen (which is why Shuri raises her hand and makes a joke of it, and then it's a surprise when M'Baku, the leader of the outsider tribe, shows up to make an actual challenge).

This time, in the ancient Viking tradition, the victim's back has been mutilated with the so - called blood eagle.

Back to the grind: Following ancient Maya traditions, chocolate makers in Belize still grind cacao beans with a tool called a metate, made of volcanic stone.

Bali is called «The Island of the Gods» and it's uniqueness is derived from its ancient Hindu culture which is evident throughout the island with its ornate temples, ceremonies and traditions.

Call in now, you're already a winner!!!!!» they say, deadpanning the bizarre combination of ancient tradition and modern (see: «Western») materialism that permeates much of a post-oil boom Arab region.

The New York Times reports how two new aviaries for vultures, brought to the brink of extinction by exposure to veterinary drugs, are being built, so that the ancient tradition of leaving corpses in so - called Towers of Silence to be picked apart by the giant scavenging birds can resume.