Sentences with phrase «challenges human power»

The Crucified Christ challenges human power, Koyama continued.

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This challenge led to a finger - wagging review by Hitchens in The Atlantic and a series of punch - counterpunch exchanges in various transatlantic venues, all of which obscured both the thoughtfulness of Amis» meditations on grief and his discovery of the depths of human depravity: «Hitler - Stalin tells us this, among other things: given total power over another, the human being will find his thoughts turn to torture.»

To be more functional means the discovery of the relevance of the gospel to every human situation, to judge, challenge, broaden, vivify, and transform life through the power of God in Christ.

It challenges magic by showing that the powers of nature must be studied, respected, and obeyed before they can be employed for the fulfillment of human wants.

«But:» challenges the traditionalist, «as weak and imperfect human beings we are incapable of doing the right thing and living the right way until we have been saved from the power of sin, whether you view this power emanating from within us or from Satan.»

The six theologians who led the event — Carter Heyward, Barbara Gerlach, Rita Nakashima Brock, Gail Paterson Corrington, Jacquelyn Grant and Delores Williams — challenged age - old assumptions about human life, divine power and Jesus Christ as the only true redeemer.

Francis challenges «the omnipresent technocratic paradigm and the cult of unlimited human power», while Solzhenitsyn provides concrete examples of the deadly outcomes of this paradigm: «The only possible explanation for [World War I] is a mental eclipse among leaders of Europe due to their lost awareness of a Supreme Power above them.&rpower», while Solzhenitsyn provides concrete examples of the deadly outcomes of this paradigm: «The only possible explanation for [World War I] is a mental eclipse among leaders of Europe due to their lost awareness of a Supreme Power above them.&rPower above them.»

It shows itself as power of love which challenges, gives life and frees human beings, at least those who hold themselves open to this offer.

Human beings can challenge God's exercise of divine power and accuse God of abusing that power.

10 Certain recent discussions of environmental ethics, dealing with «respect for nature» (where nature is not necessarily limited to the realm of living things), reflect some affinities with Hall's ideas on «deference» and seem to pose a challenge to my suggestion that the pursuit of power over nature should be criticized primarily in terms of its negative effects on human values and experiences.

Christocentrism could no longer cope with the challenge of religious pluralism; universalism did not grasp the depth of alienation among the poor and the marginalized; salvation history did not do justice to the plural histories of the world's many cultures and nations; the unity of the Church in Christ offered no power or guidance in overcoming sexism, racism and human exploitation.

This allows us to face the challenges of our time soberly, neither despairing of the possibilities of justice in public life and thus withdrawing, nor seeking to take command of history by embarking on grandiose ideological projects that encourage us to assume godlike powers over human affairs.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

Except this: 1) we know our kids need to be challenged at the right pace and experience failing — just like yours, 2) we know they need healthy social experiences (and guidance) to grow into healthy adults — just like yours, 3) we know being «gifted» is absolutely no guarantee in life for anything despite what everyone else seems to think otherwise, 4) we know being «gifted» can sometimes actually be a pretty heavy thing, and 5) we keep believing in the power of the human spirit.

Over the next 15 — 20 years, Japan must tackle key economic, human power, and demographic issues such as a declining birth rate, an aging population, and the challenge of sustaining a sufficiently skilled labor force.

«In addition, our study illustrates the power of comparing knockouts and knockdowns to identify modifier genes, a goal that remains a major challenge in the field of human genetics» says Stainier.

As Ava, players must use their Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT) to transfer power from one object to another; powering up and taking control of artificially intelligent machines, manipulating giant structures and solving complex tasks — all set to a backdrop of a multi-layered narrative that challenges the player on what it means to be human.

Nowhere are the orthodoxies of the human rights movement, its wishful universalism and its proximity to power, challenged with such rigor, creativity, and severity than in the realm of culture.

Addressing issues such as the politics of institutionalized care in hospitals and military detention centers, the FDA's ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, and the challenges posed by medical treatments of cancer and HIV, In the Power of Your Care proposes that health care as a human right can be upheld through community - based efforts and policy change.

You'll join Sarah Crump, our fabulous EcoChallenge intern, who's taking on a no - trash challenge (and any trash she does generate during the EcoChallenge she's pledged to carry around with her, as a visual of what can't be recycled, composted or otherwise diverted from the landfill), and Sky Trombly who is undertaking a human - powered transportation challenge.

The record was broken at the World Human - Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada, this past weekend.

But I am convinced that human societies will continue to be capable of adaptive change in the face of massive challenges, and that at this time in history, the powers of humanity have never been greater to do so.

The author brings up many of the challenges that face designers of human powered devices, but his conclusions tend to lead one to believe that they will never be useful.

The UK Prime Minister Tony Blair recently described it as «a challenge so far reaching in its impact and irreversible in its destructive power, that it alters radically human existence» [3].

It may behoove educators, academic institutions, and policy makers to prepare them for tomorrow's challenges by harnessing the power of computing, collective intelligence and human ingenuity.

Thirty years after making the United States Olympic Cycling team, twenty years after winning the DuPont Prize for human - powered speed and ten years after retiring from professional cycling, «Fast» Freddy Markham won the Dempsey - MacCready Prize at the Nissan One Hour Challenge last week.

Students at Chico State University are determined to speed up that evolution with their Human - Powered - Vehicle challenge.

When a bike costs around $ 10,000 USD you'd want it to go fast, and that's what some of the bikes at the recent Human Powered Vehicle Challenge aimed to do.

Acting for the Government in current judicial review proceedings challenging the compatibility of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and the legal framework for governmental surveillance powers generally with human rights.

As a litigator, he has focused on judicial review work since 1993, challenging the unfair exercise and abuse of power by public authorities, human rights breaches and discrimination.

She has co-authored practice notes on the «Prevent Duty» on public bodies in relation to terrorism (see article here); the status of Strasbourg case law; human rights and statutory construction; judicial deference and the margin of appreciation; civil contingencies and emergency powers; dealing with human rights challenges; and terrorism law.

In the main control room, monitor Power System equipment for challenges to integrity issues using Supervisory Control systems (SCADA) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)