Sentences with phrase «most modern church»

Most modern Church - goers give this weekly witness to their own inner conviction without the slightest sense of superiority, and more frequently than is sometimes supposed, it is given by young Christians despite ridicule, discouragement and even some persecution.

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Easter is one of the most celebrated festivals of the modern Christian church.

Why should that great accomplishment — arguably the most notable in the modern history of Vatican diplomacy — be compromised, Vatican II undermined, and Church law de facto suspended, to mollify totalitarians determined to make the Catholic Church a branch of the Chinese communist state?

``... [the] gulf between the Church and the scientific mind... widens with each generation, and modern means of diffusing knowledge by the press, radio, and film, have brought us now to such a pass that the Christian, and especially the Catholic, whose beliefs are enriched in their religious manifestation by the ceremonies and practices of a most ancient past, finds himself considered the initiate of a recondite cult whose practices are not only unintelligible to men around him, but savour to them of superstition and magic.»

The book of Job has served as a philosophical Rorschach blot for its most outspoken interpreters, from the Talmudic rabbis and Church Fathers through their medieval philosophical successors and down to modern philosophers, theologians, and creative writers.

One of the greatest downfalls of the modern church era is the movement away from genuine relationships, and into the corporate model of the church where we think the most important thing is to increase our market share, and expand our influence through size, numbers, and a year - over-year increase in attendance and giving.

In Portland, OR, growing up I was always impressed that the most modern, cutting edge architechure appeared in Christian churches and Jewish synagogs.

Any person who is referred to by such sobriquets as «the Catholic Barth,» «the most cultured man in Europe,» «a modern church father» and «Pope John Paul II's favorite theologian» is certainly someone to be reckoned with on many theological fronts.

Given the «cocooning» tendencies of congregations in these postmodern times and given the theological amnesia in most modern Protestant churches that I know, I am not so reassured by Volf's defense of the kind of catholicity that he believes is attainable in local churches.

What seems most evident in the case of the modern pastoral director is that he can think of himself neither as parish parson responsible for all the people in a geographic area nor as the abbot of a convent of the saved, but only as the responsible leader of a parish church; it is the Church, not he in the first place, that has a parish and responsibility fchurch; it is the Church, not he in the first place, that has a parish and responsibility fChurch, not he in the first place, that has a parish and responsibility for it.

[8] This is where the modern church has failed the most.

For Rosenzweig, most modern atheists are really Johannine Christians who don't realize it even as they seek to bring all into their church of neighborly love.

Not only, then, is modern atheism addressed in the most plausible of ways, but so too now is postmodernism, one of the great challenges the Church faces as the 21st century unfolds.

The only alternative was the radical Humanist alternative which the Church had rejected with emphasis and fear 60 years earlier, and that alternative in even its most modern presentation is still untrue, and even more untrue, and it is the cause of the totally unexpected and devastating fruits of change which we see all around us.

I blame the modern day church for sending most to hell, it's a travesty and to be honest, I'm glad I am truely saved and walk that wich is of holiness.

In the January issue of Faith magazine, I asked this question: «Are «gay rights» now the most prominent defining issue delineating - at least in Europe and the US - the gulf between the Catholic Church and the modern world?»

The former pastors of (unrelated) churches called Mars Hill are two of the most polarizing and controversial figures in modern evangelicalism, both on different ends of the theological spectrum.

The appreciation of the modern arts in certain church circles today is therefore one of the most important features of the whole situation.

Most church growth is lateral... if what the modern day church is doing is not bringing the gospel to unbelievers, doing real discipling, and sending those people out to reach more unbelievers... we are not doing church right at all....

WILLIAM ODDIE AND «GAY RIGHTS» Dear Father Editor, From time to time William Oddie has asked if «gay rights» are now the most prominent defining issue delineating the gulf between the Catholic Church and the modern world -LCB- Faith magazine January - February and November - December 2012).

During these two years, most of the influential texts of the council were forged into their final form: the Constitutions on the Church (Lumen Gentium), divine revelation (Dei Verbum), and the Church in the modern world (Gaudium et Spes), along with the decree on ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) and the declarations on religious liberty (Dignitatis Humanae) and on the Church and non-Christian religions (Nostra Aetate).

In spite of these testimonies, the churches have for the most part bought variations of the essentialist view put forth by the modern medical and mental health disciplines.

The world was given the opportunity of seeing the Church tackle the most vexing problems facing modern civilization.

The most important reason, doubtless, for the prevalence of such «social religion» in modern Christian churches is their reaction against the isolationism which long characterized many of them.

The question of salvation and church membership, he adds, came into most of the council's key discussions: those on the nature of the church, its role in the modern world, ecumenism, missionary activity, religious freedom.

From all quarters nowadays we are told that the «theology of revolution» is one of the most remarkable developments in modern theological thought and that, thanks to it, we shall get rid of the conformism that has long marked the churches.

There needs to be a place in the modern Catholic church for a married priesthood, said Daly, a prominent figure in the Catholic church in Ireland and the most senior Irish cleric to question the Vatican's celibacy rule.

Most modern Christians may be familiar with that particular theological interpretation, Chuck — particularly given how the church has long oriented itself around a traditional vision of Jesus as celibate and unmarried... even if that vision is an unproven one.

The Acceptance of «Gay Rights» Are «gay rights» now the most prominent defining issue delineating - at least in Europe and the US - the gulf between the Catholic Church and the modern world?

However, I do feel very strongly that most of the modern church has wandered away from what Christ taught.

The Bible contains more erotic poetry than most modern best sellers and the Catholic Church has an incredible selection of pornography disguised as «Do Not Do this» warnings.

But whereas most seeker churches work with the models of the shopping mall and the television audience in designing their space and worship service, Fabian likens worship at St. Gregory's to a rock concert, which he calls the modern secular experience that most closely resembles the divine liturgy.

It's currently more of a museum and gift shop than a real church; most folks prefer the dazzling, modern Abundant Life, overseen by Joel Jeffers (Cedric the Entertainer, credited here under his real name, Cedric Kyles, so as not to imply that this is a comedy).

The most frustrating thing about our doctrine in the modern church is that the unbelievers who have never been to church, the agnostics, those who are out rightly atheist, don't have to fight with whether they are supposed to dominate the earth or not, they just go ahead and do it

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It is conveniently located in the heart of Miraflores, the most modern and commercial district of Lima.Close to cinemas, theaters, banks, churches, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, shopping malls, travel agencies and other tourist attractions of the place.

As you fly into Guatemala City one of the most modern cities in Central America, you will be met by a representative of our Voltan Adventure team, then travel to Antigua Guatemala place where you will stay for two nights, with plenty of time to walk along the cobble stone streets, visit the old churches, monasteries, the central plaza take pictures of the colorful and Spanish style buildings with three volcanoes.

It is also a city of contrasts combining some of the most modern architectural structures in the world with richly decorated palaces, picturesque renaissance churches, castles, monasteries, convents and impressive 18th century buildings and avenues.

17 May 2005 Louise Bourgeois Gift to IMMA Louise Bourgeois, one of the greatest and most influential artists of our time, has made a gift of one of her works to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 16 May 2005 Uisce: An exhibition from the IMMA Collection presented as part of the Iniscealtra Festival of the Arts An exhibition of works from the Irish Museum of Modern Art's Collection opens to the public on Saturday 28 May 2005 at St Caimin's Church of Ireland, Mountshannon, Co Clare, as part of the Iniscealtra Festival of the Arts. 12 May 2005 Dorothy Cross exhibition at IMMA The first large - scale exhibition in this country of the work of the internationally - acclaimed Irish artist Dorothy Cross opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Friday 3 June 2005.

She points out that most people associate mosaics with representational art in churches, on ancient Roman floors, and in other public spaces created by tradesmen or craftsmen — a perception that she and other modern mosaicists delight in challenging.

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