Sentences with phrase «about human wisdom»

From my perspective as a global geoscience elder, this timely subject is not about animal instinct (for example, the ability of elephants to find water) but about human wisdom, truth - telling and courage.

One fundamentalist pastor I interviewed some time ago said he was much in favor of the study of biblical theology, but opposed the study of systematic theology because the latter presupposed too much about human wisdom.

Not exact matches

This list includes wisdom about well - being, culture, human - centered leadership, being a values - based leader, and even why we work.

A church or other religious body which cares about human love will offer its service, its wisdom, and its ritual to those who wish to have them; but it will not control the legal foundations of marriage according to its own prescriptions.

Many also use 1 Corinthians 2:12 - 13 to defend Inspiration, which talks about expressing spiritual truths with spiritual words taught not by human wisdom, but by the Spirit of God.

Credit it to wisdom, age or laziness — or a dash of all three: my old compulsion to be certain has yielded to an unembarrassed modesty about many details of human life.

For wisdom about the human condition, ancient scripture can be interesting and revealing — as can any good literature, visual art, poetry, music, and such.

As long as we cling to our own categories we can not hear the voices of our tradition that speak about the importance of poverty and silence, that talk about the benefits of unjust suffering, that understand self - knowledge in terms of internal bondage, that depict human struggle in terms of solitude and self - abnegation, that speak of freedom in terms of self - denial and asceticism, and that perceive wisdom in terms of detachment and transcendence.

When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

No one tells you how much wisdom resides in these small humans, how much they will teach you about love and life and friendship and forgiveness and worship.

This optimistic approach to man's virtue and the problem of evil expresses itself philosophically as the idea of progress in history.17 The empirical method of modern culture has been successful in understanding nature; but, when applied to an understanding of human nature, it was blind to some obvious facts about human nature that simpler cultures apprehended by the wisdom of common sense.

the possibility and necessity of living in a dimension of meaning in which the urgencies of the struggle are subordinated to a sense of awe before the vastness of the historical drama in which we are jointly involved; to a sense of modesty about the virtue, wisdom, and power available to us for the resolution of its perplexities; to a sense of contrition about the common human frailties and foibles which lie at the foundation of... our vanities; and to a sense of gratitude for the divine mercies which are promised to those who humble themselves.

Thus it has been the bearer of wisdom about what is good in human life, about sexuality, about being young and growing old, about work and money, children and family, duty and sacrifice, about friendship and love, art, literature, and music.

For reasons Maritain articulates at some length, a certain kind of democracy, guarded against the diseases to which «pure» democracies are prey, best represents the full flowering of human practical wisdom about the sorts of institutions worthy of Jewish and Christian thought.

They consult rock stars and movie actors for advice about politics and religion, apparently believing that mere fame evinces wisdom about everything that matters in human life.

A third error lay in putting the emphasis on human effort to bring about the kingdom, whereas God alone, by his kingly power, will bring it to pass when in his divine wisdom the season is right.

This is why the Son of God could, when he became man, «increase in wisdom and in stature, and in favour with God and man» (Lk 2, 52), and would even have to enquire for himself about what one in the human condition can learn only from experience (cf. Mk 6, 38; 8, 27; Jn 11, 34).

The modern world has underestimated the wisdom about the inner life gained by human beings over the centuries and embodied in the religious traditions.

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Professor Celia Deane - Drummond's book, The Wisdom of the Liminal: Evolution and Other Animals in Human Becoming, is an ambitious attempt to counter this trend by bringing questions about animals — as evolved and evolving — into a sustained dialogue with theological anthropology, seeking thereby to reshape the theological vision of the human peHuman Becoming, is an ambitious attempt to counter this trend by bringing questions about animals — as evolved and evolving — into a sustained dialogue with theological anthropology, seeking thereby to reshape the theological vision of the human pehuman person.

Sure, we have seen some very wise men, like Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha or Moses or Gandhi who have shared their wisdom about the management of human relations.

Profoundly moved by the wisdom of nonviolent resistance, editors reported on, analyzed and theologized about all the events of these years, from Montgomery to Little Rock to the sit - ins to the freedom riders, with considerable interest and always accompanied by profound expressions of respect and human sympathy.

All I know is that GOD has infinite Wisdom and Knowledge and we, as mere humans, can never know everything about The Only True and Living GOD that created everything by His word.

The concern for theology, not as a particularist discipline but as the search for human wisdom about the wisdom of God in the creation and redemption of man, is manifest in other disciplines besides Biblical studies: in systematic theology frequently, occasionally in Christian ethics, homiletics, religious education and pastoral counseling.

There are * some * pearls of wisdom for practical, beneficial human behavior in * all * of them (well, not sure about Kim's!)

I will have to remember that little gem, «There will be other people out there who haven't been brought up with such limited expectations for a book full of human experience and wisdom and varied ideas about God, alienation and redemption through love.»

It's a wonderful story for a start, with some of the most perceptive characters ever created, but it's also full of wisdom about the nature of human relationships.

But new research suggests that ravens — birds singled out by many cultures as a symbol of intelligence and wisdom — share at least some of the human ability to think abstractly about other minds, adapting their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others.

Schwartz's conclusion — that today's reality may be tomorrow's discarded truth, and that ideas which run counter to received wisdom should not be dismissed out of hand — is particularly welcome, and a refreshing sentiment from a participant in the current debates about human evolution.

This woman came to our table and we started talking about human physiology and our bodies innate healing wisdom.

It's about saying yes, you're imperfect, you're human, and you make mistakes; those mistakes likely do not fall in line with your values (otherwise you wouldn't consider them mistakes), thus the way to remediate them and move closer to enlightenment is by meditating on them (using wisdom and compassion) and making future change.

Buck Brannaman — master horseman, raconteur and philosopher — is a no excuses cowboy who travels the world teaching a hard - won wisdom that's often more about human relationships than about horses.

This somber film about the luxury of human choice begins somewhat strangely: An elderly rabbi delivers a rousing sermon to his northern London congregation about the Creator's unique gift to man that allows him to choose between the wisdom of the angels and the instincts of the beasts, the bestowment of the capability to disobey the law decreed by God and to pursue another less indoctrinated path.

So internet by itself can not bring about wisdom and the right spirit in human beings.

The concept of professional capital on the other hand consists of three components: human capital (the quality of individual teachers); social capital (the collaborative power of teachers as a group); and decisional capital (the wisdom and expertise of teachers to make sound judgments about learners that are cultivated over time).

Taking the bull by the horns, while also somehow following conventional wisdom, you equate your platform with your website or blog or personal appearances, and equate work on with writing and saying things for free so as to induce other human beings to care about you.

That story easily predates the written word by millennia, and yet in a format that only takes a few minutes to transmit orally, it converts A LOT Of wisdom about the human condition.

Through this conversation, a combination of language play, moving image and installation, Theobald explores conflicted feelings about societal conventions, the repeated cycle of human existence, and the ways that received wisdom about life, love, death, freedom and personal growth feed back into daily life through depictions in film, television and music.

His WWF talk is so packed with wisdom, and it's all about this basic principle of first understanding human behavior and the constraints we're stuck with, THEN figuring out how to work within this system to achieve realistic goals.

Liz Ryan, Founder and CEO of Human Workplace, shared a bit of wisdom in this Forbes article: «You have to make it clear what you're all about — and you have to do it quickly!

Her conviction that wisdom about the relational brain can transform human experience led to writing Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology and its companion workbook, both for the Norton Series.

Do we represent a wisdom tradition for the modern age — with something important to say about human suffering and human flourishing — or are we orthopedic surgeons of the psyche?

Having said that, as therapists, we do have a wisdom tradition (with some scientific basis) about what human flourishing looks like in the 21st century, based on a complex understanding of self and a deep connection to others while maintaining the individual self.

The recent attention given to the character report cards being developed in KIPP charter schools raises yet another set of important questions about the wisdom of reducing human potential to a set of measurements.

Her conviction that wisdom about the relational brain can transform human experience for people at every age led to the publication of Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology in the Norton Interpersonal Neurobiology Series in 2008 and The Brain - Savvy Therapist's Workbook in 2011.

I am a licensed counseling psychologist by training, but beyond that, I am a fellow human being on the path, and am enthusiastic about helping others find and connect with their strength, learn to trust themselves, and open to the infinite wisdom that is our true nature.

Thomas C. Mann, PhD Candidate, and Melissa J. Ferguson, PhD Common wisdom and psychological research alike advise that it is critically important to make a good first impression: the human mind is adept at drawing inferences about others from even the slimmest amount of information about their actions or appearance, and these impressions can impact decision - making.