Sentences with phrase «about symbolism»

No one will accuse del Toro about being too subtle in his intentions here — Shape of Water is broad and forceful about its symbolism.

Swier makes some good, but fairly obvious points about the symbolism of the fictional planet, Pandora.

3) The divestment movement has always been as much about symbolism as it has finances — by tarnishing the image of fossil fuels, we undermine their moral license to operate.

Painted by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively, the contemporary images of the Obamas spark a wide range of opinions about their symbolism, likeness, and artistic success.

Then there's the heavy symbolism in all her work, plus the weight of all the articles about that symbolism, much of it positioning her as a feminist hero.

In a chapter on games and cultural rhetoric, Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman write about the symbolism and cultural significance of soccer.

This could be used for a project about symbolism or just to find out more about your students.

Zoe demonstrates her own abstract piece of art in font of the class and answers questions about its symbolism.

And I know that some see it as a classic, waxing poetic about symbolism and all.

The lawmaker would only take a few questions in front of the crowd about the symbolism of launching his bid outside the Holiday Inn, cutting off one reporter who attempted to press the matter.

Pulling out of the Paris agreement is virtually all about symbolism.

It might baffle outsiders that New York City has yet to elect a Latino Mayor, but some New Yorkers would argue it's less about symbolism and more about results.

But we might still worry about the symbolism of having a head of state who is always drawn from the most privileged part of our society.

Whilst they are indeed awesome and extremely dangerous ordinance, policy on nuclear weapons has at root always been about symbolism.

We offer 4 stations: 1) The Food Station — see foods that were gathered and grown, use a fire bow and drill, and use a rock to grind corn; 2) The Wetu (home) Station — observe how the home was built when you visit our wetu, learn the roles of men and women in the tribe, see animal hides and hear a legend; 3) The Craft Station — discover the items used for decoration, learn about symbolism and make your own story necklace; and 4) the Game Station — learn about the importance of play in developing necessary skills, learn wisdom through hearing a legend, and play games!

With so many obvious choices, the committee is as much about symbolism as anything else.

I love reading about the symbolism for all the items needed on the Seis, a silver tray carried to the stage for the prayers.

Or put a third way, you are focusing on your religious symbol while someone else might not care about your symbolism or respect it because they do not respect what it stands for nor are they required to respect you or your symbols.

It is this chapter which is most often preached at baptismal services, and these are the Scriptures people go to when they want to talk about the symbolism, necessity, and power of baptism.

He speaks about the symbolism of numbers, the «golden ratio» or «golden section'that is found throughout nature, and symmetry, in which complexity and unity converge.

A lot of this should sound very similar to the instruction you received from your pastor or your church about the symbolism of baptism.

If that is the grace of marriage, what about the symbolism of marriage?

This issue can be sharpened by contrasting Berger's approach with that of Robert N. Bellah.17 The comparison is a natural one, since both start with similar presuppositions about symbolism, everyday reality, and the importance of meaning.

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He backs up that symbolism with an array of metrics, 80 % of which relate to what customers care about.

While there is no dearth of discussion these days about the importance of empathy, a few of the most innovative leaders are going beyond symbolism to action: They understand that it is one thing to say you're empathic; it is another thing... Read more»

(«There,» said the Mad Men writers» room, «since we've made a joke about our heavy - handed symbolism, nobody can criticize us for it.»)

(I recognize that there may be legitimate pastoral concerns about breaking with our traditional patriarchal images, but there are also legitimate pastoral concerns that join with a correct theology and proper symbolism to impel us to gender - neutral language.)

The first part of the book is about transforming the practice of baptism and the Lord's supper to something that more accurately reflects the symbolism and significance of these events when they were first done by Jesus.

On a topic closer to like what you're doing — about twelve years ago, I ran an in - depth website examining the Christian symbolism in «The Lord of the Rings» films.

Leave it to the clergy to find a way to turn a landmark that is supposed to be about preserving the memory of the people that perished, into an arm wrestling match over religious symbolism.

While the deep symbolism of baptism is still present in the ritual, it is not naturally understood or comprehended by the average Christian, let alone the person who knows little about Jesus and Scripture.

I think a lot about the gravity of those moments, and the power of the symbolism.

Shielded neither by statistical and programmatic facades of self - description nor by normative proclamations about what the church should be, we look at our finite, culture - bound symbolisms and find in them our idiomatic expression, but also structures wrought by the imaginative labor of all humanity.

First of all when you're dealing with a book with such symbolism, one has to be careful about what is gleaned from it.

MM: When you are just looking at a pattern which you are able to prehend, the pattern isn't anywhere out there — as when he talks about the artist seeing a pattern at the beginning of the essay on Symbolism.

For the symbolism of baptism to work properly, the symbolism has to be understood not only by those getting baptized, but also by those who observer the baptism, including the surrounding non-Christian culture of friends, neighbors, and coworkers who hear about it.

At the popular level, evidence of greater self - consciousness about the nature of religious symbolism is naturally less apparent.

Bellah's argument that greater self - consciousness about religious symbolism tends to be accompanied by a greater emphasis on personal interpretation and a decline in tacit acceptance of official creeds is also supported by a variety of evidence.

But to hear all these theories about Marian allusions, Messianic symbolism and Aristotelian philosophy, Tolkien may have simply shaken his head.

Great thing about communication - and symbolism - it fails more often than it succeeds.

These sessions are not about commentating on Whitehead; they are not about process theology; they are not about the part of Whitehead's work that post-dates the essay on symbolism.

Religious symbolism pointing to some ultimate context of cosmic significance, to a ground of meaning and love, to a comprehensive preservative care, is at least not incompatible with what we now know about the logic of emergence and he nature of physical reality.

Enough about the meeting and its symbolism.

Thus the function of mathematical symbolism is to help perform «important operations... without thinking about them» (IM 42).

The symbolism lies in the fact that Jesus laid aside his garments and wrapped a towel about his loins.

This project promotes discussion about Native American culture, symbolism, and art.

Not like today where so much of the politics is just about posturing and symbolism.»

Rackham would have been sceptical to say the least about any attempt to conflate natural history with political symbolism, writing on several occasions that he had no time for any discourse which assumed «that trees are merely part of the theatre of the landscape in which human history is played out.»

«If Councilwoman Quinn is really concerned about the public's welfare she needs to offer more than soundbites and symbolism,» King said.

Since this role plus vague symbolism is about the only way that Australia could be considered «dependent» on Britain - most Australians are averse to giving these constitutional safeguards to politicians; who love to roll around in the partisan muck far too often for comfort.