For them, not only had the traditional image of God died in the secular world, there was no
clear alternative image to replace the one that had died.
If it is ethically unacceptable to have the world controlled by transnational corporations alone, and if we can not trust global political authority to represent the interests of ordinary citizens, ethicists are under pressure to
devise alternative images of a desirable future.
Working with strategies of feminist cinema, science fiction symbolism and social utopianism, No Man's Land
proposes alternative images of freedom and autonomy to the lone ranger or intrepid explorer.
In an environment where so many of the «unchurched» have an image of Christianity derived exclusively from childhood Sunday school and from television evangelists, the announcement of substantive discussions - with hard questions welcome - provides
an alternative image of Christian faith.
In entering office, the party shed its outsider,
alternative image and have attempted to show their credentials as a mainstream, «establishment» party.
Not only did they demand
an alternative image for themselves, they demanded authentic Rolls - Royce engineering substance to underpin it.