Sentences with phrase «ancient doctrine»

However, the state adheres to the harsh, ancient doctrine of contributory negligence, which does not permit a victim to recover if his own actions contributed even just one percent to the cause of the accident.
That is an ancient doctrine of the faith, but too often today people shy away from it and try to mitigate the revealed truth that a religious vocation is more perfect than any secular life can be.
«The ancient doctrine that «no one crosses the same river twice» is extended.
And which of these «ancient doctrines» contain the concepts of sin and grace?
Theology responded to this new situation by reviving the ancient doctrine of the resurrection of the body.
The ancient doctrine of divine impassibility and immutability has been largely rejected by contemporary theologians — and the ancient theopaschite heresy that God suffers has, in fact, become the new orthodoxy.
Nevertheless, no one of whom I am aware has quite said that the rejection of the ancient doctrine of divine impassibility has become a theological commonplace.
It is difficult for us to understand just what is involved in this ancient doctrine of transmigration.
For the purpose of explicating this inner complexity of the Godhead the ancient doctrine of the Trinity is highly illuminating, as we shall see in the next chapter.
Modern maritime law is a complex blend of federal legislation, ancient doctrines, international trade agreements, private contracts and other elements mixed into a single integrated legal rulebook.
Champerty and maintenance They are ancient doctrines in common law jurisdictions forbidding an agreement in which a person with no previous interest in a lawsuit helps maintain it, mostly by providing financing, (maintenance) with a view to sharing the damages if the suit succeeds (champerty).
Although this relationship may have originated with the ancient doctrines of servitude, the concept persists today in relationships involving most employees in the typical business situation.
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