Sentences with phrase «as faith seeking understanding»

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Thus when late moderns come across, say, St. Anselm's famous phrase «fides quaerens intellectum» (faith seeking understanding), they are often predisposed to see it at best as slightly duplicitous, at worst as expressing a somewhat contemptible ambition: the aspiration of an irrational passion (fervent, tender, fierce) to the dignity of a rational conviction (cold, adamantine, calm).

St. Anselm defined theology as «faith seeking understanding.»

In the book's final pages Martin delineates what he regards as the only three possible solutions: «Only Faith,» in which the believer is dismissive of the expert opinions of the historians; «Only Reason,» in which the believer is «totally submissive to the historians»; and «Faith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and fFaith,» in which the believer is dismissive of the expert opinions of the historians; «Only Reason,» in which the believer is «totally submissive to the historians»; and «Faith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and fFaith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and faithfaith.

Martin delineates what he regards as the only three possible solutions: «Only Faith,» «Only Reason,» and «Faith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and fFaith,» «Only Reason,» and «Faith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and fFaith Seeking Understanding,» in which some sort of compromise is worked out between the historian and faithfaith.

The Faith movement has this principle at the heart of its approach to the formation of young Catholics, seeking to foster an inquisitive approach to the faith, just as in the natural sciences, and to develop such intellectual curiosity within a theological framework that is faithful to Christ's Magisterium and to our understanding of the created univFaith movement has this principle at the heart of its approach to the formation of young Catholics, seeking to foster an inquisitive approach to the faith, just as in the natural sciences, and to develop such intellectual curiosity within a theological framework that is faithful to Christ's Magisterium and to our understanding of the created univfaith, just as in the natural sciences, and to develop such intellectual curiosity within a theological framework that is faithful to Christ's Magisterium and to our understanding of the created universe.

There are certainly other distinctions that could be made, but these are some of the basic ideas to get you started as you seek to understand the role of faith and works in the life of the believer.

Through Christian education the fellowship of believers (the church) seeks to help persons become aware of God's seeking love as shown especially in Jesus Christ and to respond in faith and love to the end that they may develop self - understanding, sell - acceptance, and self - fulfillment under God; increasingly identify themselves as sons of God and members of the Christian community; live as Christian disciples in all relations in human society; and abide in the Christian hope.

Each sought to integrate his Christian faith with the best available understanding of reality as a whole.

St. Anselm formally defined theology as «faith seeking understanding».

Thus G. Bornkamm writes, «we are to understand the Easter stories too as testimonies of faith, and not as records and chronicles, and that it is the message of Easter we must seek in the Easter stories.»

So it follows that the notion of God's revelation, as Christians believe it, must be understood always through the great Hebrew affirmations — this, in fact, is why the early Church refused to cut the Gospel of Jesus Christ loose from its moorings in the Old Testament, and why such thinkers as sought to do this, like Marcion and other Gnostic writers, were condemned as perverters of the faith.

Most of these lectures aim at bringing the insights of Hinduism and Buddhism closer to Indian and Western Christians as well as philosophers, to deepen their understanding of faith and expand it to other forms of belief.43 His anthology «The Vedic Experience» which has been accepted and respected by many Hindus, tries to present texts from the Veda and the Upanishads in such a way that they become open towards other beliefs and transparent for the depth of faith.44 An important aspect of his literary production, already central at the beginning, but gaining prominence again lately, has been to address a Western public that faces the challenge of having to seek its religious identity and not being able to take it for granted.

In this regard I recognize the authenticity of Akyol's quest, as well as its similarity with that of Christians who take seriously the task of faith seeking understanding.

Newbigin is absolutely right that Christianity, or at any rate Christian mission and apologetics, is always involved in a pluralist tension — the tension between confidence in God and uncertainty about living out that truth in the world, between faith as God's gift and understanding as a form of growing discovery, between knowing who God is and seeking to bring that knowledge into situations of despair or resistance, not to say anything about the diversity and conflict of views among self - avowed Christians.

«Understanding Prayer, Faith and God's Will» looks at real - life problems that we face in prayer, as well as seeking God's will.

We need Hispanic theologians and social scientists who will reflect from within the common experience of faith of our people, not as outsiders but as believers who are seeking to understand, clarify and enrich our own life of faith.

As intellectual center of the Church's life it is the place where in specific manner faith seeks understanding.

I understand why people think it's more difficult to assess someone's faith and beliefs on Match, but I feel it's the same there as it is anywhere (including eharmony): when someone loves the Lord and is seeking the same in a partner, they're going to talk about it.

Our values as expressed through Christian counseling for Wheaton, Aurora and Naperville include providing services according to Biblical truths and ethics; utilizing our God - given gifts of love, understanding, teaching, healing, knowledge, helping and wisdom; and encouraging others to understand that seeking counseling is not a weakness, but rather evidence of placing faith in God to work in their lives.