Such workings are the province of Earth - system science, which sees the planet not just as a set of places, or
as the subject of a history, but also as a system of forces, flows and feedbacks that act upon each other.
The first issue is communication and information in relation to the people
as subject of history and in relation to the powers that dominate the people.
Not exact matches
As histories of this
subject go, few are deeper or more provocative.
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subject to a heightened risk
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subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks
of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x)
as a result
of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
As his compatriots strain and huff to push Falstaff's oversized coffin, a God - like voiceover (Ralph Richardson) shares text from Holinshed's Chronicles, describing the reign
of Henry V. Hal ascends to become legendary, or at least, to become the
subject of History.
Of course, all that Paul VI did, as Anscombe among many other unapologetic Catholics then and since have pointed out, was reiterate what just about everyone in the history of Christendom had ever said on the subjec
Of course, all that Paul VI did,
as Anscombe among many other unapologetic Catholics then and since have pointed out, was reiterate what just about everyone in the
history of Christendom had ever said on the subjec
of Christendom had ever said on the
subject.
And
as Alexis de Tocqueville observed, some
of this has to do with the profound intellectual changes characteristic
of a democratizing world, changes that alter both the
subject matter
of history and the historian's manner
of approach to it.
Smith's marital
history had been the
subject of frequent historical debate, but until recently Mormon leaders had taken pains to present its founding prophet
as happily married to one woman.
As a
history of its
subject this book is likely to be the principal reference - point for students for a very long time.
Rubenstein can teach the Christian that the God who stands aloof from the
history of nations is the God who stands aloof from Auschwitz, and that the price
of accepting a dehistorized or subjective God (the God who is absolute
Subject and only
Subject) is the abandonment
of the objective world or reality
as such to the realm
of «flesh.»
Earlier we had occasion to note the relationship between Jewish faith
as portrayed for us in the Old Testament and the Christian event which is the
subject matter
of the New Testament; and how it was indeed inevitable and right that the primitive Christian community should see their Lord and apprehend his significance for men, against the background
of the whole
history of the people into whom humanly speaking he was born.
In hopes
of a deeper understanding
of God, we study such
subjects as Jesus Christ and Israel, scripture in tradition, the
history of practices
of interpretation
of scripture and practices
of response to God in worship, moral responsibility and institution building.
«Salvation
history,» not because every moment
of this world is willed by God in a direct manner — the bloodletting
of Herod is not intended by God
as the flight
of Jesus is — but because the voice crying out in Rama is
as much the
subject of sacred prophecy
as Jesus's flight.
Steve... I think we're floggin» a dead horse here, but for what it's worth, understand that I'm not trying to convince you to think like I do, rather I wd hope that room wd be made for many theological differences.To think discuss and debate theology is well supported by the New Testament and
history, and is perfectly within the bounds
of what it means to engage our minds with the
subject at hand.Theologians and biblical scholars have done this very thing for centuries, revealing a plethora
of opinion on the evolving world
of biblical studies.Many capable authors have written and debated the common themes
as well
as the differences between Paul, John, Jesus, the synoptics, etc..
Impelled by a need to find the roots
of their form
of Mormonism, leading historians
of the Reorganization have embarked on an exercise in higher criticism,
subjecting to close scrutiny Joseph Smith's story and Mormon scripture
as well
as the two official versions
of church
history.
We do not necessarily infer that legend is early and
history late, for legend and
history may develop simultaneously around the same
subject,
as they apparently do, for example, in the case
of the prophet Elijah, in the ninth century.
The
subject of his continuing studies was usually either a branch
of theology or something that theology had given rise to, such
as Oriental languages or
history.
First,
history is fundamental in the sense that realization
of Dalits
as the «
subjects»
of history is essential towards recovery and recapture
of their lost dignity.
Zen begins with the ordinary individual who is separated from his own true Buddha nature by the false dichotomies
of a «Buddha» far back in
history, or now in Nirvana; or, more existentially, man
as separated from the world around him by a
subject - object dualism.
Subject - object
history can not adequately understand events because the I
of the historian is that
of the disinterested spectator while the persons whom he describes are usually treated
as Its rather than
as Thous.
One can not understand the current conflicts apart from the
history of the field's comparatively recent emergence
as an academic
subject.
Of course, I enjoy reading
history as well
as numerous other
subjects.
I might have expected him to write well on
subjects such
as Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes, John Paul II, and the
history of the Catholic Church in the United States — and he does so, and the reader will not be disappointed.
The church certainly has a long
history of using legislation to gain its ends and now Sam Harris is saying that the church should not have special support, either socially or otherwise, but be
subject to the same requirements for merit
as other institutions.
The chief points
of change are, first, that the scene has been transferred from the supernatural world
of the gods to the earthly sphere
of human
history; secondly, that It is not a god who experiences the renewal
of life (for the God
of Israel is not himself
subject to death and resurrection, but on the contrary initiates and controls these events) but the people
of Israel, who look in hope for restoration when their existence is threatened; and thirdly, that this hope is expressed
as a metaphor describing the historical future, rather than
as a myth
of cosmic renewal.
I had a fascinating conversation with Max Stackhouse
of Andover - Newton Seminary who felt that one
of our greatest needs in the
subject area
of this book was for an examination
of the
history of preaching on certain texts
as the «Rich Young Ruler» to see how sermons related to different contexts.
Moreover, theologians need to
subject to critical evaluation the presuppositions about man,
history, and values that underlie the forecasts and findings
of secular thinkers,
as well
as the strategies they propose to lead men toward desirable alternatives.
Modern non-religious man assumes a new existential situation; he regards himself solely
as the
subject and agent
of history, and he refuses all appeal to transcendence.
Thus when one
of his disciples, the future Cardinal, Baronius, proved incapable
of preaching on any
subject other than the pains
of hell, Philip refused to allow him to preach on spiritual
subjects at all, and made him teach Church
History instead (Baronius went on to become one
of the greatest Catholic historians ever,
as well
as a candidate for Beatification).
Instead it moved towards an over-evaluation
of the individual
as the unique
subject of current
history at a time when capitalism had provided for itself the material and technical basis
of a real world system.
Despite its many merits, A People Apart represents a vision
of modern Jewish
history that serves
as an obstacle to our understanding
of the
subject.
The emergence, in the course
of history,
of the ability to think
of the other
as another
subject and to appreciate the moral demand that this lays upon one — to treat the other
as an end and not only
as a means — is an achievement
of civilization that most
of us are not willing to abandon.
A few
histories of local churches have examined the identifying cultural traits
of their
subjects, exploring the symbolic patterns that give a particular congregation its unique character, instead
of the far more common topics
of local church
history, such
as campaigns, catastrophes, and clergy.
Prior to the professionalization
of history as a distinct academic discipline, the professors
of ecclesiastical (church)
history at the major Scottish universities taught a
subject slightly different than that which likely comes to mind when we think
of Church
history today.
Since this is territory that has been well covered in recent years — in biographies
of the principal players,
as well
as in numerous volumes
of history and political analysis — the question naturally arises: what does Kramer have to say that sheds new light on the
subject?
Wach always asserted that the method
of the
history of religions must be commensurate with its
subject matter, that is, the nature and expressions
of the religious experience
of humankind
as that experience has been unfolded in
history.
What would you think
of working on
subject matter such
as the
history of evangelicalism, the Roman Catholic experience in America, the ministry
of historic mainline Protestant churches, or the Mormons?
And whereas, it is the duty
of nations
as as well
as of men, to owe their dependence upon the overruling power
of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all
history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord: And, in so much
as we know that, by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are
subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly fear that the awful calamity
of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end
of our national reformation
as a whole People?
That allowed me to show why various
subject matters that ought to be studied by a theological school (e.g., Bible, Christian
history, theology, psychology and sociology
of religion, etc.) are best studied in their theological significance (i.e.,
as means to understanding God) by studying them in their relation to the common life
of actual congregations.
Metz, on his side, denies that any one party or class should see itself
as the
subject of universal
history; 28 and Whitehead's vision allows, even requires, an argument that supports the Christian concern for «the least».
As a rule, totalitarianism endeavors to do away with the individual
subject: his thought is replaced by ideology, his speech is replaced by some dialectical variety
of Newspeak, his actions are replaced by the automatic development
of Progress,
History, or class struggle, supervised by the State or the Party» which, thanks to its «hundreds
of eyes» (Brecht, Die Massnahme), is supposed to be wiser and more farsighted than any one
of us.
Even such a
subject as church
history, often labeled esoteric and arcane by nonspecialists, can be applied to the pastoral ministry
of the church.
In the Marxist transformation the proletariat, in so far
as it is conscious
of its mission, constitutes the true
subject of history.
Religious phenomenology and
history are not two sciences but are two complementary aspects
of the integral science
of religion, and the science
of religion
as such has a well - defined character given to it by its unique and proper
subject matter.
The crucial problem is how to develop coordination and co-operation among (a) theoreticians
of the systematic aspects
of the general
history of religions, (b) historians
of religions who deal with regional cultures and specific religions, (c) historians
of religions who are competent in auxiliary disciplines,
as well
as scholars in the related
subjects.
The social sciences also offer an interesting variety
of subjects, such
as «Natural Man and Ideal Man in Western Thought» and «Freedom and Authority in the Modern World» in the elementary courses, and «
History of Far Eastern Civilization,» «Introduction to the Civilization
of India,» and «Introduction to the Civilization
of the Middle East» in the secondary group.
I've also been reading a lot,
as usual — currently historical fiction (Hundred Years Wars / Wars
of the Roses period) and the real period
of history that is the
subject of my historical fiction reads
as well
as Tom Standage's books about the Turk, a chess - playing automaton, (reviewed here) and the
history of the telegraph.
Since our country has such a short
history of eating GMOs, it amounts to a large public health experiment with you
as the
subject.
Before then, accounts
of culinary
subjects were «regarded
as relevant only to a kind
of anthropology
of ceremony,» in the words
of Paul Freedman, editor
of Food: The
History of Taste.
If BFS stays which is looking more likely Zarate, Nene, Alfitano are
history because they are not wanted under his it's my way or the highway, What a way to watch the collapse
of a great club and DS and DG have the nerve to call there selves fans, this is all about business they have millions and not a lot
of time to spend it but they intend to walk out
of our club with
as much money
as possible, I just hope we don't end up like Birmingham, Sorry Hugh gone off
subject but aren't you getting that bad feeling in your guts.