Not exact matches
Evangelicalism, in this paradigm, is now no longer a distinct theological
tradition (i.e., «Reformation Christianity,» though it tends to be dominated by a «Reformed» articulation of Christian faith) or a particular piety and ethos (as it tended to be in classical evangelicalism) but has
become a theological position staked out between conservative neo-orthodoxy and fundamentalism on a spectrum from left to
right that is defined essentially by degrees of accommodation to modernity.
If Heidegger was
right — and he was — in saying that there was always a nihilistic core to the Western philosophical
tradition, the withdrawal of Christianity leaves nothing but that core behind, for the gospel long ago stripped away both the deceits and the glories that had concealed it; and so philosophy
becomes, almost by force of habit, explicit nihilism.
I do think Cohen was rightly decided, but the danger deserves emphasis: When offensiveness
becomes a constitutional
right, it is a
right without any
tradition behind it, and consequently we have no norms to govern its use.
In any case, the purpose here is not to study the British radicals but to describe this American theological
tradition and to ask under what conditions it might
become part of the very lively theological discussion going on
right now in this country.
They included his 1983 inaugural, his famous keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, a talk at Yale University in 1985, and of course, his defense of abortion
rights at the University of Notre Dame that defined how «Cuomo wrestled with his Catholicism even as he
became richly tied to its intellectual
traditions and spiritual message.»
Sheep have grazed the Mongolian steppe for centuries (left), but as more land
becomes degraded, shepherds are forced to abandon their
traditions and move their gers to an ever - larger slum on Ulaanbaatar's outskirts (
right).
It has
become a
tradition,
right down to the very hotel we stay at.
It's usually the weekend
right after we've left our own lake home, so it has
become the perfect
tradition, relieving us from the pain of leaving yet rejuvenating us for the long trip home to Hong Kong.
But shopping for my holiday outfits has
become a
tradition,
right up alongside decorating the tree with Love Actually in the background -LCB- on mute, should my husband have his way -RCB-.
The University of Arkansas «Education Reform» department, funded by the Walton family which owns Wal - Mart, continues the
tradition that many of its professors established before they
became an academic department at a major state university: publishing «preliminary» studies showing that the
right wing agenda is true.
«Dropping the mic
right before San Diego Comic - Con has
become a Marvel
tradition,» says Marvel Editor - in - Chief Axel Alonso.
She said she was only doing what many other fanciers do, and that she
became a «sacrificial lamb» of «animal
rights activists» who equate
traditions and skills to cruelty.
In the past few years, the Castlevania series has
become a Halloween
tradition of sorts, with annual releases coming
right before the big day.
At the same time this survey highlights
traditions specific to Italy, France, the Low Countries, Great Britain, and the United States, and demonstrates how over 500 years, drawings
became increasingly appreciated as artworks in their own
right, since they allow for unparalleled freedom to experiment.
Drawing from the histories of the Civil
Rights and Black Resistance movements, Black aesthetic
tradition, and the historical avant - garde,
Becoming Imperceptible invites you to reimagine both our history and future and opens up a rigorous conversation about system and form in the European, African, and American avant - gardes of the last century.