Sentences with phrase «better than the contemporary»

His intention was to make fun of Edwards and his picture of God as both supremely angry and merciful, But Edwards came off better than the contemporary preacher.

Fourth, Bonhoeffer's situational ethic is better than some contemporary writers, but there are still questions to be asked.

«Children Of Men» For a film which is, ostensibly at least, science fiction (it creates one of the most coherent, fascinating futuristic dystopias ever seen on screen), «Children of Men» sums up our War - on - Terror, immigration - panic era better than any contemporary drama could.

Lohan and James Deen are a dynamic onscreen couple that embody Los Angeles's glamorous - cum - dingy aesthetic well, and both actors acquit themselves much better than contemporary critical reaction would lead you to believe.

Mind you, that's way better than the contemporary alternative.

DeMatio agreed and further posited that the problem could be one of perception: «Perhaps the 5 - series of the late 1990s was so much better than its contemporaries that it still sticks in our minds as being incomparably brilliant.»

However even the most cursory look at 2001's other titles shows that its charms have stood the test of time much better than its contemporary's.

Even in a culture that thrives on revivals, and an art world that loves nothing better than a contemporary work that incorporates a clever allusion to some past art, the cohort of Julian Schnabel, David Salle and Robert Longo, the «3 Cs» (Clemente, Enzo Cucchi and Sandro Chia) and the Neue Wilden remains perennially uncool.

Not exact matches

«We take the work out of it by curating the best of the best in streetwear and contemporary fashion for the urban - dwelling guy,» he says, noting that more than 60 percent of purchases are from repeat customers.

The Anne Frank Foundation said it recognized the «good intentions» of those who name things after Frank, but pointed out that the significance of Frank and what she represents «will increasingly have a contemporary rather than a historical basis.»

America is doing more than any other nation to spread the kind of political structures that can best prepare the globe for God's ultimate work of establishing the final kingdom, Webb contends, and he proceeds to quote from a variety of sources to support a role for providence in contemporary theological thinking while interpreting America's rise to world power as a divine blessing that comes with special responsibilities.

They are at best analogies that can help the modern mind to take such Christian concepts as «revelation,» «grace,» and «spirit» more seriously than is possible within the monolithic discourse which our contemporary disciplines provide.

Inasmuch as the will - power of contemporary man is not in itself more vigorous or unswerving than that of a Plato or an Augustine, and individual moral perfection is still to be measured by steadfastness in pursuance of the known good (and therefore relative) we can not claim as individuals to be more moral or saintly than our fathers.

There can be no doubt that there will be more dissent and more pluralism in the church than there have been in the past, and that there will be more gray areas than ever before, especially since the methodology, as well as the subject matter, of contemporary theology points in this direction.

But an epistemology of the cross shares with feminist epistemologies the conviction that the place of the least favored — at the foot of the cross, in all its contemporary forms — is a better place to start knowing than any place of domination could be.

Contemporary aristocrats — the people with the best education and the greatest ability — labor harder than ever at their increasingly complex tasks, while people with lesser endowments of energy and intelligence now have time to spare.

The discovery of this fact about the Gospels is often popularly attributed to a contemporary school of scholars known as «Form critics,» but the fact was well established long before this particular school emerged and rests upon grounds considerably wider and firmer than those which support this school's particular claims.

According to McKnight, contemporary evangelicals have built a «salvation culture,» rather than a «gospel culture» in which the good news is reduced to a message of personal salvation.

One is inclined to say that anybody who is well adjusted to contemporary society is by definition very maladjusted indeed, because contemporary society is as mad as a coot and is something to which nobody ought to be adjusted, even in this land, not to speak of others which may be less fortunate than ours.

A revised philosophy of mechanism, understood from a contemporary image of a machine, must recognize that a good model is the best vehicle for describing nature, rather than old images of machines, which are not complex enough to represent adequately a reaction of a complex entity with its environment.

The longing to move out of time (which involves change and so is «bad») into a state of timeless permanence (which is therefore «good»)-- characteristic of most post-Aristotelian philosophy and much contemporary Christianity — is thus seen to have more in common with Platonic dualism than with biblical witness.

Like so much of contemporary discourse, image is used to good effect, more powerful in creating associations and prompting sentiment than any argument or syllogism.

At an age where most of his contemporaries are better known for what they did than what they're doing, Springsteen seems to have hit a ninth inning stride.

To his contemporaries he was certainly a man anointed by God with the Spirit and with power; a man who went about doing good; a chasid or Jewish saint; perhaps a prophet, «like one of the prophets of old,» or even «more than a prophet,» perhaps the prophet, «like unto Moses»; («Prof. David E. Adams» Man of God (1941) is a study of the Old Testament pattern used repeatedly in biographies and presupposed in stories of holy men in the Old Testament and in related literature.

Griffin lists the similarities between Open free will theists and process free will theists as agreements that (a) the criteria for judging theological positions are broadly biblically based, rationally consistent, and consistent with the best knowledge of the contemporary world, (b) God is the supreme power and is perfect in power, (c) God created our universe, (d) God is active in nature and human history, (e) God is a personal, purposive being involving temporality and response to the world, (f) God is essentially love rather than power, and (g) there is salvation after death (10 - 14).

Some argue, and I would not disagree, that they run more than 1,300 years into the past, and that what confronts us today is the contemporary expression of a civilizational contest that has ebbed and flowed for well over a millennium.

If my colleague Brad Gregory's historical assessment is true, and if Ephraim Radner's «Protestant version» of the Reformation's purported beneficial effects» that it «gave us back our consciences, granted us freedom, unleashed reason,» etc., and has given rise to modern secular institutions that have exercised caritas even better than have Christian institutions» are arguable if not actually overstated, what then are modern Christians (Protestant and Catholic) to do in the face of contemporary culture's relentless hostility to sacred things?

A hybrid of western and exquisite Chinese design, the luxury property features 288 rooms including 17 spacious suites, as well as two contemporary restaurants, flexible meeting spaces, fitness center, luxurious spa services, and more than 11,300 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom accommodating comfortably over 800 people banquet style.

Now that we've identified two contemporary replacements for peanut butter, what about something better than sugar - laden jelly made from fruit juice with perhaps a bit of preservatives and even water.

McIlroy did not play his most dominant round, but it was clear early on that he was in much better form than Spieth and threatening to run away from his contemporary.

Just so we're straight on this, though... If you routinely drink yourself into a stupor and show up for work half - drunk, you've got more integrity and character than if you do whatever you can to play as well as you can, within the established norms of your contemporary colleagues?

Only two players across the Premier League weekend had more shots on target than Tosun, who also created two chances for his teammates — another figure bettered by only two top - flight contemporaries.

In other words, Granju would have us believe that that a women with decades of scholarship in the area of gender studies, a woman with impeccable feminist credentials, has engaged in one of the leading issues in contemporary mothering and contemporary feminism for no better reason than to promote increase her income.

The menu is contemporary, wines are 100 % French and you should know better than to show up without a smart pair of shoes, jacket and tie.

Because Browne's family was better off than most contemporary African Americans at the time, she attended the best schools available despite living in the segregated South.

Genes got passed from farmers to hunter - gatherers as well, although skeletal remains of Neolithic hunter - gatherers are much scarcer than those of their cultivating contemporaries.

«Based on our results, I would predict that other contemporary hunter - gatherers also show better odor naming than non-hunter-gatherers do,» Majid says.

ON BEING FIT AT 56 When I look around at my contemporaries, I'd say I'm probably in better shape than most of them [laughs].

Shag is back and better than ever in this contemporary patterned collection.

Checked shirts are classic and what better way to ensure he stands out than by getting a contemporary hooded creation?

Classed as the home of traditional and contemporary live music in Derry, if you are looking for a traditional Irish bar, you won't find many better than Peadar O'Donnells.

So rousingly well done that it seems to come from a different solar system than most contemporary episodic television shows, and yet too many rapturous panegyrics could spoil some of the fun.

There have been few better British films than Brief Encounter even at a time when our studios are taking their place in the vanguard of this great contemporary art.

The charisma of L'il Bow Wow's spirited screen presence turn a contemporary Cinderella gimmick and a by - the - numbers script into a better film than anyone would have expected.

It's rare for the cinematography prize to go to a film not nominated for best picture — not that Deakins hasn't had more shots on goal than many of his contemporaries; five of his 14 notices have come for best picture nominees, and one of them, «No Country for Old Men,» won the big prize.

Outside of their historical perspective (and, some would say, overall better quality than contemporary cinema), studio era films are worth exploring for a lesson...

Together with their male contemporaries — Miles Robbins delivers a particularly scene - stealing turn as the mellowed - out Connor, who sports a man - bun and an equally cloying it's - all - good vibe — the girls of «Blockers» emerge as admirable examples of autonomy, confidence and self - respect, never more so than when their clueless parents are running amok, half - cocked.

It's better than Sicario and right up there with Hell or High Water as a contemporary thriller that feels timeless.

Although Ridley sometimes writes his villains» lines a little more broadly and obviously than needed, the overall mixture of period flavor with contemporary accessibility in the verbiage couldn't be any better balanced.

Despite their old - fashionedness and general lack of academic respect, Wayne's movies seem to sell better than many of their contemporaries.