Sentences with phrase «between public philosophy»

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Strauss» neon highlighting of the distinction between esoteric and exoteric teachings — and the corresponding sharp distinction between philosophers and nonphilosophers — even falls into this category of public philosophy.

That is so because our constituting purpose» to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for a society of freedom and virtue» requires a secure partnership between Christians and Jews.

Its promise was not fully developed in the sense that it did not generate a genuinely public theology, a social ethic able to withstand the change, or a philosophy or religion that allows dialogue between both Christianity and other religions and Christianity and jurisprudence.

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

In its admirable attempt to «create a «religiously informed public philosophy»» (as George Weigel's interlocutor posited), First Things should explicitly incorporate in its social mission the teaching of Pope John Paul II in Reconciliation and Penance: The radical cause of division between persons and within societies, institutions, and structures is sin.

Casting light on the inherent contradictions between the public claims of Scientology as an applied philosophy and its actual practices, the film gives voice to these peoples» stories by inserting them as recurring reference points throughout the film, from its opening credits to its closing shot.

What they got in those brief minutes at the end of each program was less debate than verbal sparring matches between two erudite intellectuals attacking the political philosophy and public record of the other and they were out for blood.

Goren hasn't given many public interviews in years, but between the dev roundtable with President Stew Chisam and bumping into him on the show floor and chatting with him individually, I got to learn a number of fun facts about the philosophy and workings of the studio from the tip top man himself.

He balanced a Utopian philosophy with a technical pragmatism and was known for creating works that drew on chance encounters between ideas, the object and the public.

In this particular case, it can reasonably be inferred that the B.C. legislature did not consider that training with a Christian philosophy was in itself against the public interest since it passed five bills in favour of TWU between 1969 and 1985.»