Sentences with phrase «born knowing our culture»

They are not born knowing our culture, nor we, theirs.

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Christians who live where bombs fall in the streets and warlords bear weapons into the marketplace know the power of prayer more vividly and practically than most of us who know the securities of an affluent culture.

Swift knows that; knows that culture is bored stiff with «starlets,» «pop princesses» and «American sweethearts.»

They did not know where ECT would lead, but they did know, and gratefully so, that «a conversation has been started and that conversation bears the promise of multiplying the power of gospel proclamation to a world increasingly threatened by a culture of decadence and death.»

Or to put it in another way, we humans have evolved in a symbiotic relationship with the culture created by the countless generations before us; we are dependent on the culture into which we have been born, not only for what we think and believe we know, but also for our very humanity.

We are beginning to be aware that, no matter where we were born and whatever our culture, we share a common story — the story of human origins within the more complex story of the evolution of life on the planet.

How can they maintain institutions and programs that were born out of an establishmentarian impulse when they no longer enjoy the dominant position in culture and society?

The Bible knows only a love ethic, which is constantly being brought to bear on whatever sexual mores are dominant in any given country, or culture, or period» («Biblical Perspectives on Homosexuality,» The Christian Century, November 7, 1979)

Schindler's contrary opinion, however, bears serious consideration: «My own view is that the habit of communication of the dominant culture, which knows no discreet activities that ought not to be fully exposed, and no mysteries that ought not to be fully unveiled, is precisely what needs to be called into question, by both the form and the content of an authentically Christian - human response.»

In 2015, another frog new to science made a pop culture splash: Hailing from Costa Rica, Diane's bare - hearted glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae), named after the senior author's mom, bore a noticeable resemblance to a celebrity frog known to reside on Sesame Street.

As a man born into American culture, you would think I'd know a thing or two about preventative healthcare.

From «bro - culture» to assumptions you don't know how to do your job on the basis of your gender, women working in these fields go to work every day already saddled with the task of proving their worth and abilities — a weight their male colleagues do not bear.

Turning your profile into a laundry list of adjectives is boring, and boring is the kiss of death in online dating: Though the app is known for its nefarious hookup culture, people totally meet and fall in love here too.

You know, gentlemen, native born Ukrainian women have many things in common with women from other cultures across the globe, despite the myths that surround them.

The poet, known most popularly as Rumi, was born in modern - day Afghanistan, and grew up in Balkh, once considered the center of Persian culture.

Awed by the small country's diverse geography, weather, flora and fauna, and excited by the prospect of immersing themselves in a different culture and language, they moved to Costa Rica 10 years later, knowing their golden years would never be boring.

Yes, she and her co-organizer, Leslie King - Hammond, director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art, chose artists who are African or of African descent, no matter where they were born.

The Warehouse Gallery September 17 — November 7, 2009 Uruguayan - born, New Paltz - based Marco Maggi is best known for his use of every day materials on which he inscribes a vocabulary that evokes Aztec culture and the art of Joaquín Torres - García

Chad Wys (born in Illinois in 1983) is known for utilizing readymade and collage works to express his fascination with art, history and visual culture.

Leckey, born in Birkenhead, is known for his interest in different aspects of popular culture and his Turner exhibition includes Cinema - in - the Round 2006 - 2008, a video work which is essentially an art lecture in which the artist expounds on his fascination with the life of images on - screen and takes in everything from Chuck Jones's Road Runner chasing Wile E Coyote, and Felix the cat, to James Cameron's Titanic and Homer Simpson.

Providing the art scene with a unique synthesis of European, American and Latin American visual cultures, Chilean - born artist Roberto Matta was an international figure known for his work which simultaneously incorporated elements from the rather different and...

Hardcore Architecture lays bear the homogenous suburban landscape of punk scenes, but it also speaks to the power of the zine: «A fanzine,» Fischer said, «was this way of participating in the culture no matter where you were based.»

Brazilian - born Beatriz Milhazes is a painter who has become well - known for her work juxtaposing traditional South American culture with that of western modernism.

Thomas, born in 1971, is known for lush rhinestone - encrusted paintings that combine references to iconic artworks from the Western canon and 1970s» pop culture.

Best known for her large - scale video works, the Sydney - born, Paris - based artist takes an anthropological approach to explore diverse cultures and modes of communication through video and sound.

As we learned from his talks at last year's Culture Lab Detroit, Chicago - born artist Theaster Gates is probably best known for creating art that also has a social agenda, using his skills and influence to help the regeneration of the Grand Crossing neighborhood in his hometown, among many other things.

Previously known as William Pope.L, the gallery told Culture Type that the Newark, N.J. - born, Chicago - based artist expressed his preference for the abbreviated moniker «Pope.L» in November 2015.

Los Angeles — based artist Ryan Trecartin (born 1981), whom The New Yorker called «the most consequential artist to have emerged since the 1980s,» is best known for his highly stylized videos, often installed in special environments designed by his longtime collaborator, Lizzie Fitch, that draw on Internet and youth cultures, with characters and images that are familiar and utterly unfamiliar at the same time.

Born on Jeju Island, a volcanic island off the southern coast of Korea known for its strong shamanic tradition and matriarchal culture, performance artist Dohee Lee studied Korean dance, percussion and voice at a master level.