Sentences with phrase «by contemporary experience»

Informed by contemporary experience of the apparent eclipse of mystery, by the sorrow and oppression in much social existence, by the horrors of genocide, and by the modern threat of meaninglessness to the individual's existence, we now seem to be noticing more explicitly than ever before the image of God's self - emptying, or kenosis, that has always been present in Christian tradition.

Even efforts to speak of God in distinction from contemporary experiences are affected by those contemporary experiences.

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Traditional Buddhist stories abound of meditators being taken over by evil spirits, and contemporary psychological studies of mindfulness practice going back to the 1970s include patients who experienced hallucinations, psychotic episodes, depression and other mental trauma, as well as nerve pain and similar physical impacts.

Perhaps Francis, who had a singular (and singularly intense) personality, experienced the temptation to think of reform, as some of our contemporaries do, in essentially Pelagian terms: as something we effect by our own efforts and our own lights.

by showing where it is in the story of Jesus and how it relates to our experiences in contemporary life.

There can be no appeal to woman's experience or to contemporary psychological knowledge for norms by which to evaluate the Christian revelation.

Instead, we have two competing research programs, each with its own fundamental intuitions and program of inquiry to pursue, as in Imre Lakatos's philosophy of science.15 Only «over the long haul» can we judge which will be more progressive more able to handle the classical challenges raised by the entire history of metaphysics, by dialogue with existing religions (Christian and otherwise), and by the experience of contemporary religious believers.

And this conclusion can not be avoided by claiming that the experiencing subject would not include other subjects contemporary with it; for Whitehead explicitly asserts that any two mutually contemporary occasions are also (in a sense not involving causal objectification) mutually immanent (AI 278, 254; PR 91; SMW 106f).

NCSCM's experience reveals that seminary professors are often profoundly shaken by what they learn of ministry from interacting with our students, while many of our adjunct faculty, both clergy and lay, display superior teaching skills and understanding of their subject matter and contemporary ministry.

Students of religion know that the primal forms of religious discourse are by one means or another dialectical, and thus they must inevitably exist in tension with the dominant modes of contemporary thought and experience.

It is this kind of experience, suffered in milder form by many immigrant groups, that leads Harold Cruse, perhaps the most thoughtful of contemporary black intellectuals, to write:

Since God, on this view, is contemporary with every finite actual entity, being neither in the past nor in the future of any other actual entity, God, on the principle in question, would be able neither to prehend nor to he prehended by any other actual entity, a conclusion more radically at variance with religious experience and practice than the doctrine Whitehead was invoked to repair.

91 So Niebuhr retained his emphasis on man's freedom, sin, sacrificial love, and God's grace, vindicating their meaning by an analysis of contemporary history and experience.

It is important to note that, in the last resort, the truth of the claim that Jesus is risen is to be tested primarily by the examination of contemporary Christian experience rather than by research in ancient documents.

Jonathan Edwards is interesting for contemporary theologians because he developed a balance of brilliant intellectual honesty, fidelity to the biblical traditions, and an openness to new insight brought by personal experience.

The familiar immediate presentation of the contemporary world, which philosophers of the day described as the awareness of sense - data, is called by Whitehead «Experience in the Mode of Presentational Immediacy.»

He was strongly opposed to the teaching of some of his Christian contemporaries who wished to interpret the idiom of resurrection as an allegorical description of that Christian experience by which «a man, having come to the truth, has been reanimated and revivified to God, and, the death of ignorance being dispelled, has as it were burst forth from the tomb of the old man».35 Tertullian was adamant that the resurrection was in the future and to be understood in physical, fleshly terms («I pronounce that the flesh will certainly rise again»).36 In order to forestall those who could contend the impossibility of such a hope on the grounds that the decayed corpse would have long since wasted away to nothing, he pointed out that quite recently, in his city, skeletons some five hundred years old had been unearthed in a remarkable state of preservation.

In particular, I believe that secular studies can benefit from the framework of values and the wisdom about man's ultimate commitments generated over the centuries in the experiences of prophets and saints and articulated in fresh, contemporary language by critical theological inquiry.

Even if the Servant figure is consistently or only at times conceived as an individual (on the pattern of a Jeremiah, or perhaps the prophet himself, or a contemporary, or someone yet to appear), the very individualization is obviously shaped in the prophet's mind, consciously or unconsciously, by his people's corporate experience in the days from Nebuchadnezzar to Cyrus.

Constructive theology, aware of God's continuing revelation in the present, is a hermeneutical mode of reflection that, by exploring our particular historical, social and cultural situation in the light of the church's tradition, attempts dialectically to make sense of both our contemporary experience - knowledge and our tradition.

Thus «faith», the pattern of contemporary religious experience which is to relate us to God through Christ, can not by its very nature be built upon «the present evil aeon», with all that it provides of worldly security under man's control and invariably at his disposal; by definition «faith» is the life given in death, and consequently has its basis beyond our control, is lived out of the future, is «an act of faith».

If the latter is the case, then an entire section of contemporary human social experience will be untouched by the reflection of the church.

In the language of many of those influenced by Barth, statements about what is real independently of human experience and thought are «metaphysical,» and these theologians hold that metaphysics is clearly disallowed by Barth as by contemporary philosophy in general.

We are forewarned that a contemporary Christ will by no means be identical with the Christ of our Christian past, except insofar as he too is a kenotic Christ who is moving ever more comprehensively into the depths of life and experience.

Out of their respective experiences, both traditional and contemporary, and influenced by their education and their vocational commitments, they bring to their listening, consciously and unconsciously, meaning in the form of questions, hypotheses, affirmations, doubts, fears, and so on.

Endeavour Forum was founded over 30 years ago to provide a positive response against the contemporary feminist promotion of a unisex, androgynous society as a solution to «inequality» experienced by women.

Despite the vast gulfs of experience that lie between ourselves and Jeremiah's contemporaries, it should not be too difficult to see why: a religion of pleasure is not likely to be conducive to the often far - from - pleasurable efforts required by social concern; there is not much voluptuousness in taking care of widows and orphans.

Interpreted from a contemporary perspective, divorce is a manifestation of evil — the breaking of a primary human relationship that is intended to form the deepest and most intimate tie that can be experienced by two persons.

STK distinguishes itself by focusing on the social experience with a sleek, contemporary design and an in - house DJ who creates an infectious, high - energy vibe.

By blending the historical with the contemporary, the visitor experience tells the stories of Baltimore's distilling pioneers and the new Sagamore Rye in a way that resonates with today's audiences.

Stop by the tasting bar of our contemporary, state - of - the - art Woodinville winery to sample a selection of winemaker Mike Januik's hand - crafted, award - winning Washington wines, no appointment necessary; or plan ahead and reserve a Tasting Experience, tailored to your wine preferences and group size.

With the guidance of our seasoned culinary team and an expansive selection of Italian, Greek, French - Mediterranean, Mexican, Japanese and contemporary American cuisine, Catering by Mike Isabella works closely with you to develop one - of - a-kind experiences for groups both large and intimate.

Driven by a desire to marry rustic elements with contemporary sophistication, Annunciation's new look was carefully selected to enhance guests» experience.

About Presidential Restaurant Group (PRG Hospitality): Founded in 2011 by restaurateur Alan Popovsky and local businessman Melvyn J. Estrin, PRG is known for creating contemporary dining experiences that celebrate American presidents in a multifaceted style.

A contemporary design by Arquitectonica and interiors by Nathan / Pereira Arquitectura will offer a mix of indoor and outdoor seating with three lively bars providing distinctive culinary experiences and a personal look into the creation of signature cebiches, freshly grilled anticuchos and specialty cocktails.

About Presidential Restaurant Group (PRG Hospitality): Founded in 2011 by restaurateur Alan Popovsky and late local businessman Melvyn J. Estrin, PRG is known for creating contemporary dining experiences that celebrate American presidents in a multifaceted style.

The team at Moba, a family - run business established by experts with many years» experience in nursery retail and manufacturing, have succeeded (and in fact surpassed expectations) in taking a very traditional product and transforming it into a wonderfully - contemporary ergonomic design, made from a soft, recyclable material and available in 8 vibrant colours.

There are unique considerations regarding the needs of infants during the first three years of life which are highlighted by contemporary knowledge, underscoring the impact of early experience on the development of human infant brain and mind»

Contemporary work, although in the UK typically rather different to the factory work experienced by Weil in the 1930s, is nonetheless riven with relations of domination, even if the means of domination are rather more subtle than the old command and control hierarchies of factory line production.

Although a renowned political dissident, the contemporary artist's eccentric, Tate - friendly image may be shared by many in this country who are unaware of the horrors he experienced at the hands of the Chinese government, when detained in 2011 for the 81 excruciating days starkly dissected in this production.

After experiencing a steady growth in success since its launch, Burberry was approached in year 1914 by the UK War Office to alter its officer's coat to suit the contemporary warfare conditions.

She has concentrated on expanding its offering of contemporary, mid-range and denim brands, bringing labels like Theory, Levis and Michael Kors into the fold and improving the site's front - end experience by opening creative studio spaces in Brooklyn and London.

[But] the soul is created [and] enhanced by the people working on it and experiencing it and these initiatives can come to life in magical ways resulting in repeat business,» says Ghizlan Guenez, CEO of The Modist, a Dubai - based e-commerce site that offers contemporary designer brands like Stella Jean and Maison Rabih Kayrouz to women whose religious, cultural or personal tastes lean to a modest style aesthetic.

A masterpiece by any measure, is fresh, immediate and contemporary, but its wintry yet warm perspective is suffused with the wisdom and experience of a great filmmaker who turns 85 on June 2.

Rebel Without a Cause suggests contradictions and conflicts at the heart of the familial relations that constituted contemporary society but also the very means by which society's leading cultural institution had organised and legitimised certain experiences.

Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, the comedy series «Insecure» explores the contemporary black female experience in an unclichéd and authentic way.

So, if someone with FF experience and no DQ experience is looking for a reference point, I feel it's more helpful to compare the games in terms of their design contemporaries rather than by release date.

From Oscar and Emmy winner Alan Ball, and starring Oscar and Golden Globe winner Tim Robbins and Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Holly Hunter, the show is a provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present - day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family — a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children from Vietnam, Liberia and Colombia, and their sole biological child — and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.

Roesch and the Talbot 14/45 — Nick Baldwin discusses the importance of this remarkably advanced model and recalls his enjoyment of his own example / Napiers in Australia — A fascinating selection of period photographs of Napiers «down under» has been discovered by Bill Bishop / Derby Bentleys — On their 60th anniversary Martyn Nutland re-assesses the first Rolls - Royce - produced Bentleys / Car badges — In part 2 of his article Michael Worthington - Williams reveals further examples of motor car heraldry / Evolution of the car up to 1904 — Bryan Goodman explains how the design of the earliest cars developed from that of contemporary horse - drawn vehicles / 1931 Morris Minor — The Editor experiences William Morris's somewhat belated but technically advanced answer to the Austin Seven / Acetylene lighting Part 2 — Dr. C. Brooks continues his history of the development of acetylene lighting for vehicles / Hillman light car mystery — Some doubt remains as to the precise age of this beautifully preserved 1919 Hillman.

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