Sentences with phrase «by fierce argument»

Christian history has been marked by fierce argument, persecution of opponents, division and even religious wars.

Not exact matches

Indeed, those who belong to the same religious group can be fierce in their disagreements, even though they have a great deal in common, as has been shown by the recent arguments in the churches about whether women should be ordained.

Yet when one reads about von Hildebrand's fierce arguments with German Dominicans and others enthralled by the National Socialist «alternative» to Weimar, a shiver goes down the spine.

Here, however, Job faces a contradiction between the friends» argument that a covenantal relationship is «defined by humility and passive acceptance of the misfortunes God may use to discipline him,» and God's approbation of Job for his other covenantal virtues, «including strong words and fierce resistance.»