Sentences with phrase «century celebration of it»

But he never asks what social, economic, political and ideological forces were at work in the creation of the modern scientific world view, any more than he looks at the role of those forces in the eighteenth century celebration of it, the romantic reaction against it, or the nineteenth and twentieth century codification of positive science.

Not exact matches

America is not inherently Christian, nor is Christianity inherently American — it might surprise many people, but there are faithful Christians around the world and across the centuries who had nothing to do with our modern style of Christmas celebration.

Worship of Osiris, and celebration of his DEC - 25 birth, were established throughout the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BCE.

December 25th, Christmas, literally Christ's Mass, is the day chosen centuries ago (around 400 A.D) for celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

It's an all - stops - pulled celebration of the Middle Ages as the summit of Christian civilization — a sentiment I find at least somewhat attractive, until I remind myself that it would require later centuries for us to acquire the blessings of anesthesia, modern dentistry, and single - barrel bourbon.

The administration of the Church's sacraments is equally important, of course, and this is especially true for us if we accept the position of the sixteenth - century Reformers that in the celebration of the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion, as well as in the pulpit, the gospel is proclaimed and expressed.

The cantor» a middle - aged man with a pleasant voice» has centuries of Catholic musical heritage to select from for this celebration, including some very good contemporary compositions of depth and beauty.

But of course the creedal statement, hallowed as it is by centuries of use during the celebration of the Eucharist, can be understood only when it is seen as a combination of supposedly historical data, theological affirmation put in a quasi-philosophical idiom, and a good deal of symbolic language (with the use of such phrases as «came down from heaven», «ascended into heaven», and the like).

The Christian Century earlier this year (June 4 - 11 issue) noted that Communist Party chief Erich Honnecker will officially chair the 1983 Luther celebration committee of East Germany.

A group of atheists want to remove the core concept of the understanding of Christmas as it was created as a mass of the celebration of the birth of Christ way back in the 5th century AD — with reason.

The result has been centuries of Sunday worship, usually crowned by the celebration of the Lord's Supper.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church notes that «in the first centuries confirmation generally comprised one single celebration with baptism, forming with it a «double sacrament» according to the expression of St Cyprian» (CCC 1290).

But the present story gives us a form of celebration developed over the seven or eight following centuries (12:21 - 27 appears to derive from the older J stratum; but 12:1 - 13, 43 - 49 is of the P character).

But the narrative gives us a form of celebration developed over the seven or eight following centuries (12:21 - 27 appears to be derived from the older J stratum; but 12:1 - 13, 43 - 49 is of the character of the Priestly history), since this developed meaning alone can represent the episode's true significance.

The core of the festival - no doubt known by some other name - may well have been much older than the thirteenth century B.C., originating among pastoral people as a spring celebration of the birth of the lambs, with appropriate attendant rites for the consecration and protection of the flocks, and probably a communion meal shared by the shepherd group and its deity.

The passover is re-established, not afresh, but in a form deemed to adhere for the first time in centuries to ancient rite (23:21 f.; observe that the Chronicler, II 35, greatly expands and elaborates the account of this passover celebration).

A celebration of Temecula's Western glory days; they began in 1849 with the California Gold Rush and spanned more than a century.

The ancient Greeks paid annual homage to Cybele, the mother figure of their gods, the Romans dedicated an annual spring festival to the mother of their gods, and in 16th century England, a celebration called «Mothering Sunday» was inaugurated — a Sunday set aside for visiting one's mother.

The sleek, inviting space is alive with the celebration of clinking beer glasses and camaraderie; a festive frenzy reminiscent of the famed 19th century Spanish taverns.

«I'm so delighted to unveil Café Hollywood, a celebration of Hollywood as seen thru the eyes of a quarter of a century of Planet Hollywood's history.

This Summer, pioneering Scottish craft beer maker, Innis & Gunn, launches its NEW limited edition «Independence Day» beer in celebration of Scotland's centuries ‐ old ties with the USA.

two days of mentor sessions, panel discussions, cooking competitions and celebrations April 17 — 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City

The three - times capped England international took to Instagram to mark the double celebration of reaching his Arsenal half - century and making a winning start to 2016.

On the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100 - point game, which happened in a small gym not too far from the Wells Fargo Center in Hershey, Pa., the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors — for whom Chamberlain played when they were in Philly a half - century ago — played a game that was largely a celebration of Wilt's historic night.

In celebration, I decided to revisit an old fave of mine from this list of the Banned and / or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century.

Celebration of favorite holiday traditions, music, and food Nine evening events set for December 7 - 9; 14 - 16; 21 - 23 STURBRIDGE, Mass. (Nov. 18, 2012): Like a holiday card come to life, each December Old Sturbridge Village transforms itself into a magical candlelit 19th - century village for its popular «Christmas by Candlelight» celebrations.

That is both a celebration and a hint of how difficult it is to manage a franchise that's half a century old.

At the weekend Hinds brought history to life and at a stroke did more than any of the recent Vote100 celebrations to show why it really matters that women got the vote a century ago.

On Thursday, February 12, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will host his Annual African - American Heritage Celebration, honoring «A Century of African - American Life, Heritage and Culture.»

By Joseph Giannetti, this modern - day cave painting, 8 metres high and 18 metres wide, is an impressionistic celebration of the advances in 20th - century neutrino physics, from Wolfgang Pauli's theoretical insight that neutrinos should exist to crucial neutrino experiments humming away today.

This year, the theme of the celebration was Nature for Water — Exploring Nature - based Solutions to the Water Challenges We Face in the 21st Century.

Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry, s a celebration of the public school system with its houses, grand dining halls and traditional games as codified for lower - class kids in the early 20th century by Frank Richards in his stories about Greyfriars and St Jim's in the Magnet and the Gem.

For its 25th anniversary celebration, which more or less coincides with the first century of film, the Telluride Film Festival is plunging gleefully into the past.

On the other hand, Topsy - Turvy — the director's other celebration of 19th - century artistic achievement — sits only in a modestly respectable fifth place in the Leigh box - office table, behind Vera Drake, Secrets and Lies, Another Year and Happy - Go - Lucky.

The 2016 edition of The Game Awards were held last night (Blizzard's Overwatch was the big winner, for the record) and 20th Century Fox used this celebration of the best in video games to advertise Assassin's Creed, their upcoming video game movie adaptation starring Michael Fassbender.

Despite hinting at a break from music following last year's 12 - month celebration of a quarter of a century in the biz, Kylie Minogue has seemingly played us all for fools and is gearing up to release a new album this year.

Those who have been waiting for the Director's Cut of 1979's underrated Star Trek: The Motion Picture to hit Blu - ray will just have to wait some more, as this logical inclusion in all the half - century celebrations appears to be a no - show.

From Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, who gave us the 1998 Dogme film The Celebration and the 2012 Best Foreign Language nominee The Hunt, Far from the Madding Crowd — the fourth cinematic adaptation of Hardy's novel (the most famous of which is the 1967 John Schlesinger version)-- is a gorgeously photographed period piece, and one of the fastest - paced films about the 19th century that I have ever seen.

Presented by The Greene Space and directed by Tony Award - winning actress Phylicia Rashad, Joe Turner was performed as a part of the historic reading and recording of all 10 works of Wilson's American Century Cycle, his decade - by - decade chronicle and celebration of African - American life in the 20th cCentury Cycle, his decade - by - decade chronicle and celebration of African - American life in the 20th centurycentury.

As part of the Alien Day celebration, 20th Century Fox has released «The Crossing», a new, official prologue to Ridley Scott «s Alien: Covenant that not only reveals the fates of Elizabeth Shaw and the android David after the events of Prometheus, but also stars Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender in their former roles.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 10: «Rocky» Director John G. Avildsen Receives City Of Philadelphia Special Citation in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios and the release of THE ROCKY HEAVYWEIGHT COLLECTION on 4k Blu - ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, at Philadelphia Museum of Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniOf Philadelphia Special Citation in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios and the release of THE ROCKY HEAVYWEIGHT COLLECTION on 4k Blu - ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, at Philadelphia Museum of Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniof the 90th Anniversary of Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios and the release of THE ROCKY HEAVYWEIGHT COLLECTION on 4k Blu - ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, at Philadelphia Museum of Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniof Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios and the release of THE ROCKY HEAVYWEIGHT COLLECTION on 4k Blu - ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, at Philadelphia Museum of Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniof THE ROCKY HEAVYWEIGHT COLLECTION on 4k Blu - ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, at Philadelphia Museum of Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniof Art on March 10, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mark Strong attends the launch of the «Kingsman» shop on St James's Street in partnership with MR PORTER, MARV & Twentieth Century Fox in celebration of «Kingsman: The Golden Circle», releasing September 22, on September 7, 2017 in... More

So when it comes time for the 75th edition of the Games (a quarter century celebration that adds a special twist to the normal rules), Snow announces that this year's tributes will be selected from the pool of previous victors.

Assembly on how the religious celebration of Christmas has changed over the centuries.

Christmas carols have been a part of Christian celebrations of Christmas for many centuries.

In the 16th century, legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus» birthday.

Students share their booths with their classmates, and then invite the entire school to a «Celebration of the 20th Century.»

For the Cougar Belles and the Young Kings, groups for seniors in the Class of 2015, this would be a celebration of the end of the school year, as well as a high school career at 21st Century Charter School at Gary.

It's a fun celebration of the 911's half century, with each generation of Porsche's iconic sports car speeding, sliding and slithering around a barren warehouse before gathering together to perform a flat - six symphony.

The yearlong celebration started on December 2, 2013 marking Maserati's Centennial, a century of success lived to the full in the spirit of «The Absolute Opposite of Ordinary.»