Sentences with phrase «certain habitus»

In paideia we are formed in such a way that we come to have certain habitus, certain settled dispositions to act in characteristic ways.

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So too, what is involved in acquiring the theological habitus is mastering certain concepts — that is, acquiring abilities and aptitudes for making sound judgments.

where many habits dispose us to act automatically in mechanical and rigid ways, habitus dispose us to act in a certain characteristic way (say, prudently) but to do so intentionally (as opposed to automatically), thoughtfully (as opposed to instinctively), self - critically (as opposed to mechanically), and inventively (as opposed to rigidly) in light of the actual circumstances of the action.

By contrast this book urges that the overarching end or goal of theological schooling is to understand God; and «to understand» is to come to have certain conceptual capacities, habitus, that is, dispositions and competencies to act, that enable us to apprehend God and refer all things including ourselves to God.