Sentences with phrase «contemporary cultural concerns»

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But Americans have been so concerned to maintain the purity of the gospel that few contemporary U.S. theologians are attempting to find points of positive intersection between Christianity and our cultural mythos.

We are especially concerned about the effects on women of contemporary cultural trends.

Johnson focuses on four aspects of contemporary armed conflict that, while not unprecedented, have become special concerns: the legitimacy of intervention, the place of noncombatants, the significance of cultural differences, and procedures for dealing with war crimes and achieving reconciliation after conflict.

For he can help us to get some spiritual distance on our cultural situation; he can increase our awareness of those aspects of our modern consciousness which cut the heart out of our Christian experience, and so help to free us from them; he can help engender in us a sense of humor about ourselves which comes from taking a less contemporary and more eternal perspective — a perspective in which our love of God, our gratefulness to Christ and our concern for our neighbor will have a chance to grow.

In addition to the improper handling of Scripture's cultural - directedness, there is a second area of hermeneutical concern in contemporary evangelical discussions of women's role in marriage and ministry.

Included in the change in cultural values concerning sex are contemporary attitudes to homosexuality.

I realize contemporary writers like Karen Russell and Haruki Murakami have put their own spin on the magical realism form, but I'm still concerned that because my writing has a more cultural, historical - flashback, language - oriented feel to it, it might not be well received by readers looking for something more current to read.

CPI's Public Interface: LaTableRonde format brings together 30 participants (some invited, some not) to engage in a public discussion concerning contemporary cultural conditions.

While he is critical of the spiritual corruption, gentrification, and dominance of corporations present in contemporary society, Chris Johanson has elected to explore his personal, cultural, and cosmic concerns with positive energy and optimism.

His work humorously reflects on his observation of human behavior and interaction, and contemporary cultural and political concerns.

Art Basel hosts a series of conversations on topics concerning the global contemporary art scene with a range of speakers including artists, gallerists, curators, collectors, and many other cultural players.

Established in 1932, the Biennial has long been a site for critical discussions about contemporary art, while providing an opportunity for deep thinking and reflection on the broader cultural concerns of a given historical moment.

Li Xu sees the exhibition as reflecting the many complex concerns of contemporary Chinese society, from the «unique historical context and cultural experience» to which the country is heir, to the desire to forge a contemporary culture that is entirely its own.

The show contains work from artists in eight countries, and surveys the rich variety of methods and concerns of contemporary Latinos, dispelling the myth that they are a homogeneous cultural group.

Taking its name from the fictional artist Bruce High Quality, who supposedly perished on September 11, 2001, the Foundation views 9/11 as a seminal moment in contemporary history; the ensuing wars and economic and cultural shifts are recurring concerns.

Notable galleries for 2014 include: Kevin Kavanagh (Dublin), presenting a storytelling series by Sonia Shiel, current ISCP NY artist - in - residence and recipient of Ireland's 2014 Arts Council Project Award; Laura Bulian Gallery (Milan), highlighting career Conceptualist Vyacheslav Akhunov, whose cultural investigations were featured in dOCUMENTA (13) and the 2013 Venice Biennale's Central Asian Pavilion; contemporary Bahamanian art hub Popopstudios (Nassau), spotlighting «everyday» assemblages and mixed - media works by founder John Cox; Frederieke Taylor Gallery (New York), revealing environmental concerns of downtown stalwart Christy Rupp, whose seminal public art projects factored into the 2012 exhibition Come Closer: Art Around the Bowery, 1969 - 1989 at the New Museum; Galerie Heike Strelow (Frankfurt am Main), combining sociopolitical commentary and black humor via Florian Heinke, who curated System of Diplomatic Chaos at Kunstverein Wiesbaden last year; and CONNERSMITH.

She has developed a practice which is concerned with social and political issues with particular reference to history and cultural differences in contemporary society.

Working in a range of media and formats, from works on paper and canvas to large - scale wall installations Walker is particularly concerned with social and political issues with particular reference to history and cultural differences in contemporary life.

«Anita's selection not only reinforces our commitment to having artists at the helm, but also our mission to address contemporary social - political - cultural concerns.

They often address contemporary concerns that resonate both on a personal level and in larger cultural contexts.

Terry Svat by imaging pictographs reminiscent of Lascaux cave drawings, Pauline Jakobsberg by constructing narratives to confront cultural memory, Felisa Federman by depicting folk legend concerning natural and landscape, and the negation of people's personalities by standardization, Miguel Perez - Lem who paints contemporary landscapes relating to agricultural memory in Latin America, Nancy Nesvet who paints seascapes of degrading glaciers and animals whose future is threatened.

Her videos and installations deal with social, political, and cultural concerns of contemporary Turkey, and particularly the question of femininity: in Cross Section (1996), a video in black and white, the image of a woman bears the subtitle She surpasses the notion of gender and questions the viewer about the concept of cultural identity.

Post-modern, contemporary British art, particularly that of the Young British Artists, has been said to be «characterised by a fundamental concern with material culture... perceived as a post-imperial cultural anxiety».

This restaging offers an opportunity to consider the photographs both in the context of the newly central role photography was playing in 1970s contemporary art as well as in relation to the period's prevailing cultural concerns, such as land use, national identity, environmentalism, and nostalgia.

In light of the recent «material turn» in the work of younger artists, but also in the humanities and cultural studies, Magor's art speaks forcefully to contemporary concerns.