The divine principle that constantly seeks
creative transformation in everything may be described as God's Logos — the divine, creative Word that expresses the very life of God.
Not exact matches
Of course, their efforts never did result
in a worldwide eradication of buffering, but they did lead to a
transformation of both the team's goals — they were far more audacious — and its plans — they were far more
creative.
Clearly the results of
creative transformation need,
in their turn, to be creatively transformed.
There above all, surely,
creative energy awaits us, ready to work
in us a
transformation beyond anything that human eye has seen or ear heard.
Let us reverse the process we took above and move up from matter to man
in order to see the effect of belief as a principle of
creative and radical
transformation.
Now I must say at once that I have mountainous doubts
in my own mind as to whether or not the Christian enterprise has the imaginative potency and
creative vitality to contribute effectively to the
transformation of values that is required
in the next few years.
A strategy of
transformation in terms of gaining and using political power is as necessary as the emergence of a
creative minority of utopian dreamers.
Whitehead insists upon the importance of a proposition's being interesting if it is to get very far
in promoting
creative transformation.
John Cobb uses the expression «
creative transformation» as the most generalized statement of the tale which the divine proposition, objectified
in Jesus, presents:
If the church
in the sixteenth century had only recognized that the communication revolution surrounding it called for a
transformation, church leaders would have found within its ranks
creative and energetic people eager to help the church find its way through the
transformation.
It is one way
in which the
creative growth of humanity can be related to the use and
transformation of the earth.
By «Christ» I mean God's incarnate presence
in the world, a presence that always expresses itself as
creative transformation.
Creative transformation is a process that is taking place at all times and places but that is particularly manifest
in Jesus and
in his impact on human history.
Creative transformation is involved
in every authentic human experience.
The
creative transformation God worked
in Jesus is a further indication of what we may expect for ourselves if, like Jesus, we remain open to what God can and will do rather than predetermining what God should do or what we want God to do for us.
And it can be said that Jesus was (and continues to be) «the Christ»
in his role of opening others to
creative transformation.
Hence, we must live
in a
creative, expansive
transformation of our vision but at the same time not identify our faith with any one perception that happens to be most popular at the time.
This
creative transformation of human life is the revelation of God that occurred
in the fellowship of Jesus and continues to occur
in the lives of persons when required conditions are present.
Certainly the New Testament writers sincerely tried to explain the
creative transformation that occurred
in their lives.
Paradoxically, despite their common interest
in creative transformation of the existing social order, adherents of the two theologies have had little contact with one another.
As with the approach to personal suffering, the intention is to engage the
creative power of mind, and through a shift
in consciousness to generate a corresponding
transformation of external conditions.
3 The receiving of influence from another may result
in the enlargement of one's identity or the
creative transformation of one's freedom.
For these two reasons we must live
in the power and keeping of the
creative transformation that expands our vision and not identify our faith with any one vision that happens to be most popular at the time.
This theme of Christ as
creative transformation is emphasized
in Christ
in a Pluralistic Age, but it is overlaid by another account of Christ, namely, as the particularization of divine aims
in images or symbols capable of evoking deep human response.
Hence we can see that such actualization must result
in creative transformation.
Such examples as these from the New Testament demonstrate the appropriateness of «
creative transformation» as a norm
in «process hermeneutics» guiding the uses of Scripture
in process theology.
But it doesn't have to stay that way
in our minds, and it is actually the
transformation of our sight that is becoming spiritual, much the way our Personality is a «personal reality», our Spirituality is the «spirit reality» of our interconnected perceptions, with the Sovereign consciousness of intelligent,
creative energy... a.k.a. God... The space contains the spirit, the spirit creates light - forms into time, and the light - forms become the the temples
in which the
creative one occupies, to explore and recreate from the experiences of exploration.
But if Christ and his community of «
creative transformation» (Cobb) are an embodiment of God's love
in the world, and therefore exert causal efficacy within it, they will tend to produce the kinds of changes
in the world expressed
in some biblical images of the eschaton.
(2) The Christian's experience of coalescence of purpose with God's purpose of «
creative transformation,» is always a derived, or «meditated» experience, inheriting from its prior actualization
in Christ.
But it would not seem possible that we can be genuinely open to that which our structure of existence has transcended and whose greatest hope for its own
creative transformation is found
in that which we confess as normative.
Yet the fundamental concern of Cobb
in Christ
in a Pluralistic Age is to articulate the hope that «Christianity may be saved through its interior acceptance of pluralism and its
creative transformation through openness to other traditions» (CPA 181).
I have singled out as of special importance that of the Way of
creative transformation (Christ
in a Pluralistic Age.
To engage with such a powerful system
in ways other than what I have called
creative transformation strategies and through media reform, is doomed to be capitulation, not communication.
As discussed
in Chapter 7, the
creative relationship between religion and science is a two - way process involving the
transformation of both.
As a Chef, CEO Level Consultant and leader
in the natural foods industry, Bo eagerly shares his
creative energy, expertise and insights
in the innovative projects and outreach he is a part of globally, and is engaged
in the organic foods and technology arenas where
transformation, innovation and sustainable business models are key factors to success.
After undergoing a major
transformation this season, Leeds United fans have further added to the wholesale changes at Elland Road albeit
in a very
creative and heart - warming way.
We must come together
in a new partnership with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for
transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the
creative exploitation of our human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society
in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»
The
transformations that have taken place, and will be accelerated by this new project, are making downtown Utica
in the 21st Century what it has been throughout our region's history — the place where young,
creative minds come to develop new ideas, and where members of the community from all walks of life come to the region's entertainment hub for recreation.
Later, when I went to college and studied Tibetan Buddhism, I likened her practices to the
creative visualization of the Tantric tradition — where you imagine yourself to be a deity, and
in so doing pave the pathway for actual
transformation.
Expressing our playful nature is a valuable way to stay
creative, receptive, and revitalized
in transformation.
I am still
in awe of this
transformation, I selected this as one of my features from last weeks The
creative gallery link party.
In line with our external brand transformation, we're also engaged in how our culture will evolve, how we continue with our strong focus on our core values, and attract talent from a creative, business, and customer service point of vie
In line with our external brand
transformation, we're also engaged
in how our culture will evolve, how we continue with our strong focus on our core values, and attract talent from a creative, business, and customer service point of vie
in how our culture will evolve, how we continue with our strong focus on our core values, and attract talent from a
creative, business, and customer service point of view.
Vevers joined Mulberry as
creative director
in 2005 and was instrumental
in the early stages of the company's
transformation from a sober leather goods brand into the design house responsible for many of the decade's must - have bags.
Tommy Hilfiger is now advertising for a number of
creative production roles and an associate project manager
in its business
transformation team.
Included
in this
transformation is my fabulously
creative cupboard upcycle, with the best chalk paint.
Behind - the - scenes featuretts include: The Journey Begins (
creative concepts, story development and casting), Shaping Mind and Body (Christian Bale's
transformation into Batman), The Tumbler (reinvention of the Batmobile), Gotham City Rises (production design of Gotham City, the Batcave, Wayne Manor, and more), Saving Gotham City (the development of miniatures, CGI, and effects for the monorail chase scene), Genesis of the Bat (a look at the Dark Knight's incarnation and influences on the film), Path to Discovery (filming
in Iceland), and Confidential Files (go beyond the movie and discover facts and story points not
in the film).
Given the enormity and diversity of challenges facing the world at large, and Asia,
in particular, the
transformation of societies requires
creative and innovative responses, and individual and collective entrepreneurship.
The more Brazil becomes involved
in processes of Global Education Citizenship, the more it will be able to contribute to local and global
transformations, due to the talent of its people for finding
creative solutions, think out of the box.
«This year's conference theme, «Critical
Transformations,» underscores the need for powerful change
in learning and teaching to prepare our young people to be competitive,
creative, and productive citizens of the 21st century,» said ASCD Executive Director Gene R. Carter.
The result of such a
transformation needs to be a type of educational experience and expertise that will not only support but also ignite participation
in — and leadership for — an idea driven,
creative economy.