«It comes with its own credentials and hence is not to be accredited by
our critical judgment of external evidence.
On one side, they invite
critical judgment of an instance of Christian witness: Is it valid?
Such administrative autonomy rarely enhances teachers» access to the most
critical judgments of their work — curriculum, teaching, and assessing students» progress.
Not exact matches
This review included a discussion with management and the independent auditor
of the quality (not merely the acceptability)
of the Company's accounting principles, the reasonableness
of significant estimates and
judgments, and the disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures related to
critical accounting policies.
These credit - reporting agencies also offer a wider array
of business credit services [3], like public records
of critical business information such as liens and
judgments, as well as corporate profiles for high - risk credit decisions.
The conventional literary -
critical judgment that the following verses (17 - 19) were not part
of the original unit is doubtless correct, but the standard
critical conclusions on vs. 16 — fragmentary, a corrupt text, distorted in transmission, et cetera — result from the failure to recognize the difference in form and the functional relationship between Scheltrede and Drohwort, the deliberated and composed invective called forth by the received Word, the divine threat or
judgment.
In accord with the «Athens» type, Wood insists that what makes theological schooling excellent schooling is that it shapes sound theological
judgment; through this paideia we acquire a habitus, albeit a habitus for action that is self -
critical in the modern sense
of «critique» — a sense that ancient Athens knew nothing
of.
When we turn, in the light
of these preaching comments, to pastoral care, the
critical question is whether the attempts to understand and accept, to get inside the other person's frame
of reference, to apprehend and help to clarify the nature
of his specific conflicting feelings, all together imply the absence
of judgment.
Branch presents an abundance
of useful evidence suggesting a conflict within the movement (and within King) over its internal politics, but he rarely pulls this material together in summary fashion, and this is but one
of several themes that are left largely bereft
of sustained analysis and
critical judgment.
Movieguide's Dr. Ted Baehr — who's typically
critical of films that don't align with a conservative worldview — told The Christian Post that «The primary message that comes out
of the film is the depravity
of man and the
judgment of God.»
And since nobody can have a completely perfect life and doctrine, I wonder what kind
of judgment this hyper -
critical organization will receive at the
judgment seat
of Christ?
I am all for making right
judgments, but we must also be wary
of being hyper
critical and condemning everybody and everything.
Nonetheless a continuing and increasingly important task
of ordinary teachers and parents will be to develop in young people the trained perception and
critical judgment that will enable them to use published materials profitably and responsibly.
Wilson's biography presents an overall interpretation
of Lewis's life and offers
critical judgments on Lewis's writings.
His
judgment seems to be that, even though some kind
of faith or intuition is a formal requisite for
critical reflection on the nature
of God, the specific content or character that faith has as a concrete, historically conditioned phenomenon does not materially affect the reasoning process which is both possible and appropriate in such reflection.
If in earlier situations the standards
of critical judgment that properly applied to foundational theological assertions allowed for appeals to authorities
of various kinds to settle the issue
of their credibility, for us today all such appeals can have at most a provisional validity.
One
of the most assured results
of the application
of historical -
critical methods
of study to the tradition
of Christian witness is the soundness
of Pascal's famous
judgment that the God
of the philosophers is not the God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
It does seem that Strauss makes a fairly big deal
of not being
critical of Burke's practical
judgments or even
of his understanding
of the threat theory poses to practice.
However, the suspension
of critical judgment (i.e. skepticism) does not prohibit you from wagering one way or another.
To be
critical is to have a sense
of taste and discrimination, to be able to judge authentic and inauthentic art, and to share your
judgments with others in helpful ways.
For instance, it is not logically necessary to this type that one
of the required kinds
of critical inquiry be a philosophical quest for the «essence»
of Christianity (or
of anything else); the type is fully compatible, for example, with a philosophical
judgment that the project
of hunting for «essences» is itself misguided.
In a
critical arrangement
of its respective positions within the totality
of its own history, it will be able, on one hand, to recognize the relativity
of its own
judgments (where, for example, errors may have crept in).
We think 9:2 - 7 and 11:1 - 9 are authentic and indeed that the tide
of critical judgment against the passages is turning.
It is equally indispensable to reflect on the fundamental
judgments made by the Reformers and the
critical importance they have had in the history
of exegesis.
«Revelatory» discourse is «poesis» which we, given the needed
critical judgment, can receive and live out as «testimony» in turn.40 We will try to show that this dialectic, carried out over generations, closely corresponds in the retrospective mode to Ricoeur's account
of Gerhard von Rad's «tradition history» and, looking forward, to the philosopher's understanding
of Jurgen Moltmann's «theology
of hope.»
For Whitehead, the
critical problem with the Aristotelian propositional expression is that it identifies a proposition with its
judgment, which, because
of Aristotle's substance / accident metaphysics, necessarily includes taking a stand on the proposition's truth value.
The revolutionary social, economic, and intellectual developments in post-Civil War America stimulated within Protestantism attempts to develop a new prophetic ministry which would exercise
critical judgment on the injustices which accompanied the radical changes
of the period and would point the way to a new application
of the gospel to the social needs
of the time.
Yet how can faith in the dignity
of man be expressed by choking the growth
of critical intelligence and independent
judgment?
Something
of the same rhythm continues after the Fall, with God's
judgment a
critical addition, with God tearing down in order to build up.
The book is somewhat shy about defining terms — all the more to be regretted because Miller at times seems to be tottering on the brink
of gifting us with creative focus and form in an area that is confusing for the exercise
of critical judgment.
It is not loving concern alone which tells us what needs are; the structures
of human existence, and their discernment require impartial, loving
judgment, united with
critical reflection.
Rather, the
judgment essentially says that none
of the traditions ever finally measures up to the tradition, just as no criticism or
critical interpretation
of a work
of art ever equals the original itself.
The reviewer's
judgment, more
critical of Roosevelt than the book's authors», is probably fair.
Finally, observe the two remarkable passages, 9:2 - 7 and 11:1 - 9 (which very well may be Isaianic, despite considerable adverse
critical judgment), looking forward to the ultimate fulfillment
of the David - Zion covenant (for Isaiah, the covenant) in a Messiah, an «anointed one,» in and through whose rule «the zeal
of Yahweh
of hosts» (9:7) will effect justice and righteousness (in the theologically dependent sense) not only in Israel but in all the earth (11:4 - 9).
As we have seen, Justice Holmes marked the
critical turn in legal teaching when he proclaimed the hope
of producing
judgments of «law,» perfected by being cleansed
of «every word
of moral significance.»
Jones hints that living in the mystery
of the Triune God engenders an ability to tolerate complexity, a taste for «polyphonic dialogue,»
critical reflective thought, and a willingness to submit one's
judgments to the fellowship
of believers.
In literary -
critical judgment, it has been common to see the second as a duplicate, and perhaps an historically dubious explanation
of the proverb, «Is Saul also among the prophets?»
Whether or not people were making snap
judgments in making
critical responses to your post is one thing, but I think it's unfair
of you to suggest that folks whose hearts are broken over what has happened to the Kliens, Barronelle Stutzman, and others like them might be making snap
judgments based on ignorance.
Ages 14 to 21 marks the development
of the independent intellect and, along with it, the ability to examine the world abstractly and exercise discernment,
judgment, and
critical thinking.
After the alliance was announced, Gov. Cuomo did not call for Democratic control
of the Senate, with his office saying, «The governor will withhold
judgment until he sees how the Senate functions and acts on
critical issues facing the state.»
Wounds: Debilitating perfectionism, people - pleasing, distorted self - image (body image), anxiety about people's
judgments, being excessively
critical of others, hypochondria
We often tend to be quite
critical of our performance because we have an internalized
judgment of what is good art or bad art and, thus, who's skilled or not skilled.
«When jobs are changing rapidly, accumulating knowledge matters less, and success becomes increasingly about ways
of thinking - creativity,
critical thinking, problem - solving and
judgment; about ways
of working - collaboration and teamwork; about tools for working, including the capacity to recognize and exploit the potential
of new technologies; and about the social and emotional skills that help us live and work together.»
We activate these networks through active learning experiences that involve students» prefrontal cortex circuits
of judgment,
critical analysis, induction, deduction, relational thinking with prior knowledge activation, and prediction.
Make it clear to students that, rather than giving them premade checklists that do not promote development
of judgment, your goal for them is to begin constructing the criteria they will use for
critical analysis
of valid websites in the future.
It is easy to be self -
critical and make fun
of your own drawing, but let the
judgment go and see this drawing adventure as a process
of discovery and unfolding.
My previous posts in this series described strategies to build students» executive functions
of organization, prioritizing,
judgment, and
critical analysis.
Understanding these differences provides a concrete way to remember that any
judgment should be informed by a
critical examination
of both relevant claims and an author's level
of expertise to make those claims.
The greatest weakness
of an algorithmic rating
of schools is the sense
of educators and communities that such calculated ratings omit
critical context, especially around the
judgment of schools for having low - performing vulnerable demographic subgroups.
In the process, students will become autonomous human beings, not the mere creatures
of their culture, and will develop capacities
of critical judgment that will enable them to participate in creating - «constructing» - a better world.