Sentences with phrase «critical respect for tradition»

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Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

For one thing (and to harken back to my theme three columns ago), the ructions that are going on within the political branches of government remind us of just how critical a role respect for tradition plays in the constitutional systems of common law statFor one thing (and to harken back to my theme three columns ago), the ructions that are going on within the political branches of government remind us of just how critical a role respect for tradition plays in the constitutional systems of common law statfor tradition plays in the constitutional systems of common law states.

-RRB-, the ructions that are going on within the political branches of government remind us of just how critical a role respect for tradition plays in the constitutional systems of common law states.