Sentences with phrase «cultural power today»

In 1981 he founded the New Criterion, a journal that reflects both his passion for art and aesthetic standards and his skills as a chronicler of the ideological follies so abundant in the academy and other centers of cultural power today.

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That this fear of being subsumed by Christianity lingers among Jews today is not surprising given that until recently «dialogue» with Christians, the wielders of cultural and political power, usually involved more polemic and proselytizing than understanding and cooperation.

Instead, if we understand the culture in which John wrote, the issues that the early church was facing under the Roman Empire, and all of the hundreds of allusions to Old Testament themes and prophetic expectations, the Book of Revelation can have a significant message for followers of Jesus today, who also deal with similar cultural issues as we try to live like Jesus in a world dominated by powers and authority that live in rebellion to the Kingdom of God.

That a congregation is constituted by publicly enacting a more universally practiced worship that generates a distinctive social form implies study of that public form: What are the social, cultural, and political locations of congregations of Christians and how do those locations shape congregations» social form today (synchronic inquiry); what have been the characteristic social, cultural, and political locations of congregations historically and how have those locations shaped congregations» social forms (diachronic study); in what ways do congregations engage in the public arena as one type of institutionalized center of power among others?

Today the process of control by power (economic, political and cultural) is done through hi - tech communication and information media, which is intensive and brutally effective.

Less ignorance, more democrat power (at least in today's cultural contest) Now to be clear: God has NOTHING to do with religion.

«Today, the power of money seems more forceful,» and brings with it «a cultural pressure that anything that can be done should be done.»

But the result is a film that, for all its emotional power, is strangely disengaged from the cultural and systemic forces that led to police brutality in 1967 and continue to do so today.

The mood, hustle, power and immense growing pains of today's China bleed through Jan - Philipp Sendker's superlative suspense novel, Whispering Shadows, which delves into the explosion of big business following China's Cultural Revolution.

It will serve as a visual sociological survey, demonstrating how Mapplethorpe's oeuvre is regarded today, shedding light on current cultural tastes and points of view and revealing the power of Mapplethorpe's enduring legacy.

Rauschenberg's global perspective and international footprint — something quite common for artists working today — was revolutionary at the time and demonstrative of his strong belief in the power of art to transcend cultural borders.

Today's China is no longer in the cultural periphery, but in the centre, and has emerged as a symbol of power, flexibility and dynamism.

Of course, governments and local councils have been using the spectacular power of large - scale or monolithic exhibitions to boost the economic viability and cultural status of cities and countries since the 19th century — an impulse that still drives biennial fever today.

His work also references African - American political and cultural movements from the 1960s to today, including the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Arts Movements.

The power of the Discobolus as a cultural icon continues today with Chinese sculptor Sui Jianguo's (b. 1956) clothed version, on display in Room 3.