Sentences with phrase «cultural unity»

At the time of the original British settlements in the seventeenth century, Christianity was presumed to provide the major basis for cultural unity.

By restricting the activities of foreign organizations and what are seen as non-Russian forms of religious belief, the Russian government has consolidated its religious support and made an intentional (and enforceable) display of Russian cultural unity in the face of the external pressures of consumerism, individualism, and secularism.

That particular ethnic groups are linked in larger religious groups, Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant, and that the religious groups share certain common symbols is undoubtedly an important element in whatever cultural unity and universality exists in America.

But in a new book entitled British Labour Leaders, he acknowledged that did not understand at the time the importance of maintaining cultural unity between the different parts of the UK.

The dap originated during the late 1960s among black G.I.s stationed in bases in the Pacific and throughout European during the Vietnam War and was an important symbol of black consciousness, identity, and cultural unity during a time of racial unrest.

«The social vitality of a nation,» writes Buber, «and its cultural unity and independence as well, depend very largely upon the degree of social spontaneity to be found there.»

With commerce went an interchange of ideas and the possibility of a cultural unity.

The glass ceiling represented social and cultural unity for an inclusive America, while the wall promised economic prosperity and security for «the people».