Sentences with phrase «deep respect for the tradition»

Brian McLaren sketches the contours of a Christian faith that has a deep respect for tradition, but yet generously (or, one could say, charitably) applies the virtues of that tradition to the challenges of the present.

She brings her passion for developmental education and deep respect for the tradition of yoga to her work guiding youth and teachers in contemplative arts.

They have a keen sense for business plus a deep respect for the tradition that has emerged from their land and culture.

Christi Belcourt is a Métis visual artist with a deep respect for the traditions and knowledge of her people.

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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.

The real guides in this book are the saints themselves and Tolhurst reveals a deep respect both for them and for the Catholic spiritual tradition.

Although with a less dramatic involvement in native thought and culture than Ricci's, both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries in the 19th century often managed to combine a commitment to evangelization in the name of Jesus with a deep (and ever deepening) respect for the native culture and indigenous traditions of the nations to which they had been sent.

He also displays a passion for social justice (which he explores in reflections on Birmingham, Alabama) and a deep respect for the wide sweep of Christian history and traditions.

The starting point of Holloway's theology is quite explicitly an unequivocal acceptance of what is revealed, as defined by the Catholic Church, and a deep respect for the accumulated tradition of Catholic thought.

The lesser kinds of reverence have been noted only in order that we may be quite clear that even in Catholic circles the term worship is applied normally to God and none other, although it is important that we understand that by association with God and His presence and work, creatures are seen in the Christian tradition as worthy of something even more remarkable than the respect for personality of which democracy has spoken — they are worthy of reverence which is religious in quality, reverence about which there is a mystery, just as in human personality itself there is a deep mystery by reason of its being grounded in the mystery of God.

Japan is a land of contrasts and paradox: its culture holds a deep reverence for ancestry and heritage, but also a fascination with the future; and its people respect tradition, but they constantly reinvent and reinterpret the world around them.

Both Claire and Eliza grew up with a deep respect for crafts and creative pursuits of all kinds, and HOPEWELL is built on the tradition of American craftmanship.

Outlining her qualities, «hard work, discipline, capacity for detailed research, intimate knowledge of the law, independence of mind and spirit, honesty and integrity, deep - seated respect for the rule of law and for the best traditions of the legal profession, abiding belief in the sovereignty of Almighty God», the President stated that these will serve her well in her new office.

He insisted that, «I wish to make it clear that the governor, a gentleman with deep respect for culture and traditions did not at any time abuse or cast aspersions on anybody.»

It's founders brought tradition ingrained by Italian ancestors to embrace local processes that would sustain a deep and abiding respect for the Napa region.

Fundamentally it is entirely conservative, and it has a deep aversion from all innovations and advances and an unbounded respect for tradition.

New York City About Blog Elmore Magazine covers American music with a deep knowledge and respect for its historical traditions.