Sentences with phrase «dogmatic teaching»

One really must say that there is no religious concept, no dogmatic teaching, no ethical demand, no churchly institution, no cultic form and practice of piety in Christianity which does not have diverse parallels in the non-Christian religions.

Anyone who has been engaged in teaching is well aware of the fact that there is no surer way to kill interest, and we may add no more certain way to destroy the sense of Christian freedom, than by dogmatic teaching in the worse sense of the term.

As interesting or as convincing as the above may (or may not) be, it is unlikely that it would ever be embraced as a dogmatic teaching of the Church.

I sympathize with the first group because I have witnessed too many persons receive a «fresh revelation» that they turn into a dogmatic teaching as though they are their own magisterium.

I realize this boy is only a child, properly controlled by his dogmatic teachings, but please son, educate thyself....

For Brueggemann, the Old Testament theologian must heed the text and its meaning whether or not it conforms to dogmatic teachings.

Not exact matches

Pronk teaches dogmatics and philosophy at an affiliate of the Free University in Amsterdam.

It is ironic that the values of liberal democrats reflect the teachings of Christ much more faithfully than do the rigid dogmatic proclamations of conservative republicans.

Maybe they taught the different viewpoints and discussed the differences rather than generating interpretations to square dogmatic Truth.

One part of Protestantism fragmented and hardened into a series of contradictory biblicistic positions; the other continued to meander beyond the limits of Scripture and tradition and, uncontrolled by any legitimately established teaching authority, to become a dogmatic and ethical free - for - all.

The teaching of Christ in the gospels is full of exhortations to «works righteousness,» however inconvenient they may prove for certain established strains of Christian dogmatics, and the episode of the young ruler is wholly lacking in the sort of exegetical ambiguities that might allow for reassuring evasions of that sort.

If the history of Christianity has taught us anything it is its ability to assimilate culture, other religions and science into its dogmatic fold.

It is not a decision for everyone, but one that is perfect for her, as she prepares for her new life teaching dogmatic theology.

For life within the Catholic Church, the stumbling - block as regards change in the Church's doctrine is not so much the question of defined dogmas as other doctrines of the Church in dogmatic and moral theology which are taught authoritatively but which in principle can not count as defined doctrines of faith or as irreformable dogma.

He was a relentless advocate for the proposition that truth can be known and binding, that faith and reason are compatible, that the Magisterium is arbiter of Catholic moral and dogmatic truths, and that Magisterial teaching should be taught in a Catholic university as integral to its mission.

The technical disciplines taught in universities and seminaries - technical dogmatics, ethics, spirituality, apologetics, missiology, historical theology, and so forth - find their value as they lead to richer biblical interpretation.

I'm not sure what you're saying tony but yes, abortion and gaay marriage have been taught against in the Catholic church for centuries and they are, if not dogmatic, certainly essential, teachings within the church.

Plus, the teaching of religion tends to be dogmatic.

Stephen B. Clark, Man and Woman in Christ (Ann Arbor: Servant, 1980); James B. Hurley, Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective (Leicester) InterVarsity Press; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981); George W Knight III, The New Testament Teaching on the Role Relationship of Men and Women (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977); Fritz Zerbst, The Office of Woman in the Church (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1955); Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark), III 1, pp. 288 - 329, section 41 (1958); III 2, pp. 285 - 316, section 45 (1960); III 4, pp. 116 - 240, section 54 (1961).

The Church decided its teachings, mainly through its Councils, in terms of dogmatic definitions, expressed in the language of the accepted Greek philosophy of the times.

Dogmatics has as its function the clarification of the teaching of the church for believers.

So in the final chapter, Lanzetta questions post-Conciliar approaches to ecumenism where the «dogmatic» (to do with knowing the truth) is juxtaposed to the «pastoral» «which starts out from the historic and pragmatic fact, and on behalf of this aims at possible dialogue, without changing teaching, but de facto neither improving understanding of it, but even with the risk of altering its significance by virtue of the dialogue method chosen...».

This infallible teaching is sometimes called Monogenism and is not an optional extra for any Catholic but a dogmatic truth that must be accepted.

For those who are rigid, dogmatic and absolutist, it does not matter whether you are in the tenth century or 21st century, you must live according to the literal teachings of your religion.»

It's refreshing to see prominent followers of Jesus like Chuck Colson point out that not all of the conservative dogmatic mantras of the tea party movement correspond with the teachings of Christ.

These ideas were first developed by ancient Greek philosophers, then refined in dogmatic controversies of the early centuries of the Church, and subsequently taught systematically by the scholastics, especially St Thomas.

«The dogmatic and moral teachings of the Church are not all equivalent,» Francis continued.

and Ph.Ds from major theological seminaries and universities, to carry that teaching over into the present is simply ludicrous and stupidly dogmatic.

Although he accepted the synoptic account of Jesus» teaching as largely authentic, he made no attempt to construct a picture of Jesus from that teaching, and, although he quite properly criticized the element of myth in the gospels, he then went on to replace that dogmatic mythology of the Church with a conceptual mythology of his own.

The theology of grace easily seems very abstract and remote, but we should remember that it used to be taught as part of fundamental moral rather than dogmatic theology, as it often still is by the Dominicans.

Although he had been interested in science from a young age, it was while teaching dogmatic theology in the United States that he became increasingly fascinated with the connections between his own subjects and those of science and philosophy.

Sure, I've met a few that seemed burned out and dogmatic just like my daughter's first second grade teacher, but just like most 2nd grade teachers actually enjoy children and teaching, so most IBCLCs aim to provide sincere information and assistance.

He thought that some of what he was being taught was speculative and dogmatic.

But like anything, if we take things too literally or use too much force, there is a risk of becoming dogmatic and losing the essence of the teaching.

I have a library of all of Mike Mentzers books, video and audio tapes and the one thing that I noticed in his teachings of the Heavy Duty, 1 - 2 hard wok sets only, program was how dogmatic he was.

The UK's dogmatic approach to teaching reading does a disservice to the different ways and speeds at which young children learn, writes Jan Dubiel Ofsted's recent Bold Beginnings...

But I too think its a bit misleading to teach people that they can have actuarial insurance by accepting a dogmatic number as something that will save them from strategic threats to their money and trading.