Sentences with phrase «embodies cultural meaning»

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Among the cultural forms studied by the anthropologist are ones that explicitly embody spiritual meanings, including the beliefs, practices, and institutions of religion, some forms of which appear in every known culture.

Therefore, in proclaiming the Kingdom of God in our context should mean taking seriously the cultural and religious symbols and traditions which embody their vision of life and wholeness.

I do not mean to «rub this in» too much, I have, however, been theologically amused and intrigued by those in the ecumenical movement who have so negatively and critically spoken of «globalization», when all of the time they exude and embody all of the elements - intellectual, cultural, ideological, economic and religious - of a «global mentality» and a «global outreach».

Featuring paintings and sculpture characterized by his signature use of clothing, fabric, and objects to give his works cultural and socio - political context, the exhibition takes its name from an invented term that means «one who embodies elements of beauty and hardship, one who has been rejected, disjointed, disfigured, and discarded after being used for his labour.»