Sentences with phrase «fervor from»

Endo's 1966 novel «Silence,» a stern, exquisite piece of historical fiction about Portuguese Jesuit priests persecuted for their beliefs in 17th century Japan, walks a thin line separating West from East, religious fervor from spiritual skepticism.

I am so happy that you commented on one of my posts; I intend to stalk you with fervor from now on!

Not exact matches

Russian women, despite their former revolutionary fervor, typically receive flowers and chocolates from their significant others, having traded Soviet war songs for romantic dinners in the latter part of the twentieth century.

From religious fervor to reasonable analysis is never the way you want the talk about your «gee - whiz» product to progress.

During the first of two hearings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator faced tough questions from House Democrats over his myriad ethics scandals and deregulatory fervor.

What is comparatively new is the faith and fervor with which it is pursued and the manner in which all else tends to be regarded as subordinate to the happiness that comes from the satisfaction of wants.

This religion of patriotic fervor sets Rorty against other leftisms with their «semi-conscious anti-Americanism, which they carried over from the rage of the late sixties.»

And it would be a further miscalculation for churches to try to borrow a sense of particularity from the fervor of a particular social or political cause.

If so, there could still be fervor about saving people from Hell.

True, some of these theologians, speaking from another point of view, declare that «Christians must bring Christian social fervor to the social revolutions of our time.»

He would like to see liberation theology take its cues from base communities» populist «grass - roots communitarian democracy» and then extend this «populism» into a liberalism that, contra Marx, offers «democracy and equality to all human beings, regardless of sex, race or social class (Rousseau)» Sigmund's agenda would purge liberation theology of much of its «early revolutionary fervor,» but in its dialogue with liberalism it would still perform «a radical «prophetic» role in reminding complacent elites of the religious obligation of social solidarity, and in combating oppression.»

The spiritual fervor of artists like Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Klee or Rothko then seems as far away from us as the holy pictures of Orthodox churches.

But King and the black church also fused the Social Gospel with an emotional fervor missing from white Protestant churches, Bass says.

«You may call me an (agnostic)... I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth.

From its birth, the Christian Church has counted among its members people possessing vastly different levels of certainty and fervor.

The nature imageries of Jesus from agricultural life have also shattered the prevalent understanding of the divine rule as something that is to approach at the end time with a bang and with an apocalyptic fervor.

The best we can do is acknowledge, with Kuntz, that there is a sense in which this unbridled and rebellious extremism in Russell's nature stemmed from a secularized Calvinist evangelical fervor in behalf of the quest for Truth, which constituted a venerable tradition in the Russell family (BR, p. 2).

... i am discussing the god you claim to worship... even if you believe jesus was god on earth it doesn't matter for if you take what he had to say as law then you should take with equal fervor words and commands given from god itself... it stands as logical to do this and i am confused since most only do what jesus said... the dude was only here for 30 years and god has been here for the whole time — he has added, taken away, and revised everything he has set previous to jesus and after his death... thru the prophets — i base my argument on the book itself.

I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth.

but thats not what i'm talking about... i am discussing the god you claim to worship... even if you believe jesus was god on earth it doesn't matter for if you take what he had to say as law then you should take with equal fervor words and commands given from god itself... it stands as logical to do this and i am confused since most only do what jesus said... the dude was only here for 30 years and god has been here for the whole time — he has added, taken away, and revised everything he has set previous to jesus and after his death... thru the prophets — i base my argument on the book itself, so if you have a counter argument i believe you haven't a full understanding of the book — and that would be my overall point... belief without full understanding of or consideration to real life or consequences for the hereafter is equal to a childs belief in santa which is why we atheists feel it is an equal comparision... and santa is clearly a bs story... based on real events from a real historical person but not a magical being by any means!

But those who participate in the internal history of the covenant will see the call of Abraham, the Exodus from Egypt, the lives of the prophets, Israel and Judah's release from captivity, the disciples» missionary fervor after the death of Jesus, and the establishment of the Church as all having a promissory significance that a «scientific» historian might not appreciate at all.

How can we be saved at once both from our present luke warmness and from the negative relations to other traditions that too often accompanied our past fervor?

As it grew older many a monastery tended to decline from the fervor which had given it birth.

Will these distinctions and the June heat tend to sap the fervor of the faithful or will a consistently strong showing help to prevent the second federal shoe from dropping?

«I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from religious indoctrination received in youth.»

Almost all the fervor for population control traces back to this premise, which reflects a theological confusion as much as an economic one, and it derives from the historical tendency of Western experts to see Asian peoples as mouths and not minds.

You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth.

I remember the father in that famous Iranian custody case was a famous similar example, leaping from communism to Islam with the same fervor.

The fervor has stemmed from Barcelona's struggling board of directors, who realized that their early summer assurances about Neymar's future with club had been a catastrophic mistake.

I am grateful that my husband, even though he has no clue about fashion or style (seriously, the man wear t - shirts with holes), has supported my business from the start, maybe even with more fervor than I.

Lake, Epstein and company bring an evangelical fervor to their argument, and there's no point looking for balance from the film's talking heads, who blame hospital maternity wards for everything from the rise in autism to the end of mother - child bonding.

Progressive fervor over President Donald Trump's election has catapulted Murphy's standing among Democrats, who are looking for energetic young leaders as they recover from a humbling electoral defeat.

-- TENNEY»S TRUMP FERVOR — New York Times» Lisa W. Foderaro: «The message last month sounded as if it came directly from a Donald J. Trump campaign speech, with references to draining the swamp and calls for the prosecution of Hillary Clinton and James B. Comey, among others.

Even before then, she was an early contributor to our blog and wrote with prescience and fervor about everything from the Internet's (still) untapped potential to transform politics to how well Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was using the web.

The hostile stance has aggravated moderates, fueled separatist fervor, and triggered expressions of support from abroad.

This year, fervor for food is at a fever pitch, with the world of healthy cuisine expanding, giving wellness - minded consumers a bounty of options to choose from.

Perhaps this is caution at play with such a hot - potato subject, but the soft approach to Charles and his contentious work from director Jon Amiel offers more than simple religious histrionics and scientific fervor.

Therefore, one is able to comprehend the passion of Abraham Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, and the equal fervor of former DePaul University professor Norman Finkelstein, pilloried and even banned from Israel for declaring that Israel perversely draws upon the Holocaust to justify its oppression of Palestinians.

Probably because the intersection of religious fervor and comic book fandom sits about as far away from my own heartstrings as you can get.

So even when we roll our eyes at McCandless» defiant refusal of a new car as a graduation gift from his parents, we rise in applause at his fervor for life.

He wrote and directed Fury with the same fervor we have come to expect from him.

The new «Star Wars» movie has positive reviews from a majority of professional critics and is hardly a «difficult» proposition, but an online mob of fans hates it with the fervor of true believers confronting an apostate.

As the movie presents it, their relationship — formed from an alloy of political fervor, professional respect and sexual hunger — was certainly volatile.

Taking place in the throes of Communist fervor in 1967 China, the film traces the journey of a young man from Beijing discovering the natural, spiritual mysteries of Inner Mongolia.

In general, these voters emphasized their desire to stay away from «hot take» culture and any social - media fervor surrounding these films so that they can look at them objectively.

With The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Ritchie has set aside his signature accoutrements for something with an embarrassment of cinematic fervor.

Some people played along but many were appalled at the very idea of something as cliched and flimsy as a love triangle defining the young woman they've come to admire so fiercely from Suzanne Collins» best - selling trio of novels, the first adaptation of which makes its way to the screen this weekend amid great fervor and expectation.

There's revolutionary fervor in the room, and it's not only coming from the image onscreen.

Much of the fervor for charters in North Carolina came from conservative lawmakers who promised these schools would be more financially efficient.

If only teachers would free their hard - working hides from the ripping talons of the union bird - of - prey, Right - to - Work Heaven would be ensconced on earth, believes Finn with evangelical fervor.