Sentences with phrase «first such tradition»

The first such tradition is the false spiritualization of the gospel.

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First, there has rarely been such a sustained (and in many respects impressive) public grappling with the moral criteria and political logic of the just war tradition.

How is it possible at a time like the present, when the whole world is at war, to sit down calmly and consider such a subject as the Earliest Gospel, to study the evangelic tradition at the stage in which it first took literary form, to discuss such fine points as the emergence of a particular theology in early Christianity or the transition from primitive Christian messianism to the normative doctrine of later creeds, confessions, hymns, and prayers?

The Beelzebul controversy which Mark (3.19 - 22) supplies as the context for his version of the tradition with which we are concerned may or may not be historical, but it is certainly evidence for the fact that in the first century exorcisms as such were comparatively meaningless until they were interpreted.

Central to almost every religious tradition is the belief that the first humans were androgynes, beings possessed of such strength and power that the gods found it necessary to split them in half in order to preserve their own divine supremacy.

A close Nerbal study of such writings as the Epistle of James, the First Epistle of John, and the ethical sections of most of the Pauline Epistles, is needed to show how deeply embedded in the teaching of the early Church was the tradition of the words of Jesus which gave authority to it all.

The past which the Christian community or tradition inherits is first of all the event from which it took its origin — Jesus Christ as an historical reality, with all that this includes such as the preparation in Judaism for his coming, the way in which he was received and understood in his own time, his own sense of vocation for whatever he undertook, and the way in which he has come to have significance for later generations.

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We concluded that there are several reasons that could be used to support an argument for choosing Jesus as our compass, for granting him a sacred role as meaning - giver: first, we are not aware of any especially good alternatives; second, his ability to serve in this role has been confirmed in many faithful lives; and third, in choosing him we align ourselves with a compass which is in the public domain, and as such our interpretation is subject to the correction of tradition and public debate.

Not in the form of some «how to» guide or some «five step» program, but, first and foremost, by way of metaphor: «If the state of contemporary Catholic literary culture can best be conveyed by the image of a crumbling, old, immigrant neighborhood, then let me suggest that it is time for Catholic writers and intellectuals to leave the homogeneous, characterless suburbs of the imagination, and move back to the big city — where we can renovate these remarkable districts which have such grace and personality, such strength and tradition.»

If God is conceived differently than tradition has presented and elevated, if the transcendent God is simultaneously the immanent God who is perennially with us and not over against us, if God's being is first love, after which power comes to be defined within the implicates of love, then such a God would be one whose death truly would be mourned.

Indeed, on accepting this view of the tradition, one's first impulse is simply to give up the ghost and content oneself with selecting from the earlier strata of the tradition such teaching as is in keeping with one's overall view of the historical Jesus, making no systematic attempt to defend the authenticity of each saying used.

There is an old tradition of antiradical violence in America and there have been periods, such as the First World War and its immediate aftermath and the McCarthy period after the Second World War, when radical thought of all varieties has been severely persecuted.

Accordingly, he paid special attention to (1) the special place of Judaism and Christianity in Western civilization, which the first approach had stressed; (2) the relationship between the history of religions and philosophy of religion (or theology), which the second approach had emphasized; and (3) the concern North Americans had shown for specific religious traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.

Even when the two sets of scripture speak of the same figure — such as Abraham, supposedly the common father of all three traditions — they tell some different stories and draw markedly different lessons, and this makes the term «Abrahamic religions» more problematic than at first seems the case.

In such disquiet there may have occurred the first hints of the futurity of mystery that would culminate in a new and distinct religious tradition.

And it is through such movements that the historic churches in countless ways are being called not to an entire abandonment of their respective traditions and perspectives, but back to the simplicity of the Gospel and ultimately to their First Love Himself.

Given the first - team opportunities that have been handed to players such as Marcus Rashford, Varela and Borthwick - Jackson this season, hopes are high the latest batch of champions will not only be able to follow in the fine traditions of wracking up league title wins but also breakthrough into the senior team soon.

Begin a new school tradition — such as going out for ice cream on the first day of school or going back to school shopping together

We have, in the South, such a deep and rich tradition of handmade, and immersing myself as an artist in my own community for the first time - and just not online - is new and intoxicating.

More such explorers will follow over the next decade, but few, if any, will bear names from the Greek and Russian traditions associated with the first space race.

Cool Star meetings have a long tradition of presenting cutting - edge science, as shown by outstanding results such as the discovery of the first Extrasolar Planet and the first confirmed Brown Dwarf, which were both first announced in the Cool Stars 9 meeting celebrated in Florence, Italy in 1995.

Over time, such traditions evolved into modern - day dating where by men are required to pay for the first date or open the door for his lady as a mark of respectfulness.

After doing our first overrated / underrated feature last year, we had such a fun time we decided to make it a yearly tradition here on Way Too Indie.

Sanctuary # 1: This is the first issue of a wry talking - animals comic about an animal sanctuary where, in the great tradition of such comics, the animals are smarter than the humans.

Although their influence is now somewhat diminished, for more than a century they ran a text book marketing campaign that ensured they earned vastly inflated prices for their shiny little rocks - first by buying up the newly discovered South African diamond mines so that they effectively controlled the market, then by creating the impression of scarcity by ruthlessly controlling supplies; and then, in their pièce de résistance, commissioning one of the most successful marketing campaigns in history to create the tradition of giving diamonds as engagement gifts; which includes the famous «diamonds are forever» advertising campaign and sponsoring movies such as Gentleman Prefer Blonds (1953), To Catch A Thief (1955) and The Pink Panther (1963).

The Siam Kempinski will showcase its standards and traditions in outlets such as the Brasserie Europa, for European fine cuisine, the Sra Bua (Lotus) Thai restaurant, the T Lounge, serving some of the finest teas from around the world as well as cocktails and champagne, and the 1897 bar, named after the year that Kempinski first started business in Berlin.

I feel truly blessed that I get to witness old traditions such as these and all of Costa Rican culture first hand every day here in Santa Teresa.

bau bau is the first exhibition devoted to Céline Condorelli that includes the many - facets of her work, such as sculpture, installation, display devices, research, writing and teaching; her comprehensive approach draws from Italian traditions of art and design, such as that of Bruno Munari, as well as conceptual art and the relational art of the 1990s.

Continuing P.S. 1's long standing tradition of commissioning in - situ projects such as the «Vertical Painting» series (1997), the first incarnation of this new program will focus on wall paintings, an art form that has a long history in New York City.

I didn't acquire my taste for the art world in what seems to be the popular way of doing so, by early exposure to art history and first - hand experience of the work of revered painters and sculptors; while I engage with the history and traditions of art in a serious way now, I was unconcerned with such scholarship just a few short years ago.

The first floor is dedicated to Gabriel Orozco's new stone sculptures that stand in the modernist tradition of European sculpture such as Hans Arp, Constantin Brancusi, and Barbara Hepworth and at the same time express the engagement with indigenous cultures.

Kordansky appreciates the Californian tendency to disregard hierarchies between creative disciplines; his gallery represents artists such as Ruby Neri and the Geneva - based Mai - Thu Perret, who both work in the tradition of John Mason, one of the Californian artists who, in the late 1950s, first brought ceramics into contemporary art galleries.

In this respect Wright was very much working in the constructivist tradition, as developed by artists in revolutionary Russia — the work of El Lissitzky, for example - or by those in Holland after the First World War, artists such as Theo van Doesburg in the movement known as De Stijl.

Hofmann was a well established German artist who had founded the Berlin Secession (1898) which was the first open revolt against academic traditions and paved the way for modern German art movements such as Expressionism.

First, from an art - historical perspective, the equation between art and reality conjures up the tradition of the readymade initiated by Marcel Duchamp and transformed by postwar artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, who in 1959 famously declared: «Painting relates to

Although such population loss represented a huge threat to First Nations societies and cultures the museum demonstrates that the cultures did survive and that their languages, stories, and traditions continue, at least to some extent, today.

In a subset of this first category of claims, lawyers acting in commercial transactions based on the traditions of particular communities may be criticized for not communicating the extent to which such transactions are enforceable under Ontario law.

Healthy lessons such as these enliven Sésamo episodes, many drawing on Colombia's native foods, festivals, and dance traditions, as well as a one - hour television special, featuring the First Lady of Colombia, Maria Clemencia Rodriguez de Santos.