Sentences with phrase «for contemplation by»

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By far the most important source of religious concern for a «world beyond» has been the contemplation of death.

Established a few years earlier by Bruno Hussar, a Dominican monk of Jewish origin, Isaiah House was intended to be a center for Christian — Jewish dialogue, a much - needed sanctuary for Israeli converts to Catholicism, and a retreat for Christian contemplation of the «mystery of Israel.»

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The speech assessment exercise became one more action in the service of «contemplation»; it pointed to an individual's need for «perfection» or «purification» by getting minimal instruction in «effectiveness» before studying the more complex, theological act of preaching.

Too many have accepted the popular «neo-orthodox» idea that contemplation and mysticism have no place in the Christian life; on the contrary, they have a real place and an important one; and for those who may be called by God to this particular mode of communion with him, there is a great blessing and a wonderful gift.

One begins to suspect that the contemplation of any ordinary thing, made extraordinary by attention and love, can become an occasion for glimpsing the profound.

This being so, the more I consider the fundamental question of the future of the earth, the more it appears to me that the generative principle of its unification is finally to be sought, not in the sole contemplation of a single Truth or in the sole desire for a single Thing, but in the common attraction exercised by a single Being.

In any event, the saints have known that «union,» in the supreme sense intended by the mystics, is not attained by human effort but is (as they say) always a «gift» of God; while contemplation, in the strictest meaning of that term, is only possible for the few who are called to it — although there is an element of contemplation in all prayer, not least in «vocal» prayer, as we shall see.

It does not matter whether one is by God's providential decree placed in the role of politician, engaged in public action for the common good, or in the role of a lover of wisdom (philosopher), engaged as a private person in contemplation of eternal truths, or in some combination of the two: «A man can still lead a life of faith in any of these three lives and reach the eternal rewards.

[10] The Christian life, in short, is construed as mainly a life spent actively preparing by disciplined loving for a future fulfillment of our humanity in a perfect contemplation of the unchanging God.

For him, understanding by way of contemplation is rich enough to embrace scientia as well as sapientia, discursive reasoning as well as intellectual intuition.

When it dominates, the understanding of God that is the aim of theological schooling is basically an understanding by way of contemplation as one is empowered for that by loving one's neighbor and God.

«Ultimately artist Anthony Goicolea's design was recommended by the Commission and selected as a result of the circular layout and permanency of the bronze stones that expressed the uncompromised strength of LGBT community, marries well within the sites natural environment, invites sitting and contemplation and stands for equality, fairness, justice, and equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens,» the state parks department said in its statement.

Also, Hall's contemplation of impeachment could be a little much for this largely suburban district that elected George Bush by nine points over John Kerry.

And there are sobering moments of significant contemplation, such as the dire consequences of reporting regarding the fate of a man Kim specifically references in her first segment (a detail which seems horribly illogical in the first place) but these are followed by bits of absurdity, such as Kim becoming the conduit for a group of Afghan women who keep blowing up a well the marines keep digging for their benefit (shades of Fernando Leon de Aranoa's A Perfect Day here).

Take its last visceral revelation as an entry for further contemplation of certain other moments along the way — of why a seduction plays like Bourne's tentative deflowering, why he seems unable to sleep and is fascinated with children, and pay particular attention to the small surprises offered by a dying compatriot - turned - adversary.

There are many processes by which we can to bring students to that state of being and there is a role for family, a role for teachers, and a role for contemplation and reflection to get there.»

Aristotle's famous solution to this problem was to optimize human fulfillment by balancing the satisfactions of all the human appetites — from food and sex to the disinterested contemplation of truth — keeping society's need for civility and security in mind as well.

Thank Daniel Wallace, first - time novelist from Birmingham, Alabama, now residing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a singular and surprisingly comic contemplation on the death and life of a father as witnessed by his son.

To the extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any Losses by or with respect to the Account, except to the extent that such Losses are actual Losses proven with reasonable certainty, are not speculative, are proven to have been fairly within the contemplation of the parties as of the date hereof, and are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitration panel in a final non-appealable judgment or order to have resulted solely from our gross negligence or willful misconduct and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or other losses (regardless of whether such damages or other losses were reasonably foreseeable).

His disappearance remains a mystery — some say he was eaten by cannibals, others believe he entered a parallel dimension — but what we know for sure, is that Fawcett, the last true explorer before airplanes and Google Maps, pursued his ambitions as far into the wild as any explorer ever went and this is worth some contemplation.

VERDANT VIEWS Surrounded by picturesque rice paddy terraces, the villa is set within luxurious tropical gardens and designed for relaxation and peaceful contemplation.

The palace was built to preserve the sanctity of a natural spring considered holy by the Balinese and to provide a place of contemplation, relaxation and fun for visitors.

The frescoes, painted by Fra Angelico between 1439 and 1444 for purposes of devotion and contemplation, extend beyond literal storytelling.

Together, they could stand for contemplation rather than progression, backed by the chimes in the Center's front room.

Hutchins uses these forms as an accessory for contemplation, engaged in the discourse of her memory and activated by their weight and scale.

Isolated as it is for our contemplation, the enhanced natural wonder that is UNTITLED BLUE SPONGE SCULPTURE (SE 181) evokes the strangely eroded rocks that have been revered by Chinese and Japanese scholars for centuries.

Created by Grant in conjunction with other artists and members of the public, the process of working jointly invites contemplation of Cixous's concepts and develops a platform for shared imagining.

Some recent examples include: Milwaukee Art Museum 2010 where Gates invited a gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter «Dave Drake»; the Whitney Biennial, 2010 when the Sculpture Court was transformed with an architectural installation functioning as communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation.

Inspired by notion of the garden as a metaphor for society, Narielwalla's works in Sanctuary gather as a multi-sensory forest, a refuge from the chaos of urban life and open up a space for contemplation and reflection.

By bringing the city plaza into the gallery, Iglesias gives us a public site for contemplation and communion, while hinting at the pulsating, beating body of water barely concealed underneath.

Funds from the sale of this magnificent work will be used to realize Pace's vision and mandate to realize an arts campus in San Antonio, Texas, the home of the Foundation, that will have as its centerpiece a David Adjaye designed building to exhibit the Foundation's growing collection of over six hundred paintings, sculptures, installation and video works by international contemporary artists, and serve as a destination for contemplation and experience of adventurous artwork from the recent past.

Included in his background in his study with Thomas Benton — for whom he was at one time a baby sitter on New York's Hudson Street — but he has mainly developed by himself, in contemplation of the lonesome silence of the open, emerging in the last few years as the most publicized and controversial of younger abstractionists.

Utilizing the connection between cumulative action and endurance, Sandrine's work addresses the shared human experience of fitting in, offers pause for contemplation, and is inspired by the promise of collaborative imagination.

Inspired by the notions of belief and communication, his conceptually polyrhythmic yet elegantly executed works create environments that function as alternative spaces for thinking and contemplation.

As evidence of this ambient trend's beginnings, Pollock famously painted the engulfing «Mural» (1943) for Peggy Guggenheim, where he transformed the canvas into a whole wall instead of the usual small object of contemplation visually and physically dominated by the viewer.

There's no room for cars here, only contemplation as you take in the beguiling photographs and immersive film installation by Irish artist Richard Mosse.

While Mark Rothko is revered for his studies of vibrant color as a locus for meditative contemplation, this was also explored by artists such as Tseng Yu - ho, Isami Doi, and Bumpei Akaji.

By contributing to this campaign you will help us found a vital locale for the creation, presentation, and contemplation of contemporary art in New York.

The chapel and paintings were commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil as a place for contemplation and meditation.

At a moment when looking at a static art object is often dismissed unnecessarily by advocates of performance, participatory or social - practice art for encouraging only «passive contemplation,» Mr. Whitney's paintings are opulently interactive and engaging.

Calzolari achieves this by using the suspension of materials not to register time's progression but rather to halt and isolate it for the viewer's contemplation.

These objects — figurines and asteroids — are both, in their different ways, adrift in their place and history, lacking a stable context for contemplation underlined by their blurred, bleached out and faded appearance.

The frescoes have been painted by Fra Angelico between 1439 and 1444 for purposes of devotion and contemplation.

By 1959, having devoted himself to the commission for eight months, he declined the prestigious commission and returned his fee, deciding that the fashionable restaurant was not a suitable place for the contemplation of his art.

The Frick explained, however, that «the 70th Street Garden will be replaced by a garden atop the new addition that will be open to the visiting public and offer views of Central Park and an outdoor space for contemplation.»

It's not a museum, but here is a list of just some of the current offerings: an up - to - the - minute program of filmic contemplations on race by one of today's most sought - after American artists (Carrie Mae Weems); an invigorating pairing of enigmatic artists from the mid-20th century (Francis Picabia) and today (Sigmar Polke); witty, laboriously hand - carved wooden replicas of cheap plastic seating by a young South African (Cameron Platter); little - seen commercial work by an artist best known for his ruminations on photographic truth (Larry Sultan); a reinterpretation of a well - known installation - cum - performance from the 1980s (originally by Sultan and Mike Mandel); a show of serious political works by distinguished artists, pitched as an interactive project to young audiences («Rise Up!

The monumental wooden sculptures are gathered by the artist from various parts of China referencing the ancient Asian tradition of collecting dry fragments for contemplation of their complex forms.

The National Gallery of Art has loaned the family at least five works this year, including «Numerals, 0 through 9,» a lead relief sculpture by Jasper Johns, «Berkeley No. 52,» a splashy large - scale painting by Richard Diebenkorn, and a blood - red Edward Ruscha canvas featuring the words, «I think maybe I'll...,» fitting for a president known for lengthy bouts of contemplation.

What has confused the issue is the undeniable fact that M Klein has raised a genuine philosophical - mystical problem: that of the contemplation of colour by itself and for itself.