Sentences with phrase «free human action»

Rather than juxtaposing divine and human action such that the more God is active the less space there is for human action, I find it both Christian and Whiteheadian to affirm that the more God is active the more space there is for free human action.

Lilla appears to understand the unpredictable nature of free human action when he reminds us that «the first identity movement in American politics was the Ku Klux Klan.»

In former times, however, the object and situation of a free human action were simply ready - made data, presented in fact with almost static fixity and repetitiveness.

Whatever the true etiology of homosexuality, homosexuals still possess the dignity that derives from participation in what Josef Pieper called «the luminous domain of free human action.»

Not exact matches

the negation of ideology, the political secularization of the doctrine of original sin, the cautious sentiment tempered by prudence, the product of organic, local human organization observing and reforming its customs, the distaste for a priori principle disassociated from historical experience, the partaking of the mysteries of free will, divine guidance, and human agency by existing in but not of the confusions of modern society, no framework of action, no tenet, no theory, and no article of faith, a distrust of the systems and processes of the idol of self and of the lust for power and status, scorn to all approaches of ideology and meta - narrative.

Free will is required to be like God, and God will not intervene to control human action.

Biblical prophecy would not be possible, unless events and human actions were predetermined and there is no free will.

Building on the Platonic understanding of hell as the place where unpunished violations of justice are requited, Schall argues it is the consequence of our free will («the other side of human dignity») and of the significance of human action, opening up trains of thought in the direction of the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body - and finding this all pleasurable, «even amusing» (p. 121) in terms of logic and reason.

Now, what a child of God does with His truth, is up to them (free will), but everyone needs to know that your soul depends on knowing His truth by reading the Bible, comprehending it, and then abiding (applying) His truth to their lives to produce His righteous truth in all thoughts / beliefs, writings, actions as He instructs us to live while house in human form.

To be free of ideological captivity is to «join the community of struggle,» to oppose racism and sexism, to fight for human rights and women's ordination, to engage in social action, to envision «holiness as justice,» and to develop nonsexist language and imagery in order to «empower» and free the congregation to engage in the «struggle for liberation.»

... you can claim free will and by so cover all of the human actions done to the world but how can say that god is real and controls nature when nature has killed more purely innocent lives then anything in history ever... if god was just and comp@ssinate why send the wave that killed 300 thousand, why create the plague that killed nearly 75 million in the middle ages when nearly everyone was a VERY devout believer....

Trying to explain the origin of human freedom, the Russian philosopher says that humans resemble God with respect to the autonomy of their actions; they are free as parts of the unlimited universal unity.

Rather, such FWTs uniformly contend that since God can not control the free actions of humans in any given context, only some of the possible worlds containing human freedom (only some of the possible ways in which God saw humans might use their freedom) were actualizable and that God had absolutely no control over which possible worlds were in this category.

The bottom line here is that the Republicans» fascination with an unfettered free market and their lack of faith in the government's ability to provide any benefits to our common life (except to assist business in making money) is no more consistent with Catholic teaching than the Democrats» emphasis on individual freedom in social questions and their faith in human perfectibility through government action.

Now I don't want to get into all the theological intricacies here, but it can be seen throughout Scripture that while God is in complete control and has a definite goal in mind that will absolutely come to pass, he somehow is still free to be able to respond to humans in such a way that makes them responsible for their actions.

The doctrine of free will of human beings, by which he or she controls all passions and guides his / her actions, is an essential aspect of the East Syrian theology.

One corollary of this view is that creativity in human relationship can never be the sheer imposition of one will upon another, It must be the kind of action, with whatever coercion is involved, which so far as possible leaves the other more free to respond.

Although human beings are free to transcend the determinism of that locus in both thought and action, especially by examining it and seeing how it affects them, they can not think from a neutral or objective point outside of their concrete history.

... you can claim free will and by so cover all of the human actions done to the world but how can say that god is real and controls nature when nature has killed more purely innocent lives then anything in history ever... if god was just and comp@ssinate why send the tsunami that killed 300 thousand, why create the plague that killed nearly 75 million in the middle ages when nearly everyone was a VERY devout believer....

Two traits of classical theism were that it either (like Stoicism and Spinozism) clearly and consistently denied human freedom (in the straightforward sense of actions being not wholly determined by their causal conditions) or else ambiguously or contradictorily affirmed and denied causal determinism — truly classically in Aquinas's statement that God strictly causes our actions but in such fashion that we were also free to act otherwise.

It is only because the human person is rational and free that can he take responsibility for himself, and so too, can be held responsible, both for himself and for his attitudes and actions.

By contrast, free speech is a natural human right, which can be blocked by other human action.

The «antioxidant power» of a food is an expression of its capability both to defend the human organism from the action of the free radicals and to prevent degenerative disorders deriving from persistent oxidative stress.

Ultimately it comes down to monster - on - monster action, with the human characters pushed to the margins, relegated to the sidelines to give the visual effects team free rein to do what they do best.

Like the 2014 Godzilla remake, ultimately it comes down to monster - on - monster action, with the human characters pushed to the margins, relegated to the sidelines to give the visual effects team free rein to do what they do best (hint: It doesn't involve animating human characters).

Voluntary action, free from direct economic benefits, is characterized by intrinsic motivations which promote, primarily by altruism focused towards the improvement of the social situation of certain human groups that are generally at a disadvantage against the human group which comes from the volunteer.

It helps to remind yourself that the forex market will be around as long as there is human civilization, so if the goal in our short time on this earth is to live as stress - free but as successfully as possible, than start working on this goal by employing a set and forget trading style by using simple price action trading strategies.

This has similarly been a central message of the great free - market Austrian School economists, most notably Ludwig von Mises (another personal classical liberal icon), who in his 1949 magnum opus Human Action claimed:

It is represented by a combination of five qualities: 1) natural; 2) solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; 3) undeveloped; 4) untrammeled nature (essentially free from the actions of modern human control or manipulation); and 5) ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.

Eichhorn's piece — and Steiner's curtailing of Koenig & Clinon's hours — recall Asher's proposal for the 2010 Whitney Biennial, to keep the museum open around the clock for a week (the Whitney agreed to three days, citing «budgetary and human resources limitations»), in reverse: rather than expand hours to promote inclusiveness, to welcome new people in to the institution, these works freed time for (mostly) modestly paid workers while slowing down an art calendar that overflows with action.

The featured works are Cleaning the Mirror (1995), where one person carefully scrubs a human skeleton in a confrontation with mortality, Freeing Series (1975), where the voice, memory, and body are liberated, and Art Must Be Beautiful, Artist Must Be Beautiful (1975), where the same phrase and action are repeated obsessively, like an incantation.

Murphy has written more than 100 articles for the layman on free - market economics and is the author of numerous books, including Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015), Lessons for the Young Economist (Mises Institute, 2010), and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (Regnery, 2007).

In the report «Conflict Palm Oil: How US Snack Food Brands are Contributing to Climate Change and Human rights Violations,» Rainforest Action Network is calling on global food manufacturers to adopt responsible palm oil policies and commit to using only traceable palm oil that is free of deforestation and human rights violatHuman rights Violations,» Rainforest Action Network is calling on global food manufacturers to adopt responsible palm oil policies and commit to using only traceable palm oil that is free of deforestation and human rights violathuman rights violations.

The piece involves a series of actions, including the installation of «textile architectures» in Antarctica and Ushuaia that explore nomadic housing alternatives; the filming of a documentary; photographic records; workshops; and even the proposal of a new article to rectify the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights to «recognize that all human beings have a natural right of free transit and crossing any frontiers into the territories of their choice.&rHuman Rights to «recognize that all human beings have a natural right of free transit and crossing any frontiers into the territories of their choice.&rhuman beings have a natural right of free transit and crossing any frontiers into the territories of their choice.»

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

Such a framework will be human rights in action, creating a space for free, prior and informed consent, self determination and respect for culture.