However, the path of the person that has eschewed all religious organizations is one that is meandering and largely inefficient, and the unfortunate result of not of the religion or the belief itself, but of the way in which bodies of believers
function within society.
These artists questioned the entire practice of art making, the nature of the art object, and how art
functioned within society.
Not exact matches
Pregnancy, however, falls comfortably into none of the usual definitions of disease: it is not a state inimical to the way one is supposed to feel; it is not a condition in which body components and systems are acting inharmoniously (to the contrary, infertility would more likely fall
within that definition); it is not a state of abnormality — for the pregnant woman
functions satisfactorily
within society, and the social and physical environment tolerates the pregnant woman perfectly.
And as urban neighborhoods disintegrate, the least skilled members of our
society find themselves alone, deprived of a
functioning community
within which they can find safety, self - respect, and the challenges that are prerequisites for self - fulfillment and happiness.
In redefining marriage and the family, the state not only embarks on an unprecedented expansion of its powers into realms heretofore considered prior to or outside its reach, and not only does it usurp
functions and prerogatives once performed by intermediary associations
within civil
society, it also exercises these powers by tacitly redefining what the human being is and committing the nation to a decidedly post-Christian (and ultimately post-human) anthropology and philosophy of nature.
The Institute's proximity to the ruins of the Anasazi civilization provides an appropriate setting for the program's serious and admiring reflection on the successes of past
societies to
function as complex adaptive systems
within their environments.
It emphasizes the difference of humans from gods and nature; it also separates religion,
society and government and the functionaries
within them and gives them autonomy to
function according to the laws inherent in each.
Carl Henry, for example, was able to respond to Jim Wallis's characterization of the communal, over against the individual, nature of the gospel by saying that he agreed with Wallis's communal definition.67» But Henry's individualistic view of people
within human
society, while allowing for the community of the church, the importance of the family, and a limited
function for the state, remains largely atomistic.
This renewal requires a commitment to fundamental values
within a framework of belief - in this case Christian faith - that is in dialogue with other frameworks.49 From a similar perspective, Robin Gill sees the primary
function of the church in
society as that of generating «key values which alter the fundamental moral, social, and political vision.»
The third of the major
functions of traditional religious faith is to provide a body of belief structures which serve to harmonise the many disparate ideas, experiences and institutions
within society in such a way that individual as well as corporate needs and aspirations are given expression.
They must learn the ways of the
society and how to
function within it.
In their comprehensive survey of research into television and its effects, George Comstock and his associates note that television
within American
society principally serves two social
functions: that of entertainment and of killing vacant time.
As Carter points out, it highlights the tension between the breasts»
function as a symbol of sexuality
within western
society and the
function of the breast as an organic source of nutrients for the infant (Carter, 1996).
That the current system isn't simply the natural order of things, but the product of active human decision - making, and that it's
within our power to alter how
society functions.
Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social
functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and
society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.
The way we think, talk, act, remember, believe and
function within a social
society are all heavily influenced by the secretion of hormones from glands in the brain and body, which have been designed and refined over the course of human evolution to kick in when we need them, and deliver the beneficial effects that we all know so well.
The system encourages
function within an existing
society, rather than against it or apart from it.
During my final studies relating to personality and social psychology [6] I suggested that where there hardly seems to be a need for a Survival of the Fittest - mode, we now are confronted
within the conditions of Western
society by a change to Psychological Survival, and our brain attributes and
functions need to be adjusted as such.
These include an endlessly forgiving higher education system; the presence
within the U.S. of most of the world's top universities; huge efforts at research and development; a hard - working populace and an adaptable immigration policy; a
society that encourages second chances and invites new ideas; and the world's largest and best -
functioning free - market economy.
Within the social studies, technology has served a dual role as an important instructional tool that may have a significant effect on the global, political, social, and economic
functioning of American
society.
With respect to the adequacy of the relief secured by the decree, the court's
function is «not to determine whether the proposed [d] ecree results in the balance of rights and liabilities that is the one that will best serve
society, but only to ensure that the resulting settlement is
within the reaches of the public interest.»
These pages are not run by Nevada Humane
Society staff so if you see a pet you know on either page, please use the message
function within Facebook to contact an administrator of the page.
And so, for two years she spent her days
within a three - by - nine foot cage and even was put on death row by a judge who felt that the «vicious» pup could not
function normally in
society.
He works closely with community members and community educational institutions to create and show images that
function within the community to create positive dialog around these difficult topics, while simultaneously allowing these images to
function outside of the community to ask bigger questions about mass incarceration
within American
Society.
Making use of humour, play, «cut and paste» techniques and a variety of mediums, Victoria's work operates around systems of
functioning and understanding that exist
within societies or different cultural contexts.
Through painting, sculpture, performance, and installation, these artists create alternative places that
function within, but as a counterpoint to,
society.
Presented as videos, installations, and performances, these semi-staged situations are a means by which to examine and test what constitutes a
functioning society, and what the role of an individual is
within its systems.
Both men played an important role
within the organisation and since this time one of the most important
functions that the organisation serves is to be sure that works, gifted through the
Society, will find their way to the right public collections.
File recently graduated from Chelsea College of Art and will be discussing his performative practice that reflects on the
function of institutions and networks in
society drawing principally on governmental, legal, corporate and media structures and ideas of individual identity and authenticity
within these.
Even after gaining employment with the former Japanese National Railways, he taught himself to paint while working, all the while cultivating his unique outlook on the position A-bomb victims found themselves in
within society and on discarded and other items that had been unable to retain their original forms and had lost their
function in
society due to exposure to radiation in the bombing.
Presented as videos and installations, these semi-staged situations are a means by which to examine and test what constitutes a
functioning society, and what the role of an individual is
within its systems.She is also the co-author of the publication WHO IS AN ARTIST.
It assumes that the level of distributive justice
within a
society is a
function of the wellbeings of individuals, which means it can be reflected in the aggregation of wellbeing.
Center for Family Consultation (CFC) is an association of individuals who study the emotional
functioning of human families, their members and their
societies,
within the natural systems conceptual frame of Bowen Theory.
Within these constellations, there are high
functioning borderlines that operate well in
society and whose disorder is not very obvious to new acquaintances or the casual observer.