Sentences with phrase «help other traditions»

Although I believe that process philosophy can help other traditions, my focus in the remainder of this lecture will be on the theistic traditions and especially on Christianity.

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Loyola keeping a Catholic identity helps promote real intellectual diversity in American public life (and, again, I'd say the same as to other religious universities; I can imagine some religious belief systems that are so pernicious that, while they must be constitutionally protected, we can still say they hurt American life more than they help it, but I think that most of the traditions that found universities do have a good deal to contribute).

On the other hand, Muslim immigrants are welcome helps in the deconstructionist war against tradition.

The WEA plans to «help and train our people to overcome prejudices against other Christian traditions and not to confuse things from the past with present realities,» secretary general Efraim Tendero said.

Many other saintly authorities could be quoted, but one hopes that this helps to reassure those who, in the current climate of tension, have been made nervous and perhaps over cautious about what truly belongs to the orthodox tradition of the Church.

We know that there is also wisdom to be found, much of it similar to Biblical wisdom, in the sacred texts and stories of other faiths and traditions and we are glad to have those, also, to help us discern the direction of our lives and paths.

In contrast, some other prayer forms — including those shaped by the formula of the acronym ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication), so popular in some traditions — may serve to balance elements of prayer, but not necessarily in a way that helps us think about the flow or connections between the elements.

Might it be time to find your place among followers of Jesus who concentrate on following Jesus, loving others, and helping those who need help rather than among those who spend their time worrying about «marital cultural traditions» and similar things?

The task of the missionary today, it was maintained, is to see the best in other religions, to help the adherents of those religions to discover, or to rediscover, all that is best in their own traditions, to cooperate with the most active and vigorous elements in the other traditions in social reform and in the purification of religious expression.

Some turn to the East, particularly to Taoism; some to Native American perspectives and other primal traditions; some to emerging feminist visions; still others to neglected themes or traditions within the Western heritage, ranging from materials in Pythagorean philosophy to neglected themes in Plato to Leibniz or Spinoza; and still others to twentieth - century philosophers such as Heidegger or to philosophical movements such as the Deep Ecology movement.9 As one would expect in an age characterized by a split between religion and philosophy, few environmental philosophers turn to sources in the Bible or Christian theology for help, though some — Robin Attfield, for example — argue that Christian history has been wrongly maligned by environmental philosophers, and that it can serve as a better resource than some might expect (WTEE 201 - 230).

In public education, then, the initial aim of instruction in the religious heritage is to help adherents of each tradition — Christians, Jews, Muslims, Ethical Culturists, Religious Naturalists, and all the others — to realize to the full the resources for the embodiment of religious faith available in their tradition at its best.

Here we have no other version to help us reconstruct the original form of the parable, but the task is not difficult, since the tradition has sought to make the parable edifying by means of additions at the conclusion rather than by allegorizing the story itself.

But it is important to emphasize that the possibility that the church may help God to save the world in no way implies that God does not need, and may not receive, the support of other communities, traditions, institutions, and, of course, individuals.

Instead of being worried about religion and its fate in life, clergymen may be helped to a more adventuresome and dynamic understanding of religion's role in contemporary life through participation in the dialogue between questions and answers, between the meanings of the contemporary and those of tradition, and between religion and the other fields of thought.

And then, of course, a tradition that is capable of self - critique, a tradition that is capable of affirming the truth found in all other traditions — that is something that could actually help you.

Education for creative worship should help people discover the power of the symbols from both their own tradition and the traditions of others.

Knowledge of the existence of a vital third (organic) tradition — the others being Aristotelianism and mechanism — in the seventeenth century, of its early success in promoting scientific discoveries, and of the dubious reasons for its defeat, may help embolden some theologians to revive this tradition, in purified form, in a way that would be beneficial both to the religious life of humanity and its «scientific» understanding of the reality in which it finds itself (p. 41)

The goal is «to help students understand themselves and others as products of and participants in traditions of culture and belief,» so that they can «understand how meanings are produced and received.»

Rediscovery of this tradition by the Orthodox and by other Russian Christians may help Christianity sustain a role as teacher and reconciler in a more open and diverse society.

We as humans should be able to have traditions, community and a platform to help others without the poison of religious beliefs that force us to make poor decisions.

To respond to the ecological crisis it may help us to go deeper into our own religious tradition to see different bases other than what we already found.

Dialogue between these traditions not only helps us to live peacefully with the rest of creation but also helps us to live peacefully with people of other faiths.

The dialogue between religious traditions not only helps us to live peacefully with the rest of creation but also helps us to live peacefully with people of other faiths.

We have valued especially the cultural and religious traditions of Asia and India which have helped us to open ourselves to the dialogue with other cultures and religious.

Such truth always comes mediated through texts, traditions and communal practices and therefore as incomplete and fragile, calling us to listen again with each other's help for a divine Word.

A fourth paradox: while the denominations survive as some means or other of helping people link up with traditions and find spiritual families, they are grossly undersupported.

Christian poets throughout the ages have helped people to participate imaginatively in Christian language — in other words, have helped them to hear the word of God — by placing the imagistic language of the tradition in fresh contexts so that the dead metaphors may become alive once more.

Creating traditions and rituals each summer, just as during other seasons and holiday times, can help children experience predictability and be a source of family bonding.

You can volunteer to help with the carrot harvest or at other times of the year, and in the fall they have an amazing farm tour that has become a tradition.

Start an annual family tradition with five simple things you and your kids can do to help others during the holidays:

The group solely exists to serve as a voluntary vigilante assemblage of hard core and die - hard members of the New Patriotic Party to help the party win elections through constant advocacy, research and defence of the traditions and records of the party in the Ghanaian and international media or any other appropriate forum.

That was the voguish creed advanced by Lord Maurice Glasman and Jon Cruddas, among others, during the last parliament, seeking to anchor Labour in its earlier traditions of community, mutualism, localism and self - help, rejecting the excesses 1980s neo-liberalism and 1960s social liberalism alike.

Although not a complete protein itself, gelatin allows the body to more fully utilize proteins from other foods, 3,4 which helps explain why gelatin - dense stocks are such a vital part of European kitchen traditions, like gravies, stews, and soups.

Here, five celebrated teachers from different traditions (Anusara, Ashtanga, Kripalu, Iyengar, and Viniyoga — with apologies for others we had to leave out) share their own instructions and inspiration to help you deepen your understanding of Virabhadrasana I so that you can access the power of the warrior within you.

In all of those ways, the black dating community is exactly the same as any other, but they also have the advantage of having a supportive, tradition - rich history to help lay a solid foundation for their new potential romance.

I guess Far Far Away is more hidebound by sexist tradition than we'd realized, and anyway, keeping Fiona off the throne keeps her free to try to fend off a palace coup — with the help of some other fairy - tale gals — by Charming while Shrek is off seeking Artie.

All religious and spiritual traditions teach that clergy are to help the poor, the disenfranchised, and those who are without power; in other words, the vulnerable.

That tradition continues today with the Forum, an elective class in which students from every grade come together to speak their minds and help each other resolve their differences.

When you make and give this coupon book, it is a great way to celebrate the traditions of Ramadan because you will be helping others.

In addition, cross-case analyses revealed other important components not on the original list: positive school culture (marked by rituals and traditions that celebrate student accomplishment, teacher innovation, parental commitment and a shared ethos of caring, concern and commitment to helping students learn); dynamic, personalized assessment systems; emphasis on the world of work; and deliberate fostering of learning experiences that develop initiative, self - regulation, persistence and collaboration.

To be sure, these objectives are not inconsistent with the desire to preserve certain traditions, but the point would then be to help children decide which traditions are worth preserving and why, based on these other considerations.

As Michelle Goldberg capably illustrates in The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, yoga has always been a bizarre blend of Eastern and Western tradition, particularly in the U.S. Like many other trends, yoga's popularity began in Hollywood.

May his soul rest in peace... You continue his tradition of helping others... His helping thoughts will live for ever through people like you...

Today, our more than 1,000 corporate employees carry on that tradition of helping members — and each other — succeed.

I believe that the time - honored tradition of yoga can help develop the character of God in our lives by fostering patience, balance, humility, and self - control, benefiting our inner selves and our relationships with God and others.

it would help spread new tradition and understanding of other places.

This 50 - minute film will help you feel good about playing your part in a great artistic tradition: collecting material, combining it with other «stolen goods» and transforming it into something that's totally you.

Her work helped launch a major resurgence in the Miniature Painting department in the Nineties at the National College of Arts in Lahore, inspiring many others to examine the miniature tradition.

Her work helped launch a major resurgence in the Miniature Painting department in the»90s at the National College of Arts in Lahore, inspiring many others to examine the miniature tradition.

Plus, Auburn fans planting thousands of oaks across Alabama and other parts of the US certainly helps make up for some of the TP waste for which the tradition is famous.