Sentences with phrase «human endeavor as»

Herzog uses these expansive, often undisturbed, and extreme places to frame the scale of human endeavor as both epic and inconsequential.

In a thoughtful way Chardin explores the omnipresence of God in the world, humans as supernatural beings in the natural evolutionary process, and the meaning of human endeavor as the realization of Christian charity.

Not exact matches

«There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance.

I do not find it possible to believe that bodily corruption, that ultimate negation, as it seems, of all human endeavor, aspiration and hope, can be something from which the manhood of Christ was exempt.

Now, there's nothing much new about that, as believers have endeavored to refute Hume and his disciples since the publication of his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in 1748.

We have thus far considered the meaning of democracy as a broad concept having relevance to every field of human interest and endeavor.

To lift the economic burdens which depress life and spoil opportunity, to liberate folk from the slavery of their diseases, to set men free by education from the Town of Stupidity, which, as Bunyan rightly says, is only four degrees north of the City of Destruction itself — all these endeavors to give persons a chance to be their best selves are crusades for human emancipation and happiness.

It is just as important for Christians to be discriminating in their judgments, as for them to recognize the element of sin in all human endeavors.

This is why the word transcendent appears in Ramsey's writings; but it is not always clear whether he is stressing the «transempirical» as a concept of imageless thinking or whether there is a «nonobservable» beyond all human endeavor; if it is the latter, there is a question whether we have any right to be articulate about it.

In seeking to develop a theology of nature, process theologians are supportive of endeavors to appropriate other images from the tradition, such as St. Francis» compassionate love for the poor and treatment of animals as sisters and brothers, the Orthodox view of the church as inclusive of all of creation, and the use of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist, products of the interworkings between God, the non-human natural world, and human labor, that speak, to contemporary needs.

They see religion particularly at work in the endeavor to bring about such changes in the total structure of human existence as will transform this world into one in which everyone may develop a rich and good and happy life.

And surely it is this kind of attraction, the necessary condition of our unity, which must be linked at its root with the radiations of some ultimate Center (at once transcendent and immanent) of psychic congregation: the same Center as that whose existence, opening for human endeavor a door to the Irreversible, seems indispensable (the supreme condition of the future!)

That «other quarter» was probably not envisioned as God's direct intervention, for Mordecai was a realist who believed in the necessity of human agency; God's invisible providence undergirded human endeavor.

Therefore while keeping love as the essence of humanness and, therefore, the criterion and goal of all human endeavor, human society today has to eschew utopianism and organize itself as power - structures based on a sense of the moral law of structural justice and utilize even the coercive legal sanctions of the state to preserve social peace and protect the weaker sections of society in a balance of order, freedom and justice.

The impact of Wieman in the American scene has sometimes been compared with that of Barth upon Continental theology, 17 and a parallel does exist at the point at which both men direct attention away from humanity and human values to the work of God which is understood as prior to and sovereign over human endeavors.

They see modernism as the legacy of the Enlightenment, with its absolute faith in human reason and its supreme confidence that human endeavor can steadily make progress towards an ultimate goal which promises final knowledge and complete human fulfillment.

Today, as always happens when a supreme ideal endeavors to get itself expressed in human institutions, the general average of organized religion is lower than the best.

In fact there is probably no area of human endeavor where the phenomenal richness of possibility is so apparent as in art, and where the sense of incompleteness is more evident.

Elsewhere he claimed jurisdiction only over sin, but inasmuch as most human endeavor is tainted with sin, the pope's area of possible jurisdiction was large.

We must reject the western conception of humanism which developed during the renaissance when human endeavors were devoted to material gains and adapt to African humanism which sees man primarily as a spiritual being endowed with dignity, integrity, respect and value.

Diversity brings excellence to science, the workplace and other human endeavors, as research is showing.

Now advances such as machine learning are driving it into multiple fields of human endeavor, from transportation to medicine to finance.

As you read the original accounts of this extraordinary age of polar exploration, written a century or more ago, you may be reminded of the common character of exploration, science and technology, each of which celebrate the opening of new frontiers, the discovery of unknown facts and the advancement of human endeavors.

Still, Cucinotta pointed to «Cancer Risk From Exposure to Galactic Cosmic Rays: Implications for Space Exploration by Human Beings» from The Lancet Oncology as being one of particular note because it highlighted the health risks associated with humans» space travel endeavors.

Seeing this as the ultimate human endeavor, he committed his life to supporting others on this path.

While Gerwig and Baumbach's previous effort, «Frances Ha,» similarly explored complex female friendships and a main character earnestly struggling to grow as a human, «Mistress America» dips further into the New York groove and questionable creative endeavors that also mark «Lady Bird.»

«mathematics as a human endeavor» — the human development and use of mathematics in measurement, dance, music, and so on.

Closing the opportunity gap requires the public to view the work teachers do as the single most important human endeavor.

As many of Tezuka's work heavily explores the human condition, we at Digital Manga, Inc., also try to follow suit from his message — recognize and analyze where we went astray, get back on our feet and make good to get back on the correct path, and then strive to improve even more so in future endeavors.

I know of no other field of human endeavor in which exercising price discipline is thought of as a «scheme.»

All of Sherrie's endeavors place emphasis on strengthening the human - animal bond as a foundation to improve well - being.

Since our first store opened in 1965, we have endeavored to be the community leader in promoting the welfare of companion animals, as well as the importance of the human - animal bond.

There are two rules that are as true in travel hacking as they are in virtually any other field of human endeavor:

One of SEGA's latest arcade endeavors is the on - rails shooter Transformers: Human Alliance which was directed by Mr. Oga - Shi who is also responsible for such light - gun classics as Gunblade, Jurassic Park: The Lost World and Let's Go Jungle & Island.

Instead of presenting an art endeavoring to reveal its contents to viewers with the least amount of interference, The Thing and the Thing - in - Itself features works that act out the limits of human understanding as they create mysteries, pose conundrums, and leave viewers with provocative questions.

His interest in ethnic artifacts and everyday ephemera, as well as obscure forms of knowledge and the occult, was rooted in a search for universality underlying the diversity of human endeavor.

Others mimic human creative endeavors such as mark making and sound making, and replicate everyday tasks such as tying shoe laces.

As society evolved, the human figure maintained its importance in artistic endeavors and is the major focal point in artistic expression to this day.»

His subject of old and new aerodynamic technology meets apocalyptic showdown has a curious taste: On first glimpse the heavy bronze cast rockets and air balloons appears as a serious technological inquest into the subject, but on a deeper examination — juxtaposed with other works such as «Old Peculiar» (2015) combining everyday inexpensive materials such as cardboard, wax, and foam with deliberately clumsy attachments, it transpires Alex's is creating amusing objects exploring human endeavors and failed attempts.

Ultimately we all have to accept that scientific endeavors exist because we don't know the final and complete answers to all questions; that is why more research is conducted and science as a human undertaking is not finished.

Ridley's book also has flaws — as does this blog and every other human endeavor.

As with any human endeavor, errors are possible.

Today, her work to protect Indonesia's human and environmental health continues as she endeavors to raise global awareness about the dangers of mercury.

Sustainability addresses human and natural systems (such as social justice, social values, biodiversity, ecosystem services and lifecycle food chains) as well as economic systems (such as market viability, profit and returns) in order to meet needs and desires without endangering the viability of future generations or endeavors.

As one who likes the outdoors and solo adventures, Weiner's book resonates with me... I guess because of the implied humility that should be placed on human endeavors...

There he also won Caltech's top honor, the Francis Clauser Prize, awarded «for opening new avenues of human thought and endeavor,» as well as Caltech's William H. Ballhaus Prize for his thesis work on lasers.

When talking about their work history, they often sound as if they're reading an official job description straight out of human resources, not describing an endeavor in which they have spent most of their waking hours.

The reason: As in most human endeavors, people are wary of accepting the first choice offered.

She continues to serve as the Annual Gala Chair for New Endeavors by Women and on the gala committees for organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, SMYAL, and Central Union Mission.