Sentences with phrase «idea of sacrifice»

And is the whole idea of sacrifice also mythological?
The abyss separating us from the ancient idea of sacrifice can not be bridged simply by an intellectual jump.
In Hinduism, at the centre of vedic revelations is the idea of sacrifice.
Standing in front of his congregation at Ecclesia Church, a congregation he admits is different - more diverse, more urban - than many evangelical churches - Chris Seay encouraged them to do so something he said combines the ideas of sacrifice and devotion that mark the Lenten season, the 40 - day lead up to Easter.
We don't drop the idea of sacrifice because our world wants God to conform to its expectations.
Thus the idea of sacrifice passed into that of self - sacrifice, as a personal and moral act.
For an eternal idea is just as discernible in the mythical presentation of the cross as it is in pagan mythology — e.g. the idea of sacrifice or heroism.
People get the idea of sacrifice from the text because it says that Abel also offered the fat of his flock.
So to the ideas of power and authority there is added the idea of sacrifice.
The idea of sacrifice, for instance, is completely foreign to the modern mind.
Amongst the reformers, Luther, although rejecting the idea of sacrifice, spoke of the «real flesh and real blood of Christ» on the altar.
In spite of all initiation and all association with the master, they remain in need of instruction to the end: they can never understand the master, never basically comprehend the idea of sacrifice.
This purpose is summed up by St Augustine in his Civitate Dei when he goes to the heart of the meaning of the idea of sacrifice.
A good part of atonement theory today for Christians consists in conjuring up some idea of sacrifice that we can half - believe in long enough to attribute meaning to Christ's death.
But some of them have absolutely no idea of the sacrifices I have to make....
It's not like every writer starts at $ 40,000 a year with benefits, then works his or her way up, so I'm acutely aware of the idea of sacrificing short - term salary to impress people who might pay you a larger salary later on.
The idea of sacrificing Tottenham's splendidly precocious Dele Ali there is equally misconceived.
I disagree with the idea of sacrificing individual style and creativity (so sue me!)
I loved that it handle the idea of sacrifice and determination so elegantly.
And when Ofelia is given a chance at the end to explore again the ideas of sacrifice and selflessness (already embodied in the parallel of her nanny's loyalty to the insurgency), Pan's Labyrinth suggests that conscience — native, infant conscience — is the key to change.
Yet the idea of sacrificing children for the sake of ratings or control might not be as far - fetched as we would like to believe.
Del Toro said: «There is a syncretism of Catholic dogma and the idea of sacrifice into a profane iconography, which is the monster.
This is why the idea of sacrifice is so key, as explored by Hoelzl (2005).
It's a bold and ambitious fantasy adventure built around the idea of sacrifice.
The boomers, it seems, were handed everything and had no idea of the sacrifices that were made for their freedoms.
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