Sentences with phrase «in classical languages»

He received his BA in classical languages and literature from the University of Chicago in 1987.

The great thing about a background in classical languages is that you are not just studying the languages themselves.

While the Committee of Ten did suggest different programs of study for high schools (for example, programs specializing in classical languages, science and mathematics, or modern languages) and introduced the concept of electives to American high schools, its guiding principle was that all students should receive the same high - quality liberal arts education.

In this logically impeccable form, the scheme killed off interest in the classical languages so effectively that it had to be modified.

The second point is that one might ask why the thing has to be described in classical language.

For me, God is still a Thou, never a You, and is best honored and celebrated in classical language, melodies and theology.

In the classical language of Arabs, khalq is considered as an act of God and Al - khaliq, the Creator, is one of the names of God in the Qur» an5.

Not exact matches

Man's self - conscious, reflective unity - in - duality, means that metaphysics complements physics, metalanguage complements language, statistical analyses and classical laws complement each other, and various physical theories complement Newton's.

In Akkadian, the language of classical Mesopotamia, the same word was used to express the idea of faith in God or another person and the act of issuing a loaIn Akkadian, the language of classical Mesopotamia, the same word was used to express the idea of faith in God or another person and the act of issuing a loain God or another person and the act of issuing a loan.

The general position of these writers, whose contributions vary considerably in approach and quality, is that Jesus made no claim of divinity for himself and that the doctrine of the incarnation was developed during the early centuries of the Christian era as an attempt to express the uniqueness of Jesus in the mythological language and thought forms of the Greek culture of the time.While recognizing the validity of the patristic theologians» work, which culminated in the classical christological definitions of Nicea and Chalcedon, the British theologians question whether these definitions are intelligible in the 20th century, and go on to suggest that some concept other than incarnation might better express the divine significance of Jesus today.

The problem is still raised in its classical form as the persistence of the disembodied soul, but the question really concerns the retention of subjective immediacy for any occasion, and Whitehead's language suggests that there may be «a peculiarly intense relationship of mutual immanence» between the occasion and God supportive of its subjective immediacy.

Classical liberal theology believed it spoke the truth and that all enlightened Christians should eventually speak the gospel in the same language, the sooner the better.

It would be more in accord with the spirit of myth to regard man as just one element in an infinite universe — even the New Testament does so in clear and classical language; it says, not «God so loved mankind», but «God so loved the world».

The 18 authors in this collection ask whether the feminist revision of Christian language changes classical Christian doctrines (especially the Trinity) beyond recognition.

The aim is, for the teacher, «covering the material»; for the student, speed and accuracy in «information retrieval,» The rigid application of this paradigm is well illustrated by the teaching of classical languages in the nineteenth century.

In the language of classical Christian theology, «redemption» (as it is called) is another act of creation; it is in line with and part of the continuing divine working in the worlIn the language of classical Christian theology, «redemption» (as it is called) is another act of creation; it is in line with and part of the continuing divine working in the worlin line with and part of the continuing divine working in the worlin the world.

In consequence, with such models as their objective, physicists frequently formulate the content of quantum mechanics in the language of classically conceived particles and waves, because of certain analogies between the formal structures of classical and quantum mechanics... Accordingly, although a satisfactory uniformly complete interpretation of quantum mechanics based on a single model can not be given, the theory can be satisfactorily interpreted for each concrete experimental situation to which the theory is appliedIn consequence, with such models as their objective, physicists frequently formulate the content of quantum mechanics in the language of classically conceived particles and waves, because of certain analogies between the formal structures of classical and quantum mechanics... Accordingly, although a satisfactory uniformly complete interpretation of quantum mechanics based on a single model can not be given, the theory can be satisfactorily interpreted for each concrete experimental situation to which the theory is appliedin the language of classically conceived particles and waves, because of certain analogies between the formal structures of classical and quantum mechanics... Accordingly, although a satisfactory uniformly complete interpretation of quantum mechanics based on a single model can not be given, the theory can be satisfactorily interpreted for each concrete experimental situation to which the theory is applied.2

By working out a neoclassical theory of nonliteral religious discourse consistent with his neoclassical theism generally, he has not only overcome the notorious contradictions involved in classical theism's use of analogy and other modes of nonliteral language, he has also given good reasons for thinking that our distinctively modern reflection about God results from two movements of thought, not simply from one.

And, although the five classical proofs may seem abstract and arid in these days, when we have grown unaccustomed to the language of metaphysics, they are neverthelessa reasoned statement of the conviction most men either hold, or wish they could hold; namely that things seen are the work of an invisible Creator.

The English word «love» can refer to a number of different sorts of love that other languages, classical Greek particularly, kept more distinct in their vocabulary.

Schubert Ogden insists that people today no longer express their understandings of the meaning of existence in the mythological language of the classical theological tradition.

In today's language, we would call this a «great books» or classical approach to education.

Only with the rise of the research university in Germany early in the nineteenth century and in America toward the end of that century was the focus on the classical Western languages and literatures gradually replaced by departmental specialization and the abandonment of required courses in favor of electives.

The old - school professors opposed the abandonment of the classical languages, but those working toward a new core curriculum at Columbia pointed to the near - universal use of the Bible in English.

An obvious evidence of this shift is seen in the gradual de-emphasis of classical language study.

Byzantium, for its part, never completely cast off from its moorings in ancient Greece and always kept, at least in educated circles, the classical form of written language.

Though Marx and Engels later avoided the philosophical language of their early years, and in the Manifesto of the Communist Party laughed at the German literati who «beneath the French criticism of the economic functions of money... wrote «Alienation of Humanity,» 6 they always recognized that «The German Working class movement is the heir of German classical philosophy.

His philological approach to language, encouraged by Erasmus and the whole neo-classical movement, together with his long training in rhetoric and his love of classical literature, all contributed to his success.

Although this is not the usual language in which the special theory is presented in the textbooks on relativity, all essential concepts of this theory are presented in this passage and their differences from their classical counterparts stated.

For amusement, it has classical melodies in 3 languages.

In addition to the language mode, the colorful keyboard also plays classical melodies.

The electronic piano has lights, volume control, and three modes: classical melodies, piano key tones, and language discovery in English, French, and Spanish.

Although the proposal is couched in ground states and excitations, the language of quantum physics, the researchers say it is perfectly appropriate to think of the outcome in the more classical hot - and - cold terms of thermodynamics.

In addition to major languages such as English, German, French, and Spanish, the database also included ancient Greek, Arabic, Basque, Tamil, and Telugu, one of India's classical languages.

She is also trained in classical Indian music and is fluent in four languages including Sanskrit.

Early descriptions of yoga are written in Sanskrit, the classical literary language of India...

I don't want to say anything about the story: it is obvious that the language used in game is worthy of a writer, yet there is no story - and the reason is obvious: it is a parody and a homage (all in one) to Classical RPG, so a deep Story in this game would probably be spoiling it rather than giving something to it.

In case you were wondering, the play's Chinese title translates as the super-snappy The Glamorous White - collars: To Live or to Survive, but regardless, I'll eat my hat if this one doesn't kick off a wave of workplace musicals about the global financial crisis... For those who care, Matteo Garrone starts production on an English - language feature, The Tale of Tales, a modern update of 50 classical tales in the Neapolitan dialect, written by Giambattista Basile in the 17th centurIn case you were wondering, the play's Chinese title translates as the super-snappy The Glamorous White - collars: To Live or to Survive, but regardless, I'll eat my hat if this one doesn't kick off a wave of workplace musicals about the global financial crisis... For those who care, Matteo Garrone starts production on an English - language feature, The Tale of Tales, a modern update of 50 classical tales in the Neapolitan dialect, written by Giambattista Basile in the 17th centurin the Neapolitan dialect, written by Giambattista Basile in the 17th centurin the 17th century.

The film is described as a «classical gothic romance ghost story» that stars Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam, and del Toro called it his first adult movie in the English language.

In a sense, the IB's programs express the effort to nurture both ambitions: the Diploma Program along with its pre-secondary school counterparts embody the rigors of classical education, including the arts and sciences and mathematics, languages, and independent writing projects; at the same time the IB has developed career programs for students focused on more immediate employment.

The core subjects, most modern languages, Latin and Classical Greek are offered in a choice of levels to cater for the full range of abilities.

The best Classics teachers in independent school demonstrate to their students the influence of classical cultures on today's world, from the building blocks the languages provided for modern grammar to the cognates that inform the vocabulary of English and the Romance languages.

The World Languages Proficiency Project will help the Modern and Classical Languages Department provide students with effective tools (technological and non-technological) that will help them explore their language of study through reading, summarization, and storytelling, and discover talents that they will be able to transfer to their learning in other disciplines.

Starting from the styling cues of the last neo classical coupes, which became milestones of Zagato design in the new millennium, the challenge was to apply the same design language to a completely different proportion of vehicle: the Bentley Continental GT Speed

The fact that several sources I found note that the language used in these books was more «vulgar» than «classical» Latin would also support this idea — even...

In contrast to classical conditioning, in operant conditioning the reinforcement cycle starts with some action on the part of the trainee (in Skinner's language, the operantIn contrast to classical conditioning, in operant conditioning the reinforcement cycle starts with some action on the part of the trainee (in Skinner's language, the operantin operant conditioning the reinforcement cycle starts with some action on the part of the trainee (in Skinner's language, the operantin Skinner's language, the operant).

At Fourteen30 Contemporary, Rafferty, a participant in this year's Whitney Biennial, presents new work concerning language and the body, a connection bridged through the concept of «figure drawing,» which applies both to the classical practice of artists observing and representing a model as well as using the innate elasticity of words to suggest multiple, sometimes contradictory meanings.

Her work addresses how the historical can be used as a material to address contemporary conditions such as loss, the swipe, the flatness and limitations of an image, emotions in classical sculpture, the use of models, muscle aches from using a computer, color as a language, and the democracy of materials such as clay.

His love of language was rooted in the rigorous classical education he received at Portora Royal school, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, whose old boys included Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett.

Trained at Swarthmore, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Yale, Akunyili Crosby uses the languages and strategies of Western art, absorbing and subverting classical approaches in order to express ideas more pertinent to our times.