In our common human experience, God is often «the void», as Whitehead once said, although he said it in a very different context.
At the risk of even greater brevity but in the hope of a clear capsule view, I set forth my own model: fundamental theology is that discipline which consists in philosophical reflection upon the meanings present
in our common human experience and in the Christian fact.
Not exact matches
In looking for inductive possibilities for a move from anthropology to theology, i.e., in attempting to find an anchorage for theology in fundamental human experience, Berger turns to our common, «universal» experiences - to what he labels «prototypical human gestures.&raqu
In looking for inductive possibilities for a move from anthropology to theology, i.e.,
in attempting to find an anchorage for theology in fundamental human experience, Berger turns to our common, «universal» experiences - to what he labels «prototypical human gestures.&raqu
in attempting to find an anchorage for theology
in fundamental human experience, Berger turns to our common, «universal» experiences - to what he labels «prototypical human gestures.&raqu
in fundamental
human experience, Berger turns to our
common, «universal»
experiences - to what he labels «prototypical
human gestures.»
Berger wishes to speak of «a God who is not made by man, who is outside and not within ourselves,» but he limits his act of faith
in such a God to projections outward from
common human experience, i.e., to signals of transcendence70 The result is that Berger is left finally with his own
experience alone, a consequence that weakens his understanding not only of Christian theology but ultimately of play as well.
But yet, the fact remains that
in man's «
common»
experience,
in those very
human and historical — and sinful — limitations we know so well, we have the right to find
in parabolic fashion creaturely representations of that which God is, and that which God has done, and that which God purposes to bring to pass
in and for and through and with and to this his world and the men and women whom he has placed
in it.
If innocence and
experience, the two contrary states of the
human soul, must culminate
in a
common vision, then that vision must act upon that which it portrays.
Some metaphors readily lend themselves to high development because they belong to a metaphor system, i.e. a group of metaphors linked together by their
common origin
in a single area of
human observation,
experience or activity, which has generated its own peculiar sublanguage or jargon.110
But he believes that such images and concepts can acquire fresh meaning if considered
in terms of the Whiteheadian understanding of Jesus as our model of what it means to overcome the
common divergence that we as
humans experience between that course of action which God presents to us and that course of action we find ourselves naturally wanting to follow (104).
Rather, it is
in the very manner
in which he develops and emphasizes the distinctiveness of the Christian story — focusing on its own internal criteria for truth without reference to publicly accessible criteria of
common human experience and rational inquiry — and the relation between the church and the world.
But
in terms of foundations for dialogue the Cardinal talks about
human dignity, rights and fundamental moral values, whilst also encouraging the «sharing» of «knowledge» and «
experience», as well as «promoting»
common values.
Pregnancy and birth can be a faithing
experience, one that makes women aware of what they hold
in common with the greater
human family.
Along with
common human experience, the behavioral sciences provide much data that can only be explained
in terms of the individual's fundamental desire to be valued.
Up to this point, I have spoken of theology's concern with the credibility of the Christian witness, which concern arises from the fact that Christian faith itself claims to be credible
in terms of
common human experience.
The best way to come to such an understanding of prayer is by thinking of the
common human experience of being loved by another and of loving that other
in return.
In this task they share a
common vision that recognizes both the fluidity of
human experience and the futility of our attempts at systematizing them into rigid and monolithic systems.
That the narrowness of the «lower
experience» has been often considered the meaning of happiness by
common sense while security and order
in life are extolled as virtue is itself a tragic testimony to the folly of
human timidity, as analyzed below.
Therefore, if we could abstract those most general and
common features of
human experience from the welter of their vastly varied details, the residuum thus obtained would be metaphysical truth or truths; and, if our process of abstraction were sufficiently thorough and accurate, the resultant truths could be generalized as applying to all
experiences in all possible universes.
In spite of the common understanding that process theists limit God to persuasive action and evangelicals affirm that God acts coercively both sides agree that God ordinarily works in human experience through mutual interaction, or persuasion (Hasker, «Response» 41
In spite of the
common understanding that process theists limit God to persuasive action and evangelicals affirm that God acts coercively both sides agree that God ordinarily works
in human experience through mutual interaction, or persuasion (Hasker, «Response» 41
in human experience through mutual interaction, or persuasion (Hasker, «Response» 41).
In recent decades they have preferred to explore the
experience of faith itself as a universal
human experience that exhibits
common stages of development through the succeeding phases of
human life.
While HIV / AIDS has been pushed into the shadows of North American
experience, the larger challenges to sexual health unite young people
in Africa and the West, which is not surprising given that sex and intimacy are
common human realities.
(I might say
in this context that I find Muray's apparent criticism of Hauerwas on the point that the latter focuses too much on Christianity's «internal criteria of truth without reference to publicly accessible criteria of
common human experience and rational inquiry» (87) somewhat ironic.)
The detached statistical world of counter-terrorism and the angry grandstanding world of politics have little
in common with the
human experiences of those who've actually been affected by political violence.
The most
common stress
experienced by
humans and other animals is social stress, and this stress can trigger or worsen mental illness
in humans.
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have induced this all - too -
common human experience — or a close version of it — permanently
in rats and from what is observed perhaps derive clues about why strokes and Alzheimer's disease can destroy a person's sense of direction.
Although increasing illumination was more
common in MPAs associated with
human activity, even those designated as strict nature reserves or wilderness areas, which have limited
human intrusion,
experienced increasing light — about 9 % are
experiencing increases
in artificial light intensity, the team reports online before print
in Conservation Letters.
Rather than inheriting big brains from a
common ancestor, Neandertals and modern
humans each developed that trait on their own, perhaps favored by changes
in climate, environment, or tool use
experienced separately by the two species «more than half a million years of separate evolution,» writes Jean - Jacques Hublin, a paleoanthropologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
in Leipzig, Germany,
in a commentary
in Science.
Pain is certainly a
common denominator
in the
human experience.
The one turn - off most mortals have
in common is someone who looks determined to start a
human relationship without making to
experience the other somebody better.
We provide that space for organizations, institutions or independent volunteer staff where you can find, discuss and enrich themselves through
common experiences in the past, allowing a mutual aid for the progress of the various activities implemented through international collaboration between educators who don't know one other but with a
common goal,
human development.
Modern neurotheology uses brain mapping techniques to investigate the premise that
humans have a
common trait, possibly located
in the brain, that is definable as spiritual or religious
experience.
Disorientation is a
common sign
in human dementia patients, and PedMD explains that dogs
experience this, too.
Artists are the central protagonists
in the overarching picture that Macel gives of
human experience, which she has broken down across the Giardini's Central Pavilion and the Arsenale into several themes: the Pavilion of Artists and Books, the Pavilion of Joys and Fears, the Pavilion of the
Common, the Pavilion of Earth, the Pavilion of Traditions, the Pavilion of Shamans, the Dionysian Pavilion, the Pavilion of Colors, and the Pavilion of Time and Infinity.
Recorded
in Nashville, the new collection is his homage to the music that he calls «the
commonest of
human experience, perhaps the only thing that we all truly share,» and a record he has wanted to make for a long time.
Dinah Maxwell Smith works from black - and - white snapshots of
common motifs of everyday life to capture fleeting moments of the
human experience in her paintings, including Beach Picnic, 1993, and Five Suits Redux, 2016 that will be on view
in the exhibition
He has particular
experience in breach of confidence and privacy claims involving the
common law tort of misuse of private information and / or the European Convention on
Human Rights, both as standalone claims and where an information law issue arises as part of a wider dispute.
A Bachelor's Degree
in human resources or psychology is
common experience on Talent Acquisition Specialists resumes.
The most
common career that users with
Human Resources degrees have
experience in is
Human Resources Manager, followed by Recruiter, Career Counselor, Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Administrative Assistant, Bill and Account Collector, Drug & Alcohol Counselor, and Customer Service Representative.
A Bachelor's Degree
in accounting, IT, business administration or
human resources is
common experience in Health Unit Coordinator resume samples.
The result was a resume that clearly brought out his
experience and competencies
in terms of the KSAs
common to the career fields of
human resources, administration, logistics, and resource management.
On a practical level, however, recent decades of research
in human bonding, neuroscience, and the study of living systems have revealed
common behaviors that we practice when we
experience love
in our daily lives.
If you have trouble finding anything
in common, remember that all
human beings have
experienced suffering.
«We all share a
common human desire to love, be loved, feel gratified by and successful
in our work, and
experience a strong sense of connection to the people
in our lives who are most important to us.
(Some would say this is also a
common issue when
human appraisers have little or no
experience with the area, or
in cases where home values are based on school districts that vary widely
in quality within a tight geographic radius.)