Sentences with phrase «in social context at»

Where scriptural text, with its own social dynamics, interacts with preacher and people in social context at the preaching moment, then God speaks from that swirl as surely as Yahweh spoke to Job from the whirlwind.

Not exact matches

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That is, many contemporary theologies tend to believe that we can derive the normative content of faith, truth and justice directly from the immediate contexts of our social, economic and political situations; at the same time, other contemporary theologies have abandoned even trying to argue that theological claims are in any sense normative.

At the same time, the school's transactions with its neighborhood inescapably teach certain concepts to its own members, that is, teach certain capacities and abilities about how to lead an institution in its relationships with its immediate social context.

At the same time it involves receiving capacities to respond to that presence by understanding everything else, other persons, our shared natural and social contexts, and especially ourselves in distinctive ways, namely, in relation to God.

He is and has always been at the bottom of the social and economic ladder: he is isolated, uprooted, unattached, disorganized, demoralized and homeless, and it is in this context that he drinks to excess... he is the least respected member of the community....

The answer is centered in a misunderstanding of what an apostle was in the first place (in the Greco - Roman social context), and is based on a hierarchical understanding that places apostles at the top of the church structure when the New Testament clearly places them at the bottom.

The first is expressed in two hon mots: we «live in the space age with Stone - Age brains»; and we are «hunter - gatherers in pinstripe suits» Both sayings affirm that we were not designed to be alone, our brains evolved as social brains; but at the same time they indicate that this social brain still bears traces of having evolved in the context of surviving in a Stone Age world.

To understand how ideas change, we need to consider not only subjective needs and values but also the relations between actors who articulate ideas and actors who provide an audience for these ideas, the institutional contexts in which these dynamics take place, and the larger social resources that institutions have at their disposal.

By setting his, discussion in the context of a dialectic (externalization, objectification, internalization), he has in effect stressed the importance of social interaction for the production and maintenance of religion but at the same time he has recognized the independent capacity of religion to exist as a cultural system and to shape individual thoughts and attitudes.

The interpreter has to look for that meaning which a biblical writer intended and expressed in his particular circumstances, and in his historical and cultural context, by means of such literary genres as were in use at his time, To understand correctly what a biblical writer intended to assert, due attention is needed both to the customary and characteristic ways of feeling, speaking and storytelling which were current in his time, and to the social conventions of the period.

You did not include John XXIII's two encyclicals often cited in this context, Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris, the Second Vatican Council's attempt at a social document, Gaudium et Spes, or Paul VI's Populorum Progressio.

Oh, next time I go to the zoo, I'll say HI to some of your relatives that didn't evolve Mr. Catholic Christian believing in «An evolving creation»; where the principles of biological and social evolution are indeed part of the design of an intelligent creator who is NOT all powerful and not «NICE» in the Human context, but «benevolent» at a cosmic scale.

*** Having said this, I am a catholic christian and I believe in «An evolving creation»; where the principles of biological and social evolution are indeed part of the design of an intelligent creator who is NOT all powerful and not «NICE» in the Human context, but «benevolent» at a cosmic scale.The few parts of the Bible and other holy books that are actually accurate, are more metaphorical to me than literal.

Having said this, I am a catholic christian and I believe in «An evolving creation»; where the principles of biological and social evolution are indeed part of the design of an intelligent creator who is NOT all powerful and not «NICE» in the Human context, but «benevolent» at a cosmic scale.

He tellingly reminds us that, at the United Nations in 1948, one of the principal drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a member of the Chinese delegation, a dedicated Confucian who saw to it that that Declaration was not reductively individualist but had a social context.

Ammerman prefers, however, to look at congregations in which growth is not likely — not, that is, if social context alone is the predictor.

In the twenty - first century, the emerging theology will express sensitivity at once, both to the social and cultural contexts.

What is needed today, I believe, is the radical attempt to work Out a theological pattern for Christian faith which is in the main influenced by process - philosophy, while at the same time use is made of what we have been learning from the existentialist's insistence on engagement and decision, the understanding of history as involving genuine participation and social context, and the psychologist's awareness of the depths of human emotional, conational, and rational experience.

They are seeking what has been called post-modern paradigms for «an open secular democratic culture» within the framework of a public philosophy (Walter Lippman) or Civil Religion (Robert Bellah) or a new genuine realistic humanism or at least a body of insights about the nature of being and becoming human, evolved through dialogue among renascent religions, secularist ideologies including the philosophies of the tragic dimension of existence and disciplines of social and human sciences which have opened themselves to each other in the context of their common sense of historical responsibility and common human destiny.

Greg Jones» first section, «Learning to Describe Actions, Persons, and the World: Social Contexts and Moral Judgments,» helps us understand what (and how very much) is at stake in this and other disputes over descriptive labels.

Every sermon is uttered by socialized beings to a social entity in a specific, social context and always at a social moment.

The «perfect» PGS in the United States wouldn't fit well within the Indian social context at all for example.

Block grants are a favorite tool of conservatives to shrink the role of the federal government and reduce the size of social programs, but as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities well articulated in a statement hastily released yesterday, block grants in the particular context of school food are very likely to put children's health and wellbeing at risk:

The program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses has produced consistent effects on clinically significant outcomes in three separate trials with different populations living in different contexts and at different points in U.S. social and economic history.

Analysis undertaken at the socio - cultural level refers to an analysis of the social context in which the text under investigation is produced.

It took social scientists, for instance, to understand that parents in countries where girls are denied an education were not opposed to educating their daughters in principle, but very often simply wanted a certain kind of education — namely, one which is set within a religious context — for their daughters, and if that wasn't available (which it usually wasn't), they would choose no education at all as the lesser of two perceived evils.

In such contexts programmes that are not inclusive risk — at best — being perceived as illegitimate, and — at worst — exacerbating existing social tensions.

The amorality of the untutored human beings thus leaves them significantly, though not entirely, at the mercy of the circumstances and social context in which they find themselves.

The social and economic context in New York City at the beginning of 2015: the unevenness of the recovery and wage, income and employment trends.

The social and economic context in New York City at the beginning of 2014: the unevenness of the recovery; wage, income and employment trends / and the persistence of high unemployment and poverty.

Sure, that's part of it, but a lot of the issue is the social context in which we relate to food — the idea that overproducing food at a level exceeding what we need — for both forms of agricultural production.»

The knowledge system in schools is ultimately a normative standard that can only be understood in a social and historical context,» explains Lucien Criblez, the overall manager of the SNSF project and since 2008 Professor of Education at the University of Zurich with a focus on historical education research and analysis of education policies.

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

«However, a recent study by other researchers shows that this perception is false, at least in the context of online social networks.

«By understanding the oxytocin system's dual role in triggering or reducing anxiety, depending on the social context, we can optimize oxytocin treatments that improve well - being instead of triggering negative reactions,» said Jelena Radulovic, the senior author of the study and the Dunbar Professsor of Bipolar Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Hou Hsiao - hsien's («Flight of the Red Balloon») first film in eight years, The Assassin (Nie yin niang), may initially seem out of character for a director whose previous work has been in realistic social dramas set in a contemporary historical context.

It's more of a buddy comedy than a deep satirical look at modern day terrorism but it does carry a decent, well researched social commentary on extremism and Jihad in a British context.

Taking place almost entirely in the Italian countryside, it stepped away from issues of perception and political and social context to focus simply on the two humans at the centre of it, Oliver and Elio, and their beautiful, dangerous, formative and unshakeable summer romance.

Other recent dark comedies about delinquent teens, such as The Bling Ring, Spring Breakers, and American Honey, at least tried to put their characters» actions in the context of larger social forces.

These directors made their mark at the beginning of their careers in the context of contemporary British social realism, though they have later on moved to different types of filmmaking.

This context is fine in larger cities as it fits with the general social ideals and norms, this is however not the case for remote and regional centres, especially with regards to NESB indigenous Australia, where our education system basically serves as a tool (ethically / morally dysfunctional tool) for their assimilation into national Australian community where they find meaning through participation at all levels.

However, we are also able to cross-reference that inference with context: how does the student usually respond to lessons, what is going on at home, what are you noticing in the general social dynamics of the classroom, did they get in an argument with their best friend this morning, did they eat breakfast, did they sleep well, was a new video game released yesterday, is it particularly humid in the building today, what's going on in the general school culture right now, has this student been taking tests all day, are elements like depression or anxiety potentially relevant, or is it just an «off day» for a great student?

It requires integration with social elements in the right context, as well as some level of personalization — not every participant will be at the same level.

The goal is to shed light on which factors were more helpful in arriving at effective solutions — cognitive framing, social context, or a combination of the two.

At the individual level, but especially as group projects, either approach has strong connection with social and emotional learning and will provide teachers with numerous opportunities in context to help students develop SEL skills.

Professor Christine Halse, Chair in Education, School of Education, Faculty of Arts & Education at Deakin University, said some of the key findings were how powerful outside of school influences were on shaping students» attitudes and behaviours, and how important and necessary it was for schools to consider and take into account they operate in this broader social context.

Each such employee shall be required to complete at least one training course in school violence prevention and intervention, which shall consist of at least two clock hours of training that includes but is not limited to, study in the warning signs within a developmental and social context that relate to violence and other troubling behaviors in children; the statutes, regulations, and policies relating to a safe nonviolent school climate; effective classroom management techniques and other academic supports that promote a nonviolent school climate and enhance learning; the integration of social and problem solving skill development for students within the regular curriculum; intervention techniques designed to address a school violence situation; and how to participate in an effective school / community referral process for students exhibiting violent behavior.

At Fenway High School in Boston, an in - district Pilot school with freedom over curriculum and assessment, the curriculum often embraces critical pedagogy, or examining problems within social contexts and power structures, taking constructive action, and reflecting.

Although I focus on geospatial technology integration in a social studies context, the bulk of these activities could be easily modified to suit the needs of other content areas, because the knowledge that can be gleaned about communities and the world at large is important for any type of culturally responsive practice, not only within social studies education.