Sentences with phrase «informed by a sense»

The fact of Christ, thus known in total commitment, has led to a way of thinking, of feeling, of doing, of living, which is marked by his Spirit and informed by a sense of his continuing presence and power in the world.

This ambition is informed by a sense that conventional politics has failed to address the pressing issues of the day.

The striking difference in the two main questions is not chiefly informed by a sense that vouchers would make public schools worse; only 21 % hold this view, while 34 % think they'd make them better, and 37 % expect no effect.

Never intentionally nostalgic or sentimental, close examination does reveal that each artist's personal experience and desire to replicate the rural landscape is often intuitive and informed by senses and emotions other than the strictly visual.

But all of the work Torop created was informed by a sense of the «frozen period,» the time between the death of the sculpture garden's owner and creator, Peg Bradley, in 1978, and its opening to the public in 2010.

Merris» sensibility is as organic and fluid as it is rigorous, as filled with wonder as it is informed by a sense of scientific reason, and it consistently navigates between such positions, seeing them not as oppositional, but naturally and intimately connected.

Much of their work is informed by the sense of collective guilt experienced by the German people over its recent past, the country's physical and psychological destruction, and the division of the country by two opposing ideologies — the democracies of the free West and the Communist system of the Soviet bloc.

Holly Zandbergen's landscape paintings, whilst reflecting on particular moments in the natural world, are also informed by a sense of the present moment, its changeability and possibility.

At its deep and solemn best, his art is informed by a sense of great - tasks, and moves on the heights like that of another modern artist who challenged the absolute, Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944).

Not exact matches

They say then that it is more simple to believe at once in the eternal pre-existence of the world, as it is now going on, and may for ever go on by the principle of reproduction which we see and witness, than to believe in the eternal pre-existence of an ulterior cause, or Creator of the world, a being whom we see not, and know not, of whose form substance and mode or place of existence, or of action no sense informs us, no power of the mind enables us to delineate or comprehend.

Of course, theology is to be informed by common sense and by empirical study.

Is this, then, the persuasive power of deity in the sense that reason is informed by new desire and imagination?

Christianity, socialism, and feminism are all alike in the sense that each has a logic of its own and attracts a wide following, while also being opposed by many well - informed and intelligent persons.

It is in this sense that we may say of Genesis that it both informs and is informed by that which it introduces.

I think that we can do so only if we recover a foundational Theology — a doctrine of God — that is informed by a Judaic sense of the dialectic of divine distance and proximity, otherness and sameness, transcendence and immanence.

He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»

The ecclesiastical promulgation of transcendent Christologies, informed by ancient creeds torn out of their historical contexts, is another kind of Babylonian captivity that restrains Christians from entering into a horizontal relationship with the risen Lord and enjoying the ecstatic sense of self - worth that he wills to share by drawing them into his I AM.

In other words, Ogden's analysis of various descriptions of experience is informed by two distinctions, both of which apply to the noetic pole of experience: a twofold distinction between nonsensuous and sensory modes of experience and a threefold distinction of what Whitehead calls «the feeling of the ego, the others, the totality,» that is, of self, other, and whole (PP 84).8 This comprehensive hermeneutical grid then permits an explanation of what he claims is a «sense of ourselves and others as of transcendent worth,» as precisely an «awareness of ourselves and the world as of worth to God» (PP 86f) Y Ogden notes that such an evidently theistic explanation is not open to empirical or experiential confirmation on either of the two more restrictive descriptions which, as he observes, must either «refer the word God» to some merely creaturely reality or process of interaction, or else., must deny it all reference whatever by construing its meaning as wholly noncognitive,» if they seek experiential illustration for such a sense at all (PP 80) 10

Thus, we can see that and how Ogden's critical appropriation of Whitehead's comprehensive empiricism as a hermeneutical grid for presenting in first - order fashion the content of experience as a sense of worth that requires the threefold distinction of self, other, and whole in order to describe it both is informed by and illustrates his second - order analysis.

Social action was not informed by a lively sense of Christian community, rigorous prayer, and disciplined Bible study; our secular critics and our conservative brothers and sisters were not far off the mark in describing Christian social analysis as warmed - over liberalism.

In spite of this, we catch a glimpse of women and men, responding to what they sensed was a new movement inaugurated by a man from Galilee, a man who tried to break so many of the social conventions of his time, a response informed by the possibility of change and transformation, even though what he «actually taught often became a matter of bitter dispute....»

Because of a secure sense of doctrinal clarity and a firm set of theological sensibilities that are rooted in and informed by the Reformed tradition, we are confident enough to enter into dialogues that run the gamut of thought and range across a spectrum of opinion.

Recently, though, an adventurous sense of fun has joined the table, informed partly by the casual - setting / serious - cooking ethos that's transformed many American restaurants.

His hunger has been replaced by contentment, just like the majority of our lads who used to give 110 % to prove their worth, to get into the starting eleven And when you look at how Wenger picks his team, you might make sense of his mentality in trusting players based on their old form instead of picking those who are inform.

We believe in the spiritual values which have informed British institutions, her culture and her nation's sense of identity for centuries, underpinned by the belief in a strong nation state.

Common sense should have informed the Government that the provisions of Article 280 (2) entrusting to the Court of Appeal appellate jurisdiction over such adverse findings would have been meaningless if the Government had a first administrative review authority to selectively overrule or reject or confirm such adverse findings made against persons by the Commissioner appointed under Article 278.

But I will play my «Notes From an Exile» Blogspot column against Dicker's NY Post column, piece by piece and line by line and word by word, and I think my «Notes» is worlds more deliberative, better - written, more - informed in a reflective sense.

These acts of lawlessness are seemingly fueled by a sense of entitlement or frustration informed by precedent and promises made politicians to them ahead of the elections.

He added, «Since each of the defendants has been on one administrative bail or the other, my sixth judicial sense informs me that I adopt the terms and conditions of the bail granted to the defendants by the EFCC and my learned brothers in the FCT High Courts.»

As with any good bluesman, however, Allison's sense of fun is informed by tragic experience.

Our very understanding of the shape of our own body can be informed not just directly, through our eyes, but also by the pressure of our feet on the ground, the stretch of ligaments in our shoulders, and the wiggle of balance - sensing nerve hairs in our inner ears.

They are informed by journalism, they are informed by the scientific method and scientists, but my sense is that there is some resistance to living by anybody's rules.

Together, these two papers give us the best sense of Titan's surface to date, informed by some of the last data scientists received from the Cassini spacecraft that orbited Saturn until its destruction in September.

Steven Soderbergh's The Knick is informed by a hypnotic sense of old newness that's reminiscent of Deadwood.

Policymakers need a sense of how the parties affected by a new regulation will respond to it — and their best guesses should be informed both by regulated parties and by research.

Feedback should be used to improve learning, and not given as a final activity, informing the students about a final mark; by promoting dialogical feedback and feedforward, assessment will make more sense than ever: It will encourage learners to modify, complement, and improve their learning.

According to charter and school integration authors Richard D. Kahlenberg and Halley Potter (2014), Shanker and the early backers of the Minnesota law believed that these schools should be guided by three tenets: experimentation, or the ability to use innovative approaches to teaching and learning that could inform and influence reforms in traditional public schools; teacher voice in the design and operation of the school — something Shanker saw as a direct result of collective bargaining; and integration, in the sense that schools should be ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse.

«We share the sense of urgency with the multitudes who have voiced qualified support of a more professional and data - informed culture,» according to the resolution by board member Yolie Flores.

It's simply common sense and worth reminding ourselves, that by setting whole school priority informed objectives that are mutually agreed, should be a fundamental element if the appraisal process is going to support teachers professional development, student outcomes and of course inform and justify pay progression.

Plus I personally approve / reject every cover, and my sense for what does and doesn't work is informed by over 100 book launches in the last 9 months and the promotion of over 500 books.

However, an effective message shouldn't be influenced by librarians» desires, it should be informed by the public's needs and delivered in a way that makes sense to them.

By pulling your own credit report and monitoring your credit score you will get a better sense of your financial circumstances and be able to make a more informed decision when applying for cards.

I think that the next step is to gain a sense of how great the likelihood is that data - informed investors will be fooled by the appearance of new returns patterns (or by the reappearance of old returns patterns that they did not anticipate us seeing again).

I am disheartened mostly by the fact that someone my age was allowed to continue borrowing, without being fully informed from the companies in a way that would make sense to someone my age at the time, of the serious consequences.

By making successful and poor investments, sitting on boards, and paying attention to investment history, a great investor builds a rich foundation of prior outcomes from which he can make sense of new opportunities and make informed decisions.

This is not the salesman at the pet store who has only been informed by representatives from the food companies, and it shouldn't be just some website that made sense to you.

The game design has been heavily informed by the unique experience VR provides and the counter-to-popular wisdom approach of utilizing VR to restrict and control the player's senses rather than flood them.

Informed by mythology and folklore, Tolkien established a vast all - encompassing reality to Middle Earth, including a far - reaching sense of history.

By working together to create an alternative vision of a more positive way forward, fueled by a mindful and informed sense of optimism, long - term and difficult solutions can become achievablBy working together to create an alternative vision of a more positive way forward, fueled by a mindful and informed sense of optimism, long - term and difficult solutions can become achievablby a mindful and informed sense of optimism, long - term and difficult solutions can become achievable.