Sentences with phrase «institution in democratic societies»

It also reflects an appreciation of the important role that media plays in fostering public knowledge of and confidence in the courts as an essential institution in our democratic society.»

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In political and social thought, no Christian has ever written a more profound defense of the democratic idea and its component parts, such as the dignity of the person, the sharp distinction between society and the state, the role of practical wisdom, the common good, the transcendent anchoring of human rights, transcendent judgment upon societies, and the interplay of goodness and evil in human individuals and institutionIn political and social thought, no Christian has ever written a more profound defense of the democratic idea and its component parts, such as the dignity of the person, the sharp distinction between society and the state, the role of practical wisdom, the common good, the transcendent anchoring of human rights, transcendent judgment upon societies, and the interplay of goodness and evil in human individuals and institutionin human individuals and institutions.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

British democratic institutions are in many ways positive influences upon society.

Additionally, the end of history thesis needs to be revised, not simply because liberal democratic institutions may not have the propellers to enable societies to adjust to a number of current trends but also because sustainable political orders also need to ensure good and accountable governance in culturally appropriate ways.

He affirmed that the Nigeria Police Force is the first defender of Democracy and all democratic institutions in Nigeria and will continue to do so.He stressed that the Nigeria Police Force owes no apology to any individual or groups in its effort to ensure preservation of law and order, supremacy of the law of the land, and make sure that all Nigerians are subject to the same law, no matter what their position is in the society.

We must come together in a new partnership with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the creative exploitation of our human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»

Journalists» aims, or their perceptions about the role of their media institutions in society, tend to amount to principles of democratic governance, or, according to the journalists at La Jornada «giving voice to those who don't have it» and «criticizing power».

Left - wing is big government and right - wing is small government, because in our society the government is more or less the only institution under some democratic control, so if power is transferred from a democratically controlled government to uncontrolled corporations, power becomes more top - down; if power resides with a democratically controlled government, power becomes more egalitarian.

«An act to provide for the implementation of the constitutional rights to information held by a public institution subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs and to provide for related matters», the Deputy Attorney General submitted.

We are principally interested in examining the role Hillary Clinton — as First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State — has played as a transformational figure in bridging women's development with democratic institutions in the developing and developed societies.»

understanding of the way in which public institutions function, the decision - making procedures and the role of citizens in a democratic society;

There are numerous mediating institutions in society that engage in democratic decision - making, but only members have a vote.

The challenge for our diverse, pluralistic and democratic society — a challenge that, as ever, falls most heavily on schools, the civic institutions with the broadest reach in American life — is to blunt the sense that we are, in fact, coming apart.

In a democratic society people are free to be as conservative or liberal as their intelligence and conscience lead, but institutions built to nurture and sustain such a society are not, nor are their programs.Whether we wish to admit it or not, every education system tries to produce a certain kind of human being, attempts to develop in people dispositions to think, feel, and act in certain wayIn a democratic society people are free to be as conservative or liberal as their intelligence and conscience lead, but institutions built to nurture and sustain such a society are not, nor are their programs.Whether we wish to admit it or not, every education system tries to produce a certain kind of human being, attempts to develop in people dispositions to think, feel, and act in certain wayin people dispositions to think, feel, and act in certain wayin certain ways.

I believe schools should equip and empower students to navigate and shape society in order to deconstruct oppressive social institutions like racism and classism by being places that model democratic decision - making.

Key Issues To ensure charter schools and neighborhood public schools function in the best interests of students, parents and community members, we believe that, like all public institutions, they must be guided by six basic principles of a democratic society: transparency, accountability, quality, oversight, equity and public control.

Unlike any other pillar of our society, public education is the only institution that reaches 90 % of every new generation, is governed by public authority, and was founded with the explicit mission of preparing young people to be thoughtful and active participants in a democratic society.

Last summer, as he opened a convening of education organizations which had responded to a call for innovative designs to assess student and school performance, he reflected on the important role of ordinary citizens and organizations in civil society had to helping educational institutions advance their democratic goals.

And while reasonable people would not disagree with her basic comments about the importance of human rights, nor should we lose sight of the fact that rights can only flourish in a society that pays heed to its democratic institutions and the rule of law.

v. Law Society of B.C. reviewed the disciplinary activity of the law society in B.C. over advertising practices, and emphasized the distinctions between the freedom of expression with the elective process in our democratic institutions, and that of economic free Society of B.C. reviewed the disciplinary activity of the law society in B.C. over advertising practices, and emphasized the distinctions between the freedom of expression with the elective process in our democratic institutions, and that of economic free society in B.C. over advertising practices, and emphasized the distinctions between the freedom of expression with the elective process in our democratic institutions, and that of economic free speech,

Specifically, the company is attempting to highlight ways in which social media platforms, like Facebook itself, could be not only be beneficial but actually harmful to democratic institutions and basically any open society.