And members of the congregation experience the same
kind of ambivalence.
It is so widely accepted as to allow all kinds of interpretations, while at the same time covering
all kinds of ambivalences.
Not exact matches
If the argument here is correct, the two developments result from some
of the same causes: The American
kind of church - state separation meant no church monopolized religious symbols; courts were called upon to articulate ultimate purpose and justice; and judges felt little
ambivalence in doing so.
We can see this
ambivalence, Appleby explains, in the two
kinds of religious activists, or «militants,» on the scene today: extremists, on the one hand, and peacemakers, on the other.
It's because
of this
ambivalence — especially the first
kind — that right now I don't even want to talk about graduate school with anyone who hasn't been through the experience.
In addition to Vincent (Xavier Beauvois), who is married and intends to stay that way, there is a moody unnamed actor (Nicolas Duvauchelle) who uses
ambivalence as a
kind of foreplay, and François (Laurent Grévill), Isabelle's ex-husband and the father
of her briefly glimpsed 10 - year - old daughter.
The film bathes in its
ambivalence, undercutting notions
of protagonists and antagonist throughout, ending up with a
kind of wizened nihilism with the closing shots.
«Ms Gerwig,» he wrote, «most likely without intending to be anything
of the
kind, may well be the definitive screen actress
of her generation, a judgment I offer with all sincerity and a measure
of ambivalence.»
While I understand the
ambivalence, frustration and / or outright anger some librarians must feel over the situation — it
kind of goes hand - in - hand working with Amazon — there's an unfortunate combination at play here that seems to be an underlying truth
of the digital age: «Be careful what you wish for,» and, «If you get in bed with the devil, sooner or later...»
And then
of course, one is also confronted with one's own
ambivalence about that
kind of reception, about fame, about notoriety, and yes, I am ambivalent about it.