Sentences with phrase «larger social body»

Ann Messner is a New York based artist whose work, since the late 1970s, has focused on the relationship between the individual body and the larger social body as encountered within public space or discourse.

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If we view the soul as an effective social system for the procurement of intense experience, we can legitimately apply to it Whitehead's statement in «Immortality» that «the more effective social systems involve a large infusion of various soils of personalities as subordinate elements in their make - up — for example, an animal body, or a society of animals, such as human beings» (IMM 690).

Those of us who have been involved in designing and promoting various models for the process of sustained prophetic inquiry can testify to the general lack of interest of ecclesial bodies in such ministry: «social action» is by and large out, and, where it is a priority among church leaders, most of its practitioners are concerned with direct action, not action research.

Just for your information, the Episcopal Church is a member in full communion with the 80 million member Anglican Communion, which regardless of differences over social issues among its churches is still the THIRD largest body of Christians in the WORLD after Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.

This conflict has emerged between the liberal and militant activist pastors and denominational leaders, on the one hand, and a large body of more conservative laymen, on the other hand, who think the church should stick to spiritual matters and stop meddling in politics and «social» issues.

The notion of the people, i.e.Minjung, and of small - scale movements and initiatives which represent them, is from the Christian point of view partly a socio - ecclesial vision in the sense of a theological appraisal of the church as social reality in the larger body politic, and partly eschatology in the sense of a vision of the ends worked out within, and ends which extend beyond, human history.

Should the church, understood as a separate religious congregation or faith - communion, also set itself as a separate social and political community, or should it consider itself as a ferment in all social communities and the larger pluralistic secular society without itself becoming a communal body?

I will discuss these in terms of four large areas of personal reflection and social action: (1) the relation of Christianity to other religions; (2) the relation of Roman Catholic Christianity to other Christian bodies; (3) the relation of American identity to anti-American criticism; and (4) the relation of feminism to male - dominated culture and institutions.

We know it's not going to help towards larger world issues in life but we do hope that through the power of photography and social sharing, this campaign can make a positive change on the perspective on breastfeeding, quell negativity but most importantly, boost body confidence & empower more mums to breastfeed in public with ease & nurse in style whilst feeling great doing so!

The research on PFOA is stronger than on most chemicals and the documented connections between the chemical and cancers has grown exponentially in recent years, building a uniquely large of body of research, compared to most chemicals, said Phil Brown, director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University.

Scientists have already established that the neocortex and the mushroom bodies are larger in social species such as humans and wasps, as compared with solitary animals such as bears and lone spiders.

With their unusually large brains relative to their body size and advanced cognition, parrots live in a complex social environment — not merely in a large population of cooperating creatures, such as bees or ants, but in a dynamic setting of alliances and competitors.

A large body of research in communication shows how touch is used as a social «glue» between people — building relationships and influencing trust.

Given simple life forms, evolution shows progressive trends toward larger bodies, brains, and social complexity.

The researchers found that as the rate of gas production in the colon increased, smaller proportions were absorbed by the body and larger amounts expelled through the rectum.19 Thus, it is no wonder that soy consumption can so easily become a social problem.

To their credit, large social sites like tumblr and pinterest have recently banned thinspo - tagged content or any content that idealizes the skin - and - bones body type.

The extenuating factors the researchers took into account — such as smoking, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and social class — didn't appear to play a large role, so the answer probably lies elsewhere.

«We talked about our «mind / brains» as part of the body, within a social context, and within a larger culture.

«This brief is intended to serve as a tangible resource for practitioners seeking to ensure that their efforts — are based in research and targeted in ways that will produce the most positive outcomes for students — particularly given limited program resources,» said IHEP President Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D. «With the prevalence and positive impact of mentoring generating a large body of social science research, IHEP and NCAN believe it's important to make meaningfully contributions to the existing conversation about mentoring to help support students along the high school - to - college continuum, and ultimately improve student outcomes and completion rates.»

Now districts are elevating social and emotional learning, as well, drawing from a large body of research showing that skills like grit and self - regulation are critical to life success.

As Paul Meehl (one of the founding fathers of the importance of quant models versus human judgements) wrote: There is no controversy in social science which shows such a large body of qualitatively diverse studies coming out so uniformly in the same direction as this one... predicting everything from the outcomes of football games to the diagnosis of liver disease and when you can hardly come up with a half a dozen studies showing even a weak tendencyin favour of the clinician, it is time to draw a practical conclusion.

The researchers now suggest that there is a link between how social an animal is and the size of their brains relative to their body size, meaning that dogs may have larger brains relative to their body size than cats because they are more social animals.

The title Surround Audience evokes the ceaseless ambient noise of the digital age: not only social media but the Internet at large as the general virtualization and modification of human experience, physical bodies, and social interactions.

Chief Curator Heather Pesanti joins McMillian to talk about his new art in the context of a larger body of a work that weaves elements of US social and political history, the body, and architecture into complex tapestries entrenched in myth, memory, and storytelling.

Together, these works examine issues of the political, personal, and social body, and larger concepts of identity, all in distinct and thought - provoking ways.

Moving from black and white to color, from 35 mm to large - format cameras, and from the human figure to landscapes to abstracted detail, he has produced an unusually varied body of work united by its arresting beauty and subtle engagement with social issues.

She used herself - her body, her personal narrative, and a larger social history to address the gender injustices in America.

Charles Gaines's new original master composition for the Art Biennale is derived from his most recent body of work, Notes on Social Justice, a series of large - scale drawings of musical scores from songs, some borrowed from as early as the American Civil War (1860 — 1865) and others dating from the mid twentieth century.

But Arunanondchai goes beyond questions of gesture and the body or art's social embeddedness to author a mash - up of global popular culture all his own, one that includes music, textiles, personal histories, large - scale installation, and more.

A much larger body of law, he said, is focused on development — on managing resource extraction, for instance (think oil and gas leases)-- but is not crafted from the ground up with broader consideration for social and environmental impacts.

In addition, this new assessment from Working Group II greatly expands the use of the large body of evidence from the social sciences about human behavior and the human dimensions of climate change.

There's no cost to keeping your name on the membership roster, past having a large body of peers thinking you believe something you don't, expecting you to come to church (and hounding you about it), holding you to a social critique (a strict one) dictated by the church, etc..

The firm works with a wide range of clients, large and small, across a variety of sectors — from established businesses, charities and social enterprises and public bodies to innovative start - ups and high - profile individuals.

A large body of research has linked social support to health, but there are fewer studies that have focused on factors that influence the level of social support available and / or perceived by employees in different organisations.

A large body of solid research shows that better outcomes for disadvantaged children come from a combination of health, nutrition, parental education and early learning resources from birth to age five that nurture cognitive and social and emotional development, and provide the foundation for success in school and life.

A large body of empirical research in psychology, neuroscience, social work, and other disciplines has demonstrated the importance of investing in children's early years to support this critical period of child development (Shonkoff & Phillips 2000; Browne 2009; Sroufe 2005).