Sentences with phrase «local religious cultures»

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For those who have had little exposure to anything but a specific religious tradition or a denominational faith, or a religionsaturated local or national culture, an introduction to world religions and to cosmopolitan cultures makes certainties less stable.

One was the work of a sociologist, Earl Brewer, who, with the aid of a theologian and a ministries specialist, sought by an extensive content analysis of sermons and other addresses given in a rural and an urban church to differentiate the patterns of belief and value constituting those two parishes.67 The second was the inquiry of a religious educator, C. Ellis Nelson, who departed from a curricular definition of education to envision the congregation as a «primary society» whose integral culture conditions its young and old members.68 James Dittes, the third author, described more fully the nature of the culture encountered in the local church.

Religious conversion to Christ in this setting essentially means a change of faith which involves participation in the local worshipping congregation of Christian believers without transference of community and cultural affiliations, but with a commitment to the ethical transformation of the whole society and culture in which they participate with others of different faiths.

The latest Free People style book for summer 2018 is dedicated to Peruvian culture and style what is focused on religious subjects, as well as foreign and local art combinations.

State - sponsored schooling was intended to replace religious particularism (whether Catholic or Calvinist) as well as local loyalties and norms with an emerging national identity and culture.

The temples are mostly only open during religious ceremonies and rituals, but friendly locals who frequent them with daily offerings will not hesitate to explain their temples» culture and history.

Bold, large paintings will give you a glimpse into traditional Indonesian culture, illuminating the local flora, Balinese dancers, and religious ceremonies that set this island apart from the rest of the world.

Here you can visit the Old Believer's Village, where there is the opportunity to learn about the culture and history of these religious people as you are treated to a traditional meal and enjoy a concert featuring local musicians and dancers.

Here we visit the Old Believer's Village, where we have the opportunity to learn about the culture and history of these religious people as we are treated to a traditional meal and enjoy a concert featuring local musicians and dancers.