Sentences with phrase «long cultural tradition»

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The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone's long - standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day.

If those in the church who are in favor of changing long - held attitudes and ordinances relating to homosexuals were merely cultural relativists with no regard for the Bible or tradition, the debate would be easier.

Old cultural traditions have been obliterated by communism; Christianity provides a compelling and compassionate alternative to the hollowness of the regime's materialism; and unlike Europe, which has largely rejected its Christian heritage in a decades - long spasm of anti-clericalism, «Christianity» in China rings up «modern» and «humane,» rather than «pre-modern» and «inhumane.»

So long as the Church was understood as primarily institutional, in terms of its parallelism to a state rather than to a cultural society, and so long as tradition meant resistance to reform, conflict between the principles of traditional and Scriptural authority was inevitable.

The cultural vitality in America of the several religious traditions has been waning for a long time.

Such a theological and ecclesiological position has a long cultural heritage in Christian tradition, but it must not imperialize Biblical interpretation by becoming the sole authoritative stance from which the Biblical witness is read.

Times of spiritual drift can occur when the present theological tradition is no longer adequate to the task of describing the meaning of Christian faith when there is a major cultural transition.

With such a moral heritage, combining both high value and narrow limitation, the tribes of Israel entered Palestine and, after a long conflict with the previous inhabitants, settled down to adjust and synthesize their cultural traditions in the midst of the much more complicated agricultural and urban society which they had conquered.

This is the reason why historic Christianity, in the long run, always granted a place to other cultural traditions: paganism survived in law; its mythology enjoyed a series of rebirths in art.

It is too often assumed (even by many who no longer have any explicit allegiance to the Christian tradition) that the values and social institutions of our cultural past will continue into the future in much the same form.

Given the long - held cultural distrust of fruits and vegetables, tradition dictated a long boiling time to remove impurities and harmful substances.

Saw O Moo will be remembered for his life - long passion and commitment to preserving Indigenous Karen cultural traditions, promoting customary land stewardship, and leading local community forest conservation activities as the Luthaw Paw Day Community Forest Coordinator.

Creating more staff scientist positions will be an ongoing challenge because long - held traditions create cultural barriers to change, and limited funding reinforces the use of more affordable postdocs.

Animal foods can be part of long - standing culinary, cultural, and religious traditions.

A long tradition of language and cultural suppression dating back to the early 18th century.

Way back when, Edmonton started a long standing tradition of a fringe festival not too dissimilar from Edinburgh's world famous comedy knees - up, and there are other long standing cultural treats such as the Ukrainian Cultural cultural treats such as the Ukrainian Cultural Cultural Village.

Mr. Hirsch's ideas were long dismissed as encouraging a reactionary cultural tradition, but they are now beginning to command new respect among education reformers.

A long tradition of building community based cultural infrastructure that is controlled in full neither by the state nor by private interest, with the Swedish Film Institute as one of many great examples, is leading the way for the future.

In these 4 days you will be able to see Quechua communities their ancestor have lived since long ago, Inka Altitude designed this Lares Valley Cultural Trek to Machu Picchu so that our travellers could see remote villages (Lares, Huacawasi, Ipsaqcocha, Patacancha) where local people are friendly and happy to share this Andean tradition with people who are visiting their lands.

Sofia, the city named after the goddess of wisdom, is welcoming guests to the unveiling of thousands of traces of remarkable history, cultural life and century - long traditions.

Such a particular concept is in fact evidence of Balinese creative genius and unique cultural tradition as a result of a long human interaction, especially between the Balinese and Indian.

This 13 - day cruise from Bangkok to Bali (or the reverse) reveals the juxtapositions of Southeast Asia, delving into the bustling cultural capitals of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia while providing insight into their long - held traditions.

«El Anatsui is perhaps the most significant living African artist working on the continent today,» said Baratta, citing his «originality of artistic vision, his long - term commitment to formal innovation, and his assertion through his work of the place of Africa's artistic and cultural traditions in international contemporary art.»

So painting, with its long history and high cultural status, its tradition that includes Titian and Rembandt and Rothko, has become the popular art of our time.

His art practice addresses both the contemporary world around him and his cultural heritage, with Italian peasant traditions having provided a life - long source of inspiration for his practice.

The pursuit of the sublime, which has reappeared in both American art and literature in today's cultural climate, re-contextualizes Jenkins» work within the framework of the long - standing tradition of exalting the transcendent.

Long involved in the Chicano art movement, he has been student, peer, and mentor to three generations of artists / activists dedicated to social justice and the preservation and evolution of their cultural traditions.

For the Anglo - Saxon iconoclasts, a long - standing tradition that manifested itself with unusual ferocity in England between 1538 and 1643, the image was an idol that represented the old political, religious and even cultural regime.

As Karen Drake explains, these traditions are best learned through long - term cultural immersion.

They decided it was enough that in general Sikhs could establish a long shared common heritage and cultural tradition, a common language and literature and an identity as a minority within a larger community.

Long - held sports traditions or discriminatory cultural misappropriation?

Legitimate barracking for one's team is a tradition that has been alive as long as the game itself but, when such behaviour coincides with cultural displays and Goodes» efforts to stop racism, it is clear that a line has been crossed to racial abuse.

The Project identifies five main features of good governance: real self determination or sovereignty; the building of effective governing institutions; an effective cultural match between these institutions and Indigenous traditions; long - term strategic thinking; and leadership from individuals or groups, in the community's interest.