Sentences with phrase «men of a certain class»

Only men could own property — white men of a certain class, in fact.

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There is this tendency within certain sectors of Christianity to assume that if our theology «works» for relatively privileged (often for white, upper - middle - class American men), then it should work well enough for everyone else, and everyone else should conform to it.

In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.

There is this tendency within certain sectors of Christianity to assume that if our theology «works» for relatively privileged (often for straight, upper - middle - class, Western men), then it should work well enough for everyone else, and the rest of the world should conform to it.

Unlike those activities, naysaying relies on conventional wisdom — as found, say, in vote - seekers from the courthouse, certain regulars at the men's Bible class or readers of old essays in medical ethics.

Sadly, because of the shallowness of some, my scars aren't appealing to a certain class of men or the station I'm in at this stage in my life.

If labour lose certain seats we've got because the White working class, self employed man, witha St George's flag outside ina council home votes UKIP are you going to say it doesn't matter as that sort of chav stereotype, is something that we as labour supporters shouldnt want anyway

This enticing indie, which is planned for PC and at least one unnamed console, delivers a four - player co-op heist experience in which each player mans a certain player class, working together to bust into dozens of targets like museums, mansions, prisons, and corporate offices.

This is the ultimate real - life portrait of what sports mean to young men of a certain social class and background, and how the ability to consistently get the fast break offers a ticket to a better life (or doesn't).