Sentences with phrase «modern influence by»

Play up this piece's modern influence by adding it to a living room alongside a mid-century-inspired loveseat and pair of wood barrel chairs for a cohesive ensemble, then roll out a chic shag rug to add a touch of texture to the mix.

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Investor influence on the markets isn't something that can be ignored by modern investors.

Written by Sylvain Labs, «The Dots» is a book that deconstructs the role of influence for brands and institutions in the modern age.

Far from seeking his own advancement, each move up the echelons of the episcopal ladder has been met with surprise by Justin Welby, perhaps influenced by the fact he was told there wasn't «place for him in the modern Church of England» when he first applied for ordination.

Augustine of Hippo, arguably the most influential theologian to ever live and the theologian that a majority of modern Christian theology has been influenced by, did not hold to literal six - day creationism.

While monasticism in modern times has been deeply influenced by Dom Paul Delatte's rather rigorous interpretation of the Holy Rule (he was Abbot of Solesmes from 1890 to 1921) we find in Hugh Gilbert's firm but gentle hands a rather more humane understanding of the contemporary mind, particularly in his substantial treatment of the concept of obedience (a minefield for any Christian apologist) which stands at the centre of this present work.

You'd be hard pressed to find a single bit of modern scientific knowledge that wasn't discovered, or heavily influenced by, the work of devout Christians.

Some of our greatest leaders, Jefferson and Lincoln included, though profoundly influenced by modern philosophy, have risen to a biblical level of insight in our times of need.

It is instructive to see how deeply Gregory intuited much of the interpersonal analysis that was later to be developed in the modern behaviorist tradition of vector analysis by G. Homans, R. Carson, T. Leary, J. Thibaut, and H. Kelley.17 According to this modern behaviorist analysis, human interaction patterns can be graphed on the vectors of two poles: a horizontal emotive axis that registers resistance versus affection, and a vertical pole that registers superordination and subordination, or relative power or influence in relationships.

Though religion in general and lowest common denominator religion were attacked in the fifties as a modern perversion of traditional religion by neo-orthodox critics and those like Will Herberg who were influenced by them, actually such general religion has a long and honorable history in Christendom.

Modern Indian translators in the North Eastern and other parts of India are influenced by the tribal culture to bring different cultural languages in translations than the original.11 As Nida says, «there is every reason to believe that the revision (of the translated Bible) will be greatly welcomed by non-Christians with a Hindu cultural background.

Indeed, the modern religious right was birthed by the idea that Christians needed to get out of their churches and exercise political power and influence.

And the latter is influenced by modern idealism.

While it was prominent in German pietism in the post-Reformation period, and was particularly important in the Calvinist Reformation (where Psalm texts dominated), the modern hymn book is heavily influenced by the 19th - century tradition of the English hymn.

Since under modern conditions the actions of all people in key positions of power and influence are thus likely to be known almost immediately by nearly everyone, these people can not make decisions without reference to the reaction of the public.

This is a fallacy to which we are always inclined by our talent for reductionism, but one that has wrought a pernicious influence in modern thought.

People of a skeptical disposition commonly suppose that because modern science has provided them with a reason to disbelieve the claims of religion, or because they think it has, modern science must therefore be the generating force behind secularization itself ¯ that historical progression, evident in the West since the Renaissance, in which habits and institutions are less and less influenced by religious doctrine.

This situation is witnessed to by the fact that the only metaphysical issue where there is a virtual consensus among mainstream twentieth century Catholic thinkers, apart from the reality of human subjectivity mentioned above, is the claim that the discoveries of modern science should not have a significant influence upon metaphysics.

There must be some connection,» Walls suggests, «between these events and the missionary movement; and the modern missionary movement, though affected in important ways by earlier influences, took shape as recently as the 19th century.

Influenced by the contribution of modern science, there is a reluctance to advocate a literalist translation of the world.

It should give children accurate information to equip them for life in the modern world and make sure they are not harmed or negatively influenced by unrealistic or dangerous materials and expectations.

Especially in his earlier writings (including the earlier sections of Science and the Modern World), Whitehead develops a theory of overlapping events characterized by reiterated patterns, showing how sub-events may be organically influenced by the patterns of the events within which they are included.

A good read that has been helpful to me is Why Not Women by Bruce Hamilton and Loren Cunningham which deals with the modern church backwardness toward women and their use of scripture to try and maintain male power structures and eliminate feminine influence.

The Bible can be used as a guide to faith that transcends the particularities of time and place for those who remember that both the original readers and modern readers are influenced by a culture.

Hartshorne represents one path, largely influenced by the (now virtually lost) traditions of pluralistic, personal idealism, of extending and developing Whitehead's own modest, philosophically formal, neo-Aristotelian discussions of theism in Science and the Modern World, Religion in the Making, and Process and Reality.

This is because I have been influenced by modern holistic approaches, by Hartshorne's version of process cosmology, and by research in the life sciences.

We should, therefore, not be under the illusion that when anatomically modern human beings emerged 100,000 or so years ago, after millions of years of evolutionary change, they ceased to be influenced significantly by their evolutionary past.

The current influence of both Leaves and The Nature and Destiny of Man seems diminished by the ascendancy of modern scientific and political thought, but such overshadowing may be for the moment only.

Yet, they find increasing difficulty in communicating what they believe in societies influenced by modern secularism or by differing religious viewpoints.

Heavily influenced by the Enlightenment and the philosophical tradition of Logical Positivism (the idea that if something is not able to be judged true or false, then we are rationally compelled to ignore it as irrelevant), much of the modern Church has bought into the belief that the truth of Christianity should be treated like any other set of factual claims, and that people of faith can somehow rationally observe ultimate truth with a level of personal detachment and objectivity.

Another architect of modern evolutionary theory, Dobzhansky, had a less explicit metaphysic than Wright but he was greatly influenced by his early upbringing in the Russian Orthodox Church.

The benefits provided by the modern media permit us to make our views known to our MPs and to anyone we think has influence in framing law and in forming, and informing, public opinion.

Theology must be formulated in the terms of the social mind of the time, which meant, for the Chicago thinkers, in democratic categories and thought forms shaped by the influence of modern science.

Consciously or unconsciously, the modern Christian is influenced by such traditional attitudes.

It is easy for us as Americans and for modern Japanese influenced by Western ideologies to view the hierarchical aspect of Japanese ideology and civil religion as sheer defensive rationalization for political rule.

I say intentionally, because I am as corrupted as anyone else by «late - modern commodity capitalism» whose influence is so pervasive that if I was looking for something «killing the Church» (which is a theologically impossible assertion) I would look to that and not creeds to point a loaded gun at.

Under the influence of scientism, the Enlightenment's exaltation of reason, modern philosophy and the suspicions cast by social science many intelligent people today suspect that religious symbols are no more than psychic or social «projections.»

They returned to their own country more or less influenced by the modern ideas acquired during their years of study in Egypt.

For example, modern artists have found themselves challenged by primitive man at the common level of the use of symbols; a modern humanist could be influenced by, say, the historical Socrates, because of a common devotion to a certain understanding of the meaning and significance of truth; and so on.

Our theological perspective stands in a close relation to the movement of modern theology which was initiated by Karl Barth and Emil Brunner, and which has had a broad influence upon all contemporary theological thought.

[5] In the modern period St Thomas's thought in general was recommended to theologians by the encyclicals Aeterni Patris (1879) and Studiorum Ducem (1923), and the influence of his thought is apparent in Mediator Dei (1947) and Mysterium Fidei (1965).

The diverse and powerful forms of evangelism often uncontrolled by church officials influenced modern Christianity far more profoundly than did a liberal deconstruction of religion.

Stratton's vision for Aragona is influenced by his time living in Spain, and his interest in the region's history that has shaped traditional and modern Spanish cuisine.

«We conceived Montecristo Cigar Bar as a modern and luxurious loft space with outdoor elements influenced by tobacco farms.»

Kurochan by Ioki presents a modern, innovative sushi menu influenced by Peruvian flavours.

Pygmalion Restaurant, named after the play by George Bernard Shaw, combines the culinary traditions of Ireland with a distinctly modern influence, featuring freshly caught seafood and locally grown ingredients, some from Parknasilla's own garden.

They have designed a shirt that is influenced by our classic home kit and added modern features, which will ensure we stand out and look good on pitch.

That was one of the topics discussed at a workshop in Vancouver, B.C., on love put on by Carrie Jenkins, a philosophy professor at the University of British Columbia, that featured many wonderful speakers besides Jenkins, whose thought - provoking book, What Love Is And What It Could Be, comes out in a few weeks, including Marina Adshade, UBC professor of economics, author of of Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and entertaining TEDx speaker; and Mandy Len Catron, who teaches writing at UBC and whose Modern Love essay on how to make anyone fall in love with you was one of the most - read Modern Loves, and that lead her to write a book on love essays that comes out in 2017.

The Alto design was influenced by modern architecture and brings airy translucent panels with encapsulated organic materials to create a visually stunning piece for the modern nursery.

This is a very common practice in traditional societies that are barely touched by modern world influences.