Sentences with phrase «more cultural understanding»

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But as Temin and Vines show, history is much more usefully seen as the evolution of often complex institutions — financial, political, legal, cultural, and so on — through which economic behavior is mediated and which affect the ways in which recurring patterns of finance, commerce and trade unfold, and that without an understanding of history we lose so much complexity in our models that we often end up making very obvious mistakes.

That this fear of being subsumed by Christianity lingers among Jews today is not surprising given that until recently «dialogue» with Christians, the wielders of cultural and political power, usually involved more polemic and proselytizing than understanding and cooperation.

It's become part of the cultural lingo and when it's spoken we all understand that we're talking about someone who's more than just a friend; someone who carries a significant place of value and priority in our life.

As society's understanding of mental health is starting to take some slow, lurching steps toward progress, Plaza seems uniquely poised for a new cultural norm: One in which the broad spectrum of mental and emotional health is more fairly and accurately represented.

They recognized and analyzed the social, intellectual, and emotional role of faith and the Church in shaping crusaders» mentalities, creating a more rounded understanding of motive, incentive, and cultural context.

Studies in cultural anthropology have, become most useful to us in understanding ritual behavior, and theologians in the past decade have been discussing these studies more than ever before.

He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

At the same time, he rejects those theories, «more or less tinged with behaviouristic psychology,» which assume» that human nature has no dynamism of its own and that psychological changes are to be understood in terms of the development of new «habits» as an adaptation to new cultural patterns.»

Before attempting to describe a biblically based alternative (the «Hebraic» model) to these cultural models, one more in line with the inductive play of Peter Berger and C. S. Lewis, let us summarize these common, though inadequate, understandings.

Ultimately, Contextualization in World Missions is a great primer and summary of issues related to contextualization, and I recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about this all - important topic for understanding the Gospel and applying it to the various cultural contexts in which we work and minister.

While his account is often sloppy, he is nevertheless right that the transhumanist agenda is a logical consequence of Gnosticism (which he and many others mistake for Christianity), and that this Gnosticism, which has theological roots in the Scotist - nominalist revolution in metaphysics, ever more exclusively shapes the modern cultural imagination and our understanding of what it is to be human.

These alignments, in turn, are best understood in terms of a major cultural shift underway for more than a generation, but by no means complete.

Then more flexible people begin to understand, and they start to experiment with the new consensus so that cultural transformation, this movement from death to life of an entire people, begins to happen.

In an interview with Il Foglio Cardinal Scola, Patriarch of Venice and founder of the Oasis cultural centre for understanding between Catholics and Muslims, said that the Open Letter to the Pope and other Christian leaders by 138 scholars from various Islamic traditions was «not only a media event, because consensus is for Islam a source of theology and law... The fact that the text is rooted in Muslim tradition is very important and makes it more credible than other proclamations expressed in more western language... It is only a prelude to a theological dialogue... in an atmosphere of greater reciprocal esteem.

Even more than grammatical context, the cultural context of Scripture provides keys to properly understanding and applying the Scriptures.

The early modern view of knowers as conditioned only by the known has given place to a far more insightful understanding of every act of knowledge as conditioned by the particular historical, cultural, economic, gender, and racial situation.

Our current cultural and religious wars don't need people to believe less, as some suppose would solve our problems, but rather need us all to understand what we believe more.

Fletcher understood that cultural influence was vastly more important than political power.

I believe one huge miracle is finally happening in the world that is getting people to integrate amongst each other, regardless of race, sex, religious belief, sexuality, cultural differences, etc. and that it is in this that more people are challenging what is understood of the world around us, our place in it, and how God works through all of it.

From these traditions, we have inherited not only the specific substantive emphases that distinguish each from the others but a legacy of common themes as well: (1) a theoretically grounded rationale for the importance of studying religion in any serious effort to understand the major dynamics of modern societies, (2) a view of religion that recognizes the significance of its cultural content and form, and (3) a perspective on religion that draws a strong connection between studies of religion and studies of culture more generally — specifically, studies of.

In a similar approach to Panda Express» other intercontinental locations, the international partnership will offer a wide array of expertise and cultural understanding within the region, helping Panda Express grow in the area and serve its Chinese inspired, American crafted cuisine to more of Japan's residents.

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I understand the book's steetmant to be more of an observation of a bigger societal / cultural issue: people in general, and mothers in particular, have overloaded expectations of their own time and involvements.

In a fourth presentation, Nahal Zamani of the Center for Constitutional Rights shared her thoughts about the potential application of social science research for developing a more sophisticated understanding of economic, social, and cultural rights violations.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

«Preventing habitat destruction becomes even more desperately important now because we need not just one group, but many, to understand how humans became so cultural.»

Though they are «just hitting the tip of the iceberg in understanding cultural and ethnic differences,» said Schneider, the team is one of the few in the field diving deep to help answer some of these questions, with the ultimate goal of providing more targeted counseling and clinical support to families with children with ASD.

Understanding the cultural nuances of a language requires extensive ongoing contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch doubts that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages.

Visualization is courtesy of TheVisualMD.com More to diet and exercise Getting kids to eat healthfully and get more exercise might sound simple, but the long list of genetic, cultural and environmental factors that lead children to these behaviors are complicated and interconnected, and scientists have just started to understand them in the past few yeMore to diet and exercise Getting kids to eat healthfully and get more exercise might sound simple, but the long list of genetic, cultural and environmental factors that lead children to these behaviors are complicated and interconnected, and scientists have just started to understand them in the past few yemore exercise might sound simple, but the long list of genetic, cultural and environmental factors that lead children to these behaviors are complicated and interconnected, and scientists have just started to understand them in the past few years.

In the paper «Having their say: Patients» Perspectives and the Clinical Management of Diabetes,» Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr., Ph.D., M.Sc., Director of the Division of Community Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outcomes.

Over the last 10 years, the project has held more than 20 public meetings, participated in numerous one - on - one meetings and group presentations, and has engaged in open dialog and meaningful discussions with community members and stakeholders to better understand the island's issues as well as the cultural and natural significance of Maunakea.

We understand that real compatibility is about more than just cultural backgrounds — which is why we also take factors like religion and lifestyle into account when connecting personalities.

It makes sense; if you date someone who is similar to you, you're more likely to feel understood because you both come from the same social and cultural worlds.

As well as the benefit of being able to take time to get to know Russian women at a slower and more relaxed pace than face - to - face dating, men can take the extra time to understand cultural differences.

While an understanding between Blocker and Yellow Hawk might be in the cards, that does not mean the former still does not see his former adversary's way of life or cultural traditions to be far more primitive than his or Rosalie's are.

Yorkville was a place where, potentially, you could develop a more discerning eye for understanding the production of culture and sometimes come to recognize the coincidence between mass cultural production and the regression of one's own intellect, as bikers, greasers, hippies, teenyboppers, and sometimes political organizers, congregated in the coffee shops and flop houses, or just hung out on the streets, all pretending that we were creating a new society free from the normative shackles of conventional morality and lifestyle but basically we were looking for drugs, sex and rock and roll and our twenty minutes of fame.

The «cultural understanding» theory also supports the idea that students of color assigned to diverse teachers might be more likely to feel cared for and happy in class as a result of feeling understood by a culturally sensitive teacher.

At Padworth we have found that by strengthening the linguistic ability and cultural sensitivity of our students, we can help shape their understanding of the outside world and, more importantly, how their future careers will be influenced by how they live.

Race, Equity, and Leadership in Schools, a program of The Principals» Center, offers an historical and cultural context for understanding how inequality plays out in schools and provides educators with the skills and confidence to lead more excellent, equitable schools.

Through a more harmonious and healthy interaction to various cultures and socio - economic backgrounds, to developing a deeper understanding of community that comes from hands - on interaction with corporations, non-profits, cultural and academic institutions, students are exposed to a microcosm of the world at large, learning skills of interaction, team building and cooperation.

Finding teachers with basic skills in another language isn't difficult, but finding teachers who are able to have «content - rich conversation with understanding of the cultural implications,... that's a little more challenging,» he said.

The potential for cultural discontinuity rises, thus school leaders to develop a more nuanced understanding of how to engage diverse parents.

The more we understand the personal, socio - cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of bilingual students, the better equipped we will be to provide these students with an effective learning environment.

When Taft Elementary School welcomed more than 60 refugee students one year from 16 different countries, principal Susan Williamson knew the importance of developing an understanding of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the refugee students» families (Budge & Parrett, 2009).

Teachers were doing well in terms of cultural responsiveness and understanding culture of Native students who selected only AI / AN in response to the question about race, but not doing well for Native students who selected more than one race in response to that question.

We can not develop a more comprehensive and effective approach to serving ELL students without teachers who understand the cultural nuances of immigrant populations.

Teacher candidates may be surprised to realize that patterns of error in English can be explained (and perhaps more effectively addressed) by understanding the logic of the student's native language and some of their cultural experiences, as well as the frustrations an ELL student might be facing.

Many worry that middle - class white educators in particular lack the cultural understanding that could help them work more compassionately with poor black and brown students.

However, these are no more important than the more social - based gains, which include cultural understanding, inclusivity and the ability to communicate with a larger group universally.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nissan Foundation will award more than $ 700,000 in grants to 29 U.S. nonprofit organizations that work to further cultural awareness and understanding.