Sentences with phrase «natural human encounters»

It is another sign of the miraculous virtue of the Gospels to fold so much psychological depth and moral and spiritual truth into seemingly simple and natural human encounters.

Not exact matches

So abstract and general a statement, however, not only oversimplifies the long and complicated process it endeavors to describe but, in particular, neglects the natural human opposition which so high an estimate of personality encountered — the endless doubts, cynicisms, and denials with which this emerging estimate of man's value was inevitably met.

Christians of all ages and churches have encountered in their reading of Scriptures socially appointed, institutionally recognized priests, prophets and apostles, but also extraordinary, «natural» or «charismatic» leaders — non-Levitical priests, prophets without human appointment and apostles chosen like Paul.

Every day the conversion continues as I am changed by human encounters, the natural world and countless experiences that provide new insights into the nature of God.

There is no certain way to decide on the basis of existing knowledge whether chimpanzees and humans inherited their pattern of territorial aggression from a common ancestor or whether they evolved it independently in response to parallel pressures of natural selection and opportunities encountered in the African homeland.

Black bears in the Californian Sierra Nevada could be more likely to encounter humans as their natural food sources are threatened, according to an article published in the BioMed Central open access journal Animal Biotelemetry.

Using a combination of human or specially engineered mouse cells in vitro and in vivo animal models, study senior investigator Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD; study lead investigator Farokh Dotiwala, PhD, with a team lead by the Brazilian parasitologist Ricardo Gazzinelli, DSc, DVM, found that when an immune killer cell, such as a T - cell or natural killer (NK) cell, encounters a cell infected with any of three intracellular parasites (Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii or Leishmania major), it releases three proteins that together kill both the parasite and the infected cell:

This is a natural, emotional basis for character development, but it quickly atrophies without the right kinds of feedback — in particular, guidance that supports the moral sense and shows how it can be applied to the range of social concerns that one encounters in human affairs.

Suddenly we cross the stone threshold of Intipunku (Sun Gate) and encounter an unforgettable sweep of natural beauty and human artistry - a backdrop of twisting gorge and forested peaks framing the magical city of Machu Picchu.

Suddenly we cross the stone threshold of Intipunku (Sun Gate) and encounter an unforgettable sweep of natural beauty and human artistry — a backdrop of twisting gorge and forested peaks framing the magical city of Machu Picchu.

In beautifully designed natural settings you can enjoy of a magical dolphin encounter surrounded by palm trees, overlooking the open water, under the supervision of caring professional trainers who ensure that the experience is safe and fun for both human and dolphin.

The influential Korean artist who fuses Eastern and Western philosophy to make works that concentrate attention on the slowness of experience, the encounter of human and natural orders, and the silent language of things.

[In the piece I'm making at Wave Hill,] I encounter a hand - animated urban coyote in this liminal space that's both natural and human - made.

It was being exposed to human history, and our encounter with climate over the years that made it obvious that Gore and the contrivers of his props were not doing science, rather trying to rewrite history, fallaciously holding up natural variation as human induced calamity.

And, just as a moving hand is more likely than a stationary one to encounter and flip a switch, faster earth - system changes — whether natural or human - caused — are likely to increase the probability of encountering a threshold that triggers a still faster climate shift.