Sentences with phrase «nature of belief»

Critical scholarship is supposed to have proven the unscientific nature of belief in biblical authority.

And why is there no overwhelming majority of Muslims out there edjucating the rest of us as to the real, peaceful and tolerant nature of their belief??

But though Updike writes of contemporary life, most critics have seen his interest in it as more than sociological and have rightly affirmed the novelists religious underpinning, even while disputing the exact nature of his beliefs.

We believe that we're getting treatment, we believe the treatment will help us, and the very nature of those beliefs heals our physical bodies.

I did not state the nature of my belief system.

That's a failure to comprehend the nature of their beliefs.

If so, irrespective of the nature of these beliefs, it may have been evidence of prejudice.

If the nature of belief itself is problematic for you then how do you «know» what is true?

Depending on the nature of the belief and associated attitudes, these can be positive or negative.

(ENTIRE BOOK) The great mid-nineteenth century Danish poet - philosopher, in this classic philosophical text, explores, through the story of Abraham and his willing sacrifice of his son Issac, the nature of belief.

They need to feel like they belong to the same club, and they need their belief re-affirmed continuously... such is the nature of belief in something there is no evidence for... they have to re-assure each other constantly.

The results are clear statements about the nature of belief, the God of Jesus, the Christian God, and the nature of prayer.

I urge all of you to educate yourselves to the nature of belief, to the history and evolution of theology and to continue in all aspects of your life to ridicule and demean, to attack this ridiculousness at every turn.

I recommend Milton Rokeach's classic The Open and Closed Mind: Investigations into the Nature of Belief Systems and Personality Systems (first published in 1960), which posited that there are closed individuals on both ends of the political spectrum.

It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.

Philosophical debate, meditation on the nature of belief, and building suspense reach a crescendo in a stunning climax that satisfies on all levels.

Grief, despair, healing, the search for love, the nature of obsession, how we live secondhand, spiritual charlatanry, superstition, belief and the nature of belief

The exhibition will be held in the Church of The Holy Shroud where artists: Lucas Blalock, Sarah Cain, Giorgio de Chirico, Samara Golden, Mark Hagen, Anthony Lepore, Andrea Longacre - White, Carlo Mollino and Ry Rocklen address the flexibility of perception, the nature of belief and the space and possibility of the metaphysical.

Kiefer wrestles with the darkness of German history, unearthing the taboos that underlie the collective past and interweaving them with Teutonic mythology, cosmology and meditations on the nature of belief.

His work, framed in large - scale installations in galleries and museums, or as unannounced interventions in public spaces, often makes use of ellipsis, displacement and détournement to explore the nature of belief and the dynamics of communication in our contemporary world.

His subject matter includes sources as diverse as Teutonic mythology and history, alchemy, and the nature of belief, all depicted in a bewildering variety of materials, including oil paint, dirt, lead, models, photographs, woodcuts, sand, straw, and all manner of organic material.

His works encompassing and transcending painting, sculpture, photography, and installation are epic in both scale and subject matter; in them, Kiefer wrestles with the darkness of German history, unearthing the taboos that underlie the collective past and interweaving them with Teutonic mythology, cosmology, and meditations on the nature of belief.

His works — encompassing and transcending painting, sculpture, photography, and installation — are epic in both scale and subject matter; in them, Kiefer wrestles with the darkness of German history, unearthing the taboos that underlie the collective past and interweaving them with Teutonic mythol - ogy, cosmology, and meditations on the nature of belief.

His subject - matter ranges over sources as diverse as Teutonic mythology and history, alchemy and the nature of belief, all depicted in a bewildering variety of materials, including oil paint, dirt, lead, models, photographs, woodcuts, sand, straw and all manner of organic material.

The key to the employee's unsuccessful outcome in this case was the nature of his beliefs.

The Open and Closed Mind: Investigations into the Nature of Belief Systems and Personality Systems.