Sentences with phrase «norms of»

While Ogden insists that theological assertions must be judged according to their cohesion with their particular tradition's normative witness, he insists with equal vigor that each theology must also be assessed according to broader norms of truth not tied to particular religious traditions.

Of course, the enlarged norms of the Christians and the Buddhists that result from this dialogue are not universal and objective.

He suggests that I think the moral authority of a democratically enacted law rests on no basis other than its existence, that «conscientious reflection on enhanced interrogation need consult neither the norms of international law nor codes of professional conduct,» and that I maintain a «narrow focus on the mere existence of a law (or its interpretation) and not its substance.»

Presupposing the congruency of thought and reality, it seeks the most general and abstract ideas, scrutinizes them in terms of the norms of coherency and consistency, and explores whether their denial would be self - contradictory.

I think we err when we apply the standards of today to the social norms of the times.

I want to affirm the supposedly shared values or eternal moral norms of my conversation partners while reminding all present that none of us possess a God's - eye view of what life is all about.

The old norms of good and evil are outmoded.

Particularly now that liberalism was not a major independent political force or contender for rule its values could be accepted as the legitimate norms of the state and given religious approval.

She has explained the origin, meaning and their implications in our changing patterns and norms of life.

No, societal norms of «good» and «bad» can not be defined by an individual.

Theologically this means that Israel's God is subject not to the norms of classical theology but to the rules of the drama itself.

Advocates of this view would argue that the local bishop needs a heightened autonomy over and against the norms of the universal Church.

Renewing a shared faith in the eucharistic presence of Christ requires the leadership's actual collaboration and genuine communion with all baptized Catholics, including those who feel excluded from equal participation in the life of the church by virtue of their exclusion from priesthood, their racial or ethnic background, or their incomplete formation in the practices and ethical norms of the tradition.

Certain matters of ecclesiastical discipline may legitimately vary from place to place; but when one asserts the autonomy of an individual bishop to such an extent that his authority can be exercised against the norms of the universal Church, ultimately one fractures the unity of the Church.

That was a radical break from the norms of the surrounding pagan culture.

[there is an] urgent need, which still persists today, to overcome the separation between faith and culture, -LSB-...] in the firm conviction that Christian Revelation is a transforming power destined to permeate patterns of thought, standards of judgment and norms of behaviour -LSB-...] Jesus Christ -LSB-...] alone illuminates man's true dignity.

The fact that there are pessimistic and apocalyptic «minded Catholics does not prove anything about dispensationalism, but says much of the dangers of straying from the norms of Scripture, Tradition, and authoritative teaching.

If you look at the prophets and saints you see they almost always went against the perceived «rules» or social norms of the day.

Our belongingness wills us to conform to the social and cultural norms of the group, which in the main is fine.

To address the norms of congregational faithfulness is to do constructive dogmatic theology and moral theology.

«As the guardians of a divine mandate,» he declares, «Jews must perforce refuse to recognize any conversion not performed in accordance with the norms of halakhah.»

[I can think of plenty more, starting with this idea that the Bible presents us with a singular picture of «biblical womanhood» that more closely resembles the June Cleaver culture of pre-feminist America than the familial norms of biblical times - not that I'm biased on that one or anything.

Thus, in German, to be careful and accurate and responsible is to be wissenschaftlich, and, unfortunately, to be wissenschaftlich is also to conform to the norms of an established Wissenschaft.

Governments provide for laws, courts, powers of enforcement, the maintenance of objective norms of overt actions — things which the Sermon on the Mount dismisses.

Charles Bradlaugh, Jean Meslier, and Ernestine Rose, among others, deserve attention for their refusal to conform to the norms of their time.

Although silent in this perspective, God has by no means collapsed into a monistic worldview or been replaced by secular - rational norms of discourse.

It may not be possible for such a reality to be constructed for everyone or on a broad scale, for communication with an invisible deity clearly runs counter to the norms of modern culture.

And yet, the very grounds on which these controversies have been fought — arguing for the «scientific» basis of creationism, making use of the «rational - legal» procedures supplied by the modern court system, and drawing on social scientists for «expert testimony» — all point to the considerable degree to which even religious conservatives have accommodated to the norms of secular rationality.

I try to view the texts in as much of the context (including literary devices, ancient languages, cultural norms of the times) as I possibly can.

Her answer was much more precise, more in keeping with the norms of Mexican Protestantism: nine years.

[2] This is the opening paragraph [92] of Chapter IV: «Communion in Life and Spiritual Activity among the Baptized,» Section A: The Sacrament of Baptism,» in Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms of Ecumenism, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Vatican City, March 1993), p. 57.

According to Dennett, these Martian anthropologists would then discover that human behavior in fact displays no such intersubjectivity of its own either: Everything the Martians see in the way humans act can be explained by the standard norms of their science, and since they are missing that extra mental stuff, why assume humans have it either?

When blind religious passion rules people, all norms of justice and law are cast aside.

It is within man as such, within universal humanity sprung from the Creator's hand, that the norms of social life are to be sought.

[14] Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms of Ecumenism op.

We accept that one can be moral without believing in the supernatural and that doing so is no guaranty that one will conform to the norms of society that people call «morality».

And while issue - oriented analysis by TV's journalists rather than a daily «story» handed out by the campaign managers might cost a network more money, it would begin to meet the ethical norms of good journalism as well as the needs of the electorate.

Consequently, political leaders and military men continue to advocate these new weapons of mass destruction without regard to their incompatibility with the international law of human rights, let alone the norms of civilized life on this planet.

Indeed, the whole life of Christ is decidedly opposed to the masculine norms of his day.»

Some principles, however, may serve as norms of judgment.

It is the ever shifting sands of societal whims and supposed norms of the current time.

The question modern readers have to answer is whether the Greco - Roman household codes reflected upon in Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Peter are in and of themselves holy and divinely instituted, or if their appearance in Scripture represents the early church's attempt to blend Christianity and culture in such a way that it would preserve the dignity of adherents while honoring prevailing social and legal norms of the day.

But as Novak points out, at least one reason for this quasi «religious subscription to the norms of modernity is precisely the sense that, in contrast to Christianity, Judaism» as primarily a behavioral rather than a doctrinal religion» is ideally suited to worship at the Kantian altar.

The strange, almost religious, adherence to the norms of secularity by so many Jews and their lobbying organs has many roots that are not always easy to sort out.

In spite of its eminently incoherent character, reproductive health paradoxically became one of the most applied norms of the new global ethic.

23, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Directory for the Applications of the Principles and Norms of Ecumenism, paragraphs 179 - 182.

For example, there are some very influential evangelical voices who are choosing to adjust the principles and laws of God regarding family and sexual ethics to fit the latest norms of secular society.

But, perhaps most significantly, it frees people from the social norms of in - person interactions: There are no uncomfortable moments of silence, anger and awkwardness when conflict arrises.

That is, the writers of the DSM recognize that the norms of some cultures could fall under the label of «disordered» even though they work healthfully in their own context.

Most people live by the ethical rules of their community with minor modifications and infringements, but the vast majority adhere to the norms of their birth or acquired ethical system and community.