Sentences with phrase «not theology»

Starhawk, a well - known contemporary witch, states: «Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology.

But the work of the outsider will be history or sociology and not theology.

Faith is found firstly in doctrine, not theology The Church speaks of the one doctrine of the faith that is at the root of all the different Catholic theologies.

Seriously, you should actually look into some real theology, or maybe you just open your bible and look at James describe the faith of Abraham as the quintessential example of faith (of course, simply opening your bible and reading is not theology, just so you know — it's a lot more involved than that).

It is discipleship, not theology.

The author's degrees are in philosophy, not theology, and I think it shows one of his biases when he goes on about where his Mormon counterparts got their degrees.

What we have today is largely a study of comparative religion, the history and psychology of religion, and the like; this is why so many departments, including in many Catholic universities, are called departments of religious studies, not theology.

This is a fact, not theology.

It is not a theology by the people — the oppressed and suffering — who would not certainly employ the tools and resources of the upper castes and classes.

It is not a theology of perfection but one of belonging.»

General assemblies do not ask these crucial questions because they have been called into session to do legislative business, not theology.

She wanted to know about his personal faith, not his theology.

Granted, Marty is writing not theology but history (and Niebuhr was using history to write theology).

Has not everyone held the private opinion that «Practical Theology» was either not practical or it was not theology?

They want to see compassion, not cathedrals, love (especially for the poor and the marginalized), not theology that excludes these people and exalts others.

It is not a theology that enriches or informs the human experience.

This is not a theology that expands or promotes human understanding or raises the human condition.

Not theology, not history, not the hard sciences, but psychology.

It is not a theology that enriches the human experience.

This is not a theology that expands or uplifts human understanding.

The explanation of a thunderstorm is to be found in meteorology, not theology; by studying humidity and air pressure, not by casting lots or seeking oracles.

The Yugoslav wars were about political power, not theology.

Its own self - description as «theology» and its own clearly expressed theological values only make it look all the more like theology when in fact it is not theology at all.

History is not theology though it certainly does inform its development.

Theology now ought indeed to be our own response from out of our own situation, but is not theology set in the more fundamental context of something utterly final and transcendent (strange words, these!)

It was about animosity to Muslims, not theology.

The obstacle is not theology.

To interpret the statement as a straightforward affirmation of Reformed commitments, as de Chirico does, smacks of the way Pentecostal and holiness churches were initially invited to join the National Association of Evangelicals for their numbers, not their theology, a history Molly Worthen has chronicled in her Apostles of Reason.

To put it in religious terms, Rorty's view is that it is faith, not theology, that matters, and too much theology can be at odds with a living faith.

The scene in the Vatican on Sunday: Soccer, not theology, divides the two Popes!

Truth is God, not theology, theosophy or religious arguments confined to our little boxes we put God into to suit our comfort zone.

What people want is peace of mind, not theology or techniques!»

Prayer is not theology, as it is not psychology.

The only real way we can get at the root of someone's spiritual sickness is to expect, encourage and equip them to pursue Christ — not good behavior, not approval and not theology.

Forms of exegesis or biblical interpretation that do not support the homiletic, evangelical, and educational missions of the Church may have their place in the academy, but they are subsets of religious studies, not theology.

Religious Studies is history not THEOLOGY there is a huge difference!

Not theology.

That's not theology.

Piper has to mean he is threatened by a woman being authoritarian, having power and influence over him, which in Piper's case seems an obsession and, as pointed out, something for therpy and not theology.

So why wouldn't theology matter?

If NT theology is understood as a response to certain key events of the life of Jesus in narrative form, a comparison of the different traditions (synoptics, John, Paul) suggest a development, if not different understanding.I view this as a «human construct».

It is a good story; but it isn't history, and it certainly isn't theology.

«Women», The New International Dictionary of NT Theology, ed.

As for doctrinal purity, you will have to elaborate... given the fact that NT theologies appear to be under construction combined with the absence of original blueprints (manuscripts), it's more malleable than hardened cement.

Not exact matches

Instead, being exclusive and prideful does hurt others... so I see closed - minded, exclusive theology as sinful, not gay marriage... and I think Scripture, especially the teachings of Christ, is in that same spirit.

I have a Business and a Theology degree — let me tell you — in a Capitalist system (which greed is avowed as a value now)-- there couldn't be more opposites.

After studying theology (many religions), I have chosen not to believe in any religion or the existence of any god (s).

I can't imagine he's ignorant of the fact that «liberal» is a standard term in theology, and that «conservative,» while lacking the same pedigree, has an obvious theological meaning as well.

Reality quotes a paradiddle,»... Moreover, an atonement theology that says God sacrifices his own son in place of humans who needed to be punished for their sins...» TThey ddon't bbelieve God iis jjust.

I guess she hasn't read the Mormon theology which states blacks are cursed in the womb by God before they're even born.