Sentences with phrase «of a particular culture which»

The sartorial code in Islamic societies became the symbol of a particular culture which serves the religious beliefs of their people.

Not exact matches

One of the reasons to highlight these particular companies is that the founders still have a direct hand in operations, which many investment advisors and some stock analysts suggest can impact company culture, as well as performance.

MacIntyre (along with others) has shown that the Enlightenment itself is as much a product of its own particular culture as that which it proclaimed to have successfully overcome.

Religion, and Christian communities in particular, can and should, says the author, model the civic culture for which he hopes - a culture that will retrieve and rehabilitate the best of the liberal Enlightenment tradition.

The second approach is to work for the creation of a monolithic universal culture in which all particular patterns of life will be eliminated.

Distinguished men of letters, essayists, novelists, and poets, have recently asserted their conviction that the only thing which can save our sagging culture is a revival of religious faith, but many of these men make no contact whatever with the particular organizations in their own communities which are dedicated to the nourishment of the very faith they declare necessary for our salvation.

What distinguishes the Muslim from the Hindus, he said, is a particular kind of dress and a few remnants of Mughal refinements which will soon be swept away by the scientific and international culture of the modern age.

The direction of intellectual efforts is typically the result of the particular character of the culture in which these occur.

Anyone with their wits about them who reads scripture and prays and is genuinely humble will see that many of the issues which push people into «camps» - especially but not only in the U.S. - are distortions in both directions caused by trying to get a quick fix on a doctrinal or ethical issue, squashing it into the small categories of one particular culture.

The counseling center is like a laboratory, in which people are learning intensively year after year and gaining a deeper understanding of the problems of the people and their family life in that particular culture.

The particular resources of contemporary liberal theology that have especial relevance for a Christian approach to our culture's current difficulties are these: (1) the contemporary historical consciousness, (2) the conclusions of biblical scholars regarding Jesus and the Kingdom of God, and (3) the current «process» understanding of God, Which allows a positive relation (but not a surrender!)

Because all human laws, customs, and opinions change from time to time and vary from place to place, we tend to think of right and wrong as relative to the particular culture in which we live.

One asks this in particular when one seeks to relate it to a culture which does not share the legacy of Plato and Aristotle.

This valuation of the particular provides Buber with another criterion, that of the «historically possible» which leaves room for the unique: «It is a basic law of methodology not to permit the «firm letter» to be broken down by any general hypothesis based on the comparative history of culture; as long as what is said in that text is historically possible.»

Limbaugh took particular issue with the Pope's criticism of the «culture of prosperity,» which the pontiff called a «mere spectacle» for the many people who can't afford to participate.

Awareness that there are particular cultural situations rather than a universal culture within which the gospel takes form raises, of course, the obvious question: what is the gospel?

I do not believe it is merely by chance that all cultures assume the existence of something that might be called the «Memory of Being,» in which everything is constantly recorded, and that they assume the related existence of supra - personal authorities or principles that not only transcend man but to which he constantly relates, and which are the sole, final explanation of a phenomenon as particular as human responsibility.

While each of St Benedict's twelve steps of humility (which are listed below) have a strong message of their own, the second step in particular is quite a striking one, being of great importance in today's society which is so full of consumerism, family breakdowns, celebrity culture, social media, vanity and many other problems and challenges.

The religious dimension of a culture promotes particular qualities and aspirations which give that culture its identity and even a name.

It was the result of a gradual realization that the way in which we thought and spoke about God was no longer appropriate for expressing those concepts in a particular culture.

The reality which that cross reveals is not the by - product of a particular national culture or of a particular racial experience.

Does the faith to which this church is committed deal with a reality that is universal, true and good for all men everywhere and in all time, or is its faith rather the expression of the highest spiritual insights of our particular American culture?

There are also universalistic political faiths such as Marxism and democracy which are rooted in the cultures of particular nations and civilizations, yet which hold the ideal of universal justice.

Seemingly it has something to do with the idea of leadership in a particular culture which is not yet fully transformed by the Gospel.

Of course, film, in particular, and pop culture, in general, have a long history of pushing the envelope, which isn't always a bad thinOf course, film, in particular, and pop culture, in general, have a long history of pushing the envelope, which isn't always a bad thinof pushing the envelope, which isn't always a bad thing.

If proclamation sees mission in the perspective of the Word to be proclaimed, inculturation sees mission in the perspective of the flesh, or concrete embodiment, which the Word assumes in a particular individual, community, institution or culture.»

To the credit of the authorities, and in part because of the international sympathy aroused by an unusual amount of publicity, significant steps were taken to, ameliorate the plight of the victimized women; nevertheless, the incident clearly dramatizes not only the vulnerability of women to this particular form of violence but also the injustice of a culture, sanctioned by religion, which regards the woman's sexual integrity as primarily the concern of husbands and male relatives whose honor is at stake: bluntly, she is property, not a full person in her own right.

To be is to be involved in particular structures of existence, and to be a person is to respect the precise relationships of body, culture, and spirit in which we stand to others.

Hiebert's concern at this point is to bridge between the universal gospel of Scripture and the particular cultures in which missionaries and pastors of younger churches live and labor for Christ.

Because the selective nature of television is often overlooked, the diversity of American religious culture is in danger of being narrowed to that particular strand of religious faith which is now being promoted by television largely because of its acceptance and coherence with television's own social and economic goals.

But that is, of course, precisely what is at issue here: does the state, can the State, at any particular time and in any particular place, define an institution which has existed in nearly all cultures for millennia?

Some of these were not consciously so, but instead unconsciously reflected the particular circumstances and culture in which they arose.

From your response to br27, it seems you do believe the culture you speak of is particular to Penn State and / or Michigan State, in which case it does make sense to think shutting down those programs would shut down those cultures as well.

The Royals as victims of unfair public pressure («the system is unfair to the Royals themselves as much as anybody» is a more powerful one post-the 1990s, and with our particular form of celebrity culture (which the Royals have themselves used post the 1960s with the first family argument).

In particular, Arabs should have a kind of government which is a reflection of their own unique culture.

Moral notions, in particular — which in contemporary times have been demonstrated to vary significantly from one culture to another — stand as evidence against the innateness of ideas.

In each of the intervention sites, the researchers and the company established employee advisory boards to help them better understand the particular worksite's culture and determine which approaches would be appropriate and well - received.

I think, our culture has a particular influence on the female part of the whole continent which is so different from the European one, not to mention the Slavic and Asian countries.

For example, given the nature of festival culture, particular worries could be raised in relation to issues like sexual health and user safety — both of which continue to be areas of concern with the dating industry.

As I would replay moments of our time together in my mind, I kept finding myself thinking back to conversations we had over the years, and I fondly remembered one conversation in particular which had to do with food and culture.

The film, which won Tribeca's top narrative competition prize, lacks Offside's sense of reckless comedy, but it's similarly specific and intriguing about the role of young women within a single culture — not just Israel's, or even the military, but within this particular Army base, with its complicated relationships and low expectations — while commenting on gender as a larger construct outside these individual walls.

Concluding the interview, Colbert asked what Franco — who also stated his support for a culture in which people will be believed, even though he disputes these particular allegations — felt was the appropriate way for this issue to move forward «outside of social media.»

The Rural School and Community Trust, which emerged from the Annenberg initiative, defines place - based education as learning grounded in «the unique history, environment, culture, economy, literature, and art of a particular place.»

They should also understand which examples and case studies will augur well with people of a particular culture.

Of particular importance are school cultures and climates in which trust, collaboration, and norms of professional learning are present (Drago - Severson, 2012; Hoy & Hannum, 1997Of particular importance are school cultures and climates in which trust, collaboration, and norms of professional learning are present (Drago - Severson, 2012; Hoy & Hannum, 1997of professional learning are present (Drago - Severson, 2012; Hoy & Hannum, 1997).

Being exposed to a range of firsthand stories and perspectives can expand young people's view of what «culture» means: they can come to see it as a complex, fluid phenomenon of which they are a part; as something deeply individual and personal; and as something associated with particular geographies or communities.

One response has been the creation of a wide variety of public charter schools, almost all of which are small and with a distinct culture or focus on a particular population.

A school's culture is characterized by deeply rooted traditions, values, and beliefs, some of which are common across schools and some of which are unique and embedded in a particular school's history and location.

These employees are helpful in giving suggestion about the taste of their particular culture, based on which a product is prepared.

In volume 3 the Author openly shares his views on Thailand which have been formed over nearly 10 years of visiting and living in the country, while I do not agree with all he says, it is interesting to see how a different personal experience can bring a different perspective, I really enjoyed the Author's take on many issues particular those relating to the culture, his potted history is extremely valuable and will save any anyone interested in the region a lot of work in research.