Sentences with phrase «of apparent impossibility»

It is doubtful that revelation in its essentially surprising and unpredictable newness could be experienced decisively except in such situations of apparent impossibility.

It is well known that some of the most significant atheism in the modern intellectual world has been aroused because of the apparent impossibility of reconciling the idea of God with the fact of human freedom and creativity.

Not exact matches

It is apparent that a new quest of the historical Jesus can not be built upon the effort to deny the impossibilities inherent in the original quest; rather a new quest must be built upon the fact that the sources do make possible a new kind of quest working in terms of the modern view of history and the self.

And the impossibility of that is apparent.

The result poses problems for cosmologists because it suggests an apparent impossibility: that the Universe is billions of years younger than the oldest stars it contains.

The near impossibility of this challenge should have been readily apparent given the deep divisions created by religious and cultural differences, plus the immense friction between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims.