Sentences with phrase «of open inquiry»

Aish HaTorah describes itself as «an apolitical, international network of Jewish educational centers, providing opportunities for Jews of all backgrounds to discover the wisdom and beauty of their heritage in an atmosphere of open inquiry and mutual respect.»

Is it fair to say that the kind of open inquiry you are calling for isn't being done because scientists have been trying to convey a focused message to the public?

«I didn't realize, even four days ago, how difficult it would be for some people to embrace me while I was embracing this journey of open inquiry into the question of God's existence,» Bell wrote on Saturday.

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In the middle of a tense referendum campaign on the legalisation of abortion, it has had to open an official inquiry into an...

The European Central Bank, which supervises commercial banks in the eurozone, is considering opening an inquiry into whether HNA meets the criteria for large bank shareholders, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to speak on the record.

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday that he was open to the idea of launching an inquiry into whether Facebook had unfairly influenced elections in the country.

Lending Club uses a somewhat complex formula that takes into account various factors that appear on a borrower's credit report, such as FICO score, number of recent credit inquiries, length of credit history, the total number of open credit accounts and revolving credit, to name a few.

The credit bureau will also consider your business's credit history, including the length of time since your business's oldest financial account was opened, number of credit inquiries and credit utilization.

This refers to the number of recently opened credit accounts you have, as well as the number of recent credit inquiries.

The Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments — a national, not - for - profit organization to which consumers can turn to settle disputes with OBSI's participating financial institutions — said in its annual report that it had 5,477 inquiries and opened 721 investigations in 2017, increases of eight per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, over 2016.

An inquiry into allegations of abuse of children living in care in Scotland opens today, with the Church of Scotland among a number of bodies set to give evidence.

We immediately (Monday 31st December 2007) contacted the Charity Commission... and on 3rd January 2008 they told us that they were opening an inquiry under section 8 of the Charities Act 1993... into both the SS John and Elizabeth Charity and the Brampton Trust...

It lies outside the purview of the historian and it is not open to investigation by the methods of ordinary historical inquiry.

It is central to this proposal, however, to stress that when a school makes such a decision to be «open,» «interconfessional,» or whatever, it should not delude itself into claiming that it merely provides a «theologically neutral arena» and «level playing field» for free theological inquiry and exchange of opinion.

I owe a great deal to both Hartshorne and Wieman, and to Loomer for creating that rare thing, a truly open - minded and intensely serious community of inquiry about the most important questions.

The lines of communication are opened by inquiry (prayer).

A free an open society is one in which the freedom to purse any inquiry regardless of where it may lead is valued.

In intellectual matters, religious faith means devotion to truth, keeping inquiry open, foregoing the demand for absolute certitude yet not despairing of progress, striving for universality, publicity, and objectivity in knowledge, and being thankfully obedient to the disciplines of reason and of empirical evidence.

In a Guardian article on November 3rd the prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan wrote concerning the «debate between faith and reason, and over the virtues of rationalism»: «The Pope's remarks at Regensburg have opened up new areas of inquiry that must be explored and exploited in a positive way, with a view to building bridges and, working hand in hand, to seeking a common response to the social, cultural and economic challenges of our day.»

On the other side, there are some institutions of higher education in which requirements for pious living and correct doctrine replace the climate of open - ended inquiry.

And he offered his thesis as a way of keeping the direction of inquiry open rather than closing it at the point at which the origin of laws are accepted as ultimately unexplained.

A few inflexibly enduring metaphysical or religious prejudices — a few answers rather than «open - ended» inquiries — might have saved him from the moronic evil of his political dalliances.

Given Whitehead's general principle of reciprocity (of the interconnectedness of all things) we are more than justified in concluding that nature possesses structures analogous to those which we find present in mind (though the exact nature of those structures must remain open to particular investigation, that is, they must be discovered through specialized modes of inquiry such as those of the special sciences).

And so, while claiming the banner of objectivity and open inquiry, he became adept at using biblical phraseology to form a new orthodoxy.

The Greek mind, liberated from myth, was open to mathematical inquiries far transcending the practically oriented and magically conceived mathematics of the ancient civilizations.

Process theologians argue for a «public» theology, not limiting truth claims to a confessional stance with its own internal criteria, but open to the public criteria of common human experience and rational inquiry.

Regardless, however, of whether one agrees that Paul and Palestinian Judaism contains the «truth, ultimate» (see the index's whimsical entry), there is little question that the book played a major role in breaking the reigning Lutheran - Bultmannian paradigm of understanding Paul, curbing heavily biased portrayals of Judaism and opening new avenues of inquiry.

Whether these efforts provided the centripetal force for a new «school» per se is open to various modes of interpretation, but the attention to the Whiteheadian system and its many implications, to interdisciplinary routes of inquiry, to the latest insights from the emerging sciences, and to process - relational modes of thinking identified Chicago with a progressivism and excitement in theological study which many found appealing.

Despite these caveats, he has opened up important lines of inquiry which merit further investigation.

The combination of chauvinism, mechanism and pietism built into this approach seems to contradict essential elements of the liberal Protestant character, especially its commitments to free and open inquiry, ecumenical theological ventures, and the critical exposure of what Paul Tillich called «distortions» of all kinds, including those built into its own structures.

But within the context of such a forthright commitment, the school would be open to students of all religions or none, to interfaith relationships and to freedom for academic exploration and inquiry.

Such an assumption blocks the road of inquiry, whereas the assumption that all particles of matter may be continuous leaves the road open to the possibility of eventually explaining action at a distance, starting with the hypothesis «that one portion of matter acts upon another because it is in a measure in the same place.»

My own view is that, having discovered the peace of mind that permits us to go on thinking, we should then create new circles of influence, new institutions, new ways of engaging in open discussion and free inquiry — which can be offered to those eager to participate in otherwise threatened forms of knowledge.

The socio - historical approach had always been pursued in continuity with empirical inquiries into human beings and religious experience, and the early Chicago school was quite open to the new discipline of psychology of religion and its relevance to religious education.

There appears to be an inherent incompatibility between Christian evangelicalism and the idea of a university, for only an «open» style of Christian commitment can affirm a university's commitment to free inquiry.

The more promising response to secularism takes the form of an open and rational (although not «rationalistic») inquiry into both the roots of modernity and the content of the Christian tradition, including the biblical writings.

So the «open Christian» university is able to welcome into its community of inquiry an invigorating pluralism — both on the faculty and in the student body, men and women of varying religious commitments, Christian and non-Christian — without compromise to the integrity of its educational (that is to say, anthropological) mission.

Process theologians have argued for a «public» theology not limiting truth claims to a confessional stance with its own internal criteria but open to the public criteria of common human experience and rational inquiry.

By inviting people to bring the topics they care about, Open Space establishes a marketplace of inquiry, reflection and learning, bringing out the best in both individuals and the whole.

MARSEILLE: Marseille said Friday they had opened an inquiry after defender Patrice Evra was sent off for launching a karate - style kick at a fan ahead of the Europa League match against Vitoria Guimaraes.

In an atmosphere of free and open inquiry, students and teachers debate, collaborate, and investigate, challenging assumptions — and one another — with insights backed by rigorous study.

The type of learning you're describing, with open classroom discussion, a lot of choice for students, inquiry - based learning, projects, it seems at odds with the kind of call - and - response, very teacher - directed style that you see at a lot of so - called «no excuses» charter schools that produce high test scores with disadvantaged populations.

The school takes an organic approach to learning, teaching habits of open - minded inquiry that can help student be resourceful when faced with life's challenges, big and small.

The inquiry will not be secret it will be open we are a government of the people,.

Under state law, commissioners become involved in investigations at three phases: when the inquiry is opened, when there is a referral request, and at the closure of an investigation.

ALBANY — Federal and state investigators have open inquiries into the legality of additional taxpayer - funded salary deals given to eight state senators.

And it was Cuomo who opened an investigation into how former Gov. David Paterson handled a domestic violence accusation against a member of his staff and a separate inquiry into whether Paterson lied to the state's ethics commission about his office's solicitation of Yankees tickets.

Today marks the opening of the inquiry's examination of the potentially «cosy relationship» between the police and the press - «and the extent to which that has operated in the public interest».

Lord Justice Leveson opened the latest phase of his inquiry by making a statement in which he pointed out that nobody had said the present system of regulation is «adequate or sufficient».

Refusal to act in the face of evidence is their opening gambit in the inquiry into wrongdoing at News International.