Sentences with phrase «of unique traditions»

What kinds of unique traditions have you experienced?

Interesting guest activities such as Balinese fruit carving and designing flower petals on water, or usually reckoned as Bunga Jambangan, exemplify a sharing of unique traditions passed through over Balinese generations.

It's now established as one of our unique traditions.

While the North Country is full of unique traditions, it's also a place where brain drain remains a problem, and that large sucking sound you hear every summer is the sound of young people leaving.

Moreover, because religions are distinctive historical developments, a central task for theology within each particular tradition is the assessment of how well any theological claim coheres with the normative witness to faith of that unique tradition.

«Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal» (until 16 December 2018) tells of a unique tradition in Nepalese Buddhism, which has ritual at its heart.

Not exact matches

These traditions have acknowledged general revelation without overthrowing the unique special revelation of Christian faith.

It was not designed to water down any of our unique beliefs or traditions, but to acknowledge our differences and move forward in mutual respect and understanding.

These personal experiences gave him unique eyes to see where Christianity in the West was beholden more to a tradition of Western thought than to the Scripture or to the Christian tradition.

Man, for Soloveitchik, is ideally a self - sufficient, unique individual, yet no less organically bound to a self - transcending community and tradition; a majestic hero and yet the most humble of servants.

In any case, even when allowances are made for heightening and expansion inherent in the nature of the tradition, even admitting that a purely «photographic» image is ultimately irrecoverable, Samuel and Moses are in a unique class as performers on behalf of Yahweh.

The Primary Purpose of Sex and Marriage: Procreation Holloway's rooting of the purpose of sex in the Incarnation is a unique argument in favour of the conclusion articulated by the tradition and by many contemporary orthodox Catholic scholars, namely, that the «primary reason for the existence of sex in human nature in the intention of God is for children».

Its point of view is unique among blawgs for taking seriously varied religious traditions rather than mocking them or treating them in a lowest - common - denominator fashion.»

In any case, these isolated monks certainly don't seem to doing any damage (unlike most of us), and they're preserving a pretty unique tradition.

As Johann Baptist Metz and John Cobb have seen in correspondence, it is the memoria of the Christ - event that plays a crucial role in the theological notion of revelation.10 In this view a certain historical tradition of narration and reflection recalls the experience of a unique revealing event by memory.

The unique aspect of experience is a measure of the concreteness of God for us, and is «irreducible, incomparable, incommensurable to any parameter of understanding»; it is, as Eastern and Western faith traditions all acknowledge, a manifestation of the fact that «religious truth is existential and non-objectifiable.»

It was recognized that «religious traditions have a unique contribution to offer... particularly in emphasizing human values and the spiritual and moral dimension of economic and political life.»

Imagine next that those who (rightfully) argued that music was consistent with Christianity triumphed, and following that hard - won victory, an entire stream of Christianity - a very prominent one - arose around the victorious musicophiles, becoming in turn a tradition that emphasized music in a unique and unrivaled way.

If there is one emphasis of the Seminar that appears to be unique within NT scholarship, it is perhaps our judgment that Jesus was not an apocalyptic firebrand, but more a teacher of sacred wisdom within the traditions of ancient Israel.

The unique Christian participation in God's kingdom is grasped in theology by creative and critical understanding of Christian tradition, and by creative and critical growth in the Christian ways of life.

A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of philosophers, both well - known and obscure, from both Eastern and Western traditions.

's Big Book, the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions, and any other resources of this unique and well - known society.

John's Gospel is recognized as the latest, and has quite unique characteristics, but even here the tomb story still carries the bare outline of Mark's story, and there is no good reason for believing that this outline belongs to a tradition which is wholly independent from Mark.

One is unique and particular, shaped by the character of the Christian traditions that are coming together.

I think Pentecostals should understand the unique contours of their tradition and embrace the distinctions that go along with it.

Now, as authoritative teaching within the Anglican tradition gradually dissipates, significant numbers have discerned the need to return, yet hoping to bring with them traditions of prayer and practice which have some unique claim to go back even to English Catholicism as it was before the Reformation.

Early Judaic tradition operated with an unique understanding of covenant relation between God and the Jewish community.

But if there is a hard core of authenticity, and if the process of transmission has been largely an expansion of this tradition by, and its accommodation to, the influence of parallel stories in other traditions, then the unique element in the tradition in comparison with its parallels is that which has the highest claim to authenticity.

In the lives of women there exists a unique opportunity to develop a sense of God, and there exists something of the essence of God which, though made known to us in Christ, we missed because women were excluded from the ranks of church hierarchy and demeaned in religious tradition.

Can Christians plausibly continue to affirm the revelatory supremacy of the Christ - event and at the same time be fully open to other traditions that have their own unique convictions about religious meaning and truth?

Most assuredly this is a unique metaphysical understanding of nature or the cosmos in the West, and this makes problematic the question of Whitehead's relation to the metaphysical tradition of the West.

I am not unaware that when the Nicene Creed proclaims «who spoke through the prophets,» the creed engulfs narration into prophecy, following the tradition that Moses was the unique narrator of the Pentateuch and that he was the prophet par excellence.

Perhaps the most pervasive assumption in the Occidental philosophical tradition has been that there exist unique individuals capable of acting responsibly and morally in an ordered, temporal continuum.

Those who study Indian religions will affirm that this ability of local communities to participate in more than one religious tradition is not unique to Dalit Christians!

Surely persons may navigate from within any tradition toward the salvation Christians seek, but those traditions are ordinarily and primarily means of attaining their own unique ends, not salvation.

The Bible is unique above all the tradition, and decrees of the Church and it is absolutely and literally true, because it is divinely inspired knowledge of the word of God which alone was necessary to salvation and not to know scripture is not to know Christ.

Thus, if we use the now standard symbol of «J,» «E,» and «P» to designate the three most conspicuous narrative strands inter-woven in Exodus (as well as in Genesis and Numbers), we will think of «J» as the recording of early traditions which remained current and fluid down to the tenth century B.C., when the J - work was done by a single man (in this respect probably unique among the three primary sources).

Nevertheless the Italian Communist party (CPI) has a tradition of flexibility, humanism, and appeal to intellectuals that is perhaps unique in the Western world.

Second, American historians of religions must articulate their unique tradition of scholarship so as to make significant contributions to the world - wide co-operative inquiry in the religio - scientific study of religions.

Conversely, the stress Kraemer put upon the unique character of each religious tradition has been adopted by many who disagree with him and who argue that these faiths offer alternate and parallel avenues of God's saving action.

Tradition has always seen in the Song of Solomon a unique expression of human love, a pure reflection of God's love — a love «strong as death» that «many waters can not quench.

Diverse topography leads to diverse food traditions, there is lots of variety in the form of fresh seafood, delicious local saffron, truffles and unique kinds of pasta, to only name a few.

The tradition of «JERKING» meat is a unique Jamaican experience.

The unique setting, tradition of laidback elegance, and reputation as an exclusive hideaway has earned Cheeca the distinction of being the Crown Jewel of the Florida Keys.

But Houston - based Berryhill Baja Grill has a unique story and a first - class menu that has helped this restaurant chain and its Baja - style, south - of - the - border menu become a local tradition.

The company describes Sushi Roku as a «unique culinary experience that bridges past and present [and] is the result of an eagerness to embrace new ideas and a profound respect for tradition.»

But Houston - based Berryhill Baja Grill has a unique story and a first - class menu that has helped this restaurant chain and its Baja - style, south - of - the - border menu become a local tradition.

Following in the tradition of the farmhouse ciders of Northern France, a unique and complex cider is produced using a blend of apples left to develop and mature on the tree to boost flavour & sugar levels.

Bold peppers and chiles, fragrant cilantro and lime, and centuries worth of Latin American tradition combine in authentic dishes, unique California - style fusions, and time - tested preparations of Mexican cuisine throughout the valley.

Distinguished by the finest traditions of European hospitality, each property is iconic and one - of - a-kind, delivering unparalleled guest recognition while offering unique and memorable experiences to affluent and astute travellers.