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Much contemporary literature on legal philosophy, management, and self - improvement seems like a variation on the age - old theme of classical virtue ethics.

Conceived and curated by Joe La Placa and Mark Sanders of AVA, the exhibition is a contemporary update on the four hundred year old theme of the Vanitas first developed in Holland and Northern Europe in the mid to late 17th century.

a Baby by Stephanie Watson tackles the age - old theme of sibling rivalry and manages to solve one family's conflict within the colorful pages of an appealing picture book.

Written by Taylor Sheridan (Sons of Anarchy), Sicario focuses on whether the war on drugs is worth the fight at all, by focusing on the age - old theme of order v.s. chaos.

So traditionalism in painting repeats the same old themes of portraiture, genre, seascape and landscape in ever sleeker forms; it repeats; it does not move.

«He explores the age - old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way.»

Two Feathers continues to demonstrate his skills as a master storyteller with a modern take on the age - old themes of colonialism, imperialism and conquest.

Not exact matches

As I've gotten older, I've been able to recognize some of the deeper themes of religion, power, and self - awareness that I didn't pick up on when I was 12 or 13.

Elliot Rodger — the 22 - year - old man who allegedly went on a shooting spree late Friday night in Santa Barbara, California, killing six then turning the gun on himself — wrote a 141 - page manifesto that conveys themes of misogyny and entitlement.

There's no new theme to it, just more riffs on the old one of a self - reinforcing spiral of slower growth in China crushing the economies of its raw material suppliers, while an appreciating dollar makes it ever harder for emerging market companies and governments to repay the debts they gleefully took on when the Federal Reserve was giving away dollars for free.

The 55 - year - old founder and CEO of International Theme Park Services Inc. (ITPS), a $ 5 - million consultant to the leisure industry, has been shirt - and - tie - ing it to work since he was a 13 - year - old ticket taker at Cincinnati's Coney Island, ushering thrill seekers to the amusement park's Lost River Tunnel of Love.

The viewers «clearly recognized the themes Forbes was talking about and saw the applicability for any level of service enterprise,» says Galford, a principal of Impact Planning Group, based in Old Greenwich, Conn..

Feloni: So that's kind of like a theme for all of your biggest wins, is the 9 - year - old's in there somewhere, but you're also --

It's really just the old adage that when the economy sniffles, less advantaged workers catch pneumonia, and — a key theme of my own work — less advantaged workers are disproportionately helped when the economy is strong.

By focusing on the oldest share classes and screening out sector funds and volatility / beta - themed funds, we find the S&P 500 outperformed 68 % of the 321 active large core funds with a YTD return of 14.32 % through 9/30/2017 (Figure 1).

And instead of the old theme song, it'll be the new smash hit from Carley Rae Jepsen, «Call Me Brady»...

The New Testament also affirms the continuing themes of the Old Testament.

The religious themes that run through many of his works reflect the age old belief of good triumphing over evil.

Instead, if we understand the culture in which John wrote, the issues that the early church was facing under the Roman Empire, and all of the hundreds of allusions to Old Testament themes and prophetic expectations, the Book of Revelation can have a significant message for followers of Jesus today, who also deal with similar cultural issues as we try to live like Jesus in a world dominated by powers and authority that live in rebellion to the Kingdom of God.

What we do has to make sense for the people of God in Chicago or New York or Springfield or wherever we are, in the late 20th century, with the themes of Pentecost VI or Advent I or whatever the occasion is, with all the resources that are available to us within the confines of our capabilities: old hymns, new hymns, music from various periods and of various styles, old translations, new translations, the same and different ways of doing things, etc..

Can you page through old journals to look for themes of what God has been speaking over your life?

The theme of Israel as God's beloved is fundamental for the Old Testament.

Love and obey was also the theme for getting to the promised land of the old testament.

It was humanistic and universalistic, and it almost completely ignored the historical and theological themes which dominate the rest of the Old Testament.

In one sense then the theme of election now takes on an even sharper tension than in the Old Testament.

Because freedom from slavery and oppression were dominant themes in the Old Testament, the legacy of Israel and Judah nourished American liberty.

The word doctrine is therefore being used in a way that is flexible enough to accommodate the variety of biblical teaching on these and other subjects as well as the factor of development in some themes as we move from the Old Testament into the New Testament.

Among his writings are the following: Christian Apologetics in a World Community (InterVarsity Press 1983); Let the Earth Rejoice: A Biblical Theology of Holistic Mission (Crossway 1983); Christian Art in Asia, (Rodop Amsterdam 1979, distributed by Humanities Press); Themes in Old Testament Theology, (InterVarsity Press 1979); Daniel in the Television Den: A Christian Approach to American Culture (Western Baptist Press 1975; and Rouault: A Vision of Suffering and Salvation (Eerdmans 1971).

We are not called upon to discard completely the important salvation history themes of the Old Testament, but the church in America may find some other viewpoints more helpful in the challenges of world poverty.

I looked across the aisle at a teenage boy — about fifteen years old, I judged — who was staring off, apparently with thoughts not connected to the theme of the sermon.

If you are interested in learning more about Jesus and the development of Messianic themes in the Old Testament, in the Intertestamental period, and in the New Testament, I highly recommend Jesus the Messiah by Bateman, Bock, and Johnston.

There is a lot of valuable information in this book, and if you are interested in learning more about Jesus and the development of Messianic themes in the Old Testament, in the Intertestamental period, and in the New Testament, I highly recommend Jesus the Messiah by Bateman, Bock, and Johnston.

Similarly with the New Testament, which carries out most of the themes of the Old Testament within the context of a new historical situation introduced by the coming of Jesus.

The theme of «the land» is glorified in the Old Testament, but the period of wandering homelessly in the desert is also emphasized by some of the prophets.

Such is the main theme of the Old Testament, alike in narrative, poetry and prophecy.

Much as the theme is overlooked or unwelcome, I can not help noticing that the old Federal Council of Churches — type moderate - to - liberal Protestant unity was easier, and thus what we call «mainline» church life was stronger, because cooperating Protestants used Catholicism as a foil.

I think the theme of the album is death — the slow death of our old selves and agendas, expectations and sin natures, followed by the new resurrection life that comes with following Christ to the cross.

The theme of these articles and talks is that there is scientific evidence that the geological features of Australia are explicable within the context of an Earth which is only some 6 - 10,000 years old and that most such features can be attributed to a world - wide flood which occurred more recently still.

Hence in the next two chapters we shall sketch some of the ways in which our understanding of the Bible can be enriched by the conceptuality of process theism, starting with selected themes from the Old Testament.

Since death and resurrection have long been central Christian themes, Christianity is well prepared for the task of letting its old conventional self die, in order to rise again as a facet of a new global religion.7

Excellent summary of the geographical, social and religious setting within which the Bible emerged, the stages of its development, the literary types in the Old and New Testaments, and the main themes.

In order to get a clearer perspective on the development of the doctrine of love we must examine the main themes of love in the Old Testament, including the covenant with the Hebrews as God's act of love, the human love required in faithfulness to the covenant, and the suffering of God as a result of human sin in failing to keep the covenant.

The opening chapter by Jason DeRouchie showed how the organization of our modern English Bibles is not the same organization that Jesus would have known, and this opening chapter also showed that the constant and recurring themes of the Old Testament authors are also the constant and recurring themes in the life and ministry of Jesus.

second off, the main theme of God's word is that race, heritage and economic status is not of concern to God as a qualifier to enter the kingdom of heaven and that is why there is emphasis in both the old and new testament that Jesus is from a «Heinz 57» heritage.

Only problem is, the tone of your post, in my opinion doesn't comport with a theme i see heavily emphasized thoughout the old and new testaments.

Most seriously of all, however, this volume on the New Testament, like its Old Testament companion, emphasizes Calvinistic themes and ideas.

In this perception, the Old Testament conveys the impression of coherent unity — a unity achieved in the central themes and presuppositions of the community of Israel.

The underlying conviction in this pair of themes is that the God of the Old Testament is a living, dynamic power who interacts with creation often in fresh and direction - reversing ways.

In creating their stories, Strauss wrote, the early Christians drew largely upon Old Testament motifs and themes; they used them as models with which to describe how they saw the role of Jesus.

This shift from the old world of religious tradition and convention to the new world of technical control is a theme that has preoccupied the classical tradition of sociology.