Sentences with phrase «on as reformers»

Educators have long held new technology at arm's length, and probably for good reason: For more than a century, they have looked on as reformers pushed a series of mostly ill - fated technical innovations, each touted as the Next Big Thing.

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It's not a negation of truth or absolute truth, it's just a recognition that we might be as confused over things as our kin in the faith who chained up Bibles, burned the bones of reformers, tossed bombs into the basements of black churches and burned crosses on the front yards of black people, who ignore the plight of the homeless and the poor while we struggle to decide between the 36 and 72 inch plasma screen tv.

As I reflected on the differences between Wesley and the earlier reformers, I saw that these were quite similar to my differences with the Neo-Reformation thinkers who dominated the mid-century discussion.

Thus, to claim the Reformers as heroes and at the same time deride those who hold to their beliefs on Christian discipleship is at best misleading.

And when Evangelical leaders regard an emphasis on the ordinary means of grace as jeopardizing the Christian faith while going easy on, for example, serious deviations from Nicene teaching on the Trinity, they have traveled a long way from the concerns of the Reformers.

Sola Scriptura, on the other hand, as talked about by the Reformers, held to nothing of the sort.

On a wave of popular youth appeal, Corbyn as suffering servant and capitalist reformer has captured the imagination of those seeking a new political future.

Even when, as with the Protestant Reformers, knowledge of God is reserved for the eschaton and theological schooling focuses on faith, schooling remains a practice of paideia — notably, in Calvin's academy in Geneva.

He will examine the role of intimacy to the first, second, and third power (examples: the circle of Jesus» followers, the renewed intimacy on the basis of the experience of the sixteenth century Reformers, the Pietist group of the seventeenth century, etc.) As far as the constitution of religious groups is concerned we find a variety of principleAs far as the constitution of religious groups is concerned we find a variety of principleas the constitution of religious groups is concerned we find a variety of principles.

Witness the emphasis on a canon within the canon, Luther's response to the Anabaptists on the question of infant baptism, as well as both Reformers» insistence that the Word always stands in juxtaposition to faith and that neither is possible without the activity of the Holy Spirit.

If I spoke on abortion, I was applauded as courageous, as a ferocious man of God, and yet when I would tackle race I was being too political... If I quoted the great reformer Martin Luther... never did I get an email about his blatant anti-Semitism.

Instead, I favored an unlikely combination of, on the one hand, medieval thinkers and their contemporary interpreters such as Maritain and Gilson, and, on the other, the Reformers and their neo-Orthodox successors (who were fashionable) and confessional Lutherans (who were not).

Beginning with the experience of Paul, the Christian view of this world which came to theological expression in the Reformers and which has now been revived with great power in the contemporary Protestant theology, has always shown a certain distrust of identifying human efforts toward the good with the divine work of redemption on the ground that the good as man knows it and seeks it is really of a different order from the good revealed in Christ.

The next king, Josiah, the great reformer, attacked Pharaoh Neco of Egypt as the Egyptian army was on its way to a decisive battle on the Euphrates.3 Josiah was killed and brought back dead to Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:29 - 30).

As Timothy George wrote in his introduction to «The Gift of Salvation» in the December 1997 issue of Christianity Today: «We rejoice that our Roman Catholic interlocutors have been able to agree with us that the doctrine of justification set forth in this document agrees with what the Reformers meant by justification by faith alone (sola fide)... [But] this still does not resolve all the differences between our two traditions on this crucial matter.»

Drawing on the humanists» assumptions about teaching and learning, the Reformers viewed the catechism as a kind of classic text to be internalized through imitation and practice.

In his meditation on «Thou shalt love thy neighbour» he writes in the spirit of the Reformers as he tells us not to give up love of wives and children but «preserve in your earthly love and friendship your love for your neighbour».17 Certainly the suspicion about the earthly loves remains, and Kierkegaard rightly brings it into the open.

In spite of the faith of the 18th - and 19th - century political reformers such as Voltaire and Marx in the «verdict of history,» the arena of political decisions is not likely to be a place where the big issues of life are discussed or decided solely or even primarily on the basis of truth and justice.

What Nygren has shown is that the Reformers» doctrine of the gracious love of God as utterly beyond all calculation and analogy with human love establishes an aspect of New Testament faith which helps to shape every Christian perspective on love.

On Stricherz's telling, a Democratic - party activist named Fred Dutton emerged as the reformers» chief theoretician.

Still, ecumenical progress lends new resonance to the counsel of the English Reformer William Tyndale on this particular matter: «As pertaining to our lady's body, where it is, or where the body of Elias, of John the evangelist, and many other be, pertaineth not to us to know.

Two influential, non-Catholic figures immediately come to mind: sociologist Max Weber described a «Protestant work ethic» that explained the rise of capitalism and modernity on the basis of a disembodied understanding of salvation inherited from the Reformers; and systematic philosopher Georg Hegel hailed the Reformation, «the all - enlightening Sun,» as ushering in modern times by freeing «the specific and definite embodiment of Deity» from any «outward form» so that one may be reconciled to God «in faith and spiritual enjoyment.»

The great reformer, Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) paraphrased God's answer as «I am God on whom you must fully rely and not trust in other creatures.»

Another commentary series, the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, for which R. R. Reno serves as general editor, recognizes the important task of «reading alongside» the church fathers, Scholastics, reformers, and other theologians of ages past.

As a food service manager I am on a balance bean between kids, parents, and the food reformers.

One of the more successful reformers on the state level has been Doug Andreassen, who spent seven years as the president of Washington Youth Soccer and is now the committee chair for U.S. Soccer's Diversity Task Force.

Martin Babinec, on the other hand, offers voters a third option as an independent reformer with a strong background of creating jobs.

As MPs continued the Lords reform debate in the Commons, the focus outside the chamber was on how utterly hopeless the prospects for reformers now seem.

As a reformer with 30 years of experience in Albany, Scharff criticized the outsized influence that moneyed interests have over the legislative process on nearly every single issue.

«And Nick Clegg's claims back in 2010 that he'd be the «great reformer» on the constitution are frankly laughable as he's got nothing whatsoever to show for it.»

In this sense, he was carrying on the legacy of the values (merit, order and responsibility) of the great Spanish political thinkers, from Jovellanos and Balmes, to Maeztu and Ortega, as well as the spirit of reformers, from Canovas to Maura.

In a victory for reformers, campaign finance reform is high on the list, along with other progressive initiatives such as raising the minimum wage and changing New York City's «stop and frisk» policy.

«Scott Stringer has spent his career as a progressive reformer,» campaign manager Sascha Owen said, «taking on the issues that matter to everyday New Yorkers.

Decision on Lord Taylor of Warwick and Lord Hanningfield, say reformers, highlights need for same disqualification rules as MPs

«As long as political circumstances allow, DFID will continue to expand support to the provision of basic services; will increase the focus on wealth creation; and will complement support with technical advice to the reformers in Government in preparation for transition to a more stable government.&raquAs long as political circumstances allow, DFID will continue to expand support to the provision of basic services; will increase the focus on wealth creation; and will complement support with technical advice to the reformers in Government in preparation for transition to a more stable government.&raquas political circumstances allow, DFID will continue to expand support to the provision of basic services; will increase the focus on wealth creation; and will complement support with technical advice to the reformers in Government in preparation for transition to a more stable government.»

Hawkins went on to suggest both Cuomo and Paladino are not true reformers, as they present themselves.

They were designed to make the ultimate Albany insider appear to be a reformer, while letting business - as - usual go on.

As the trial gets underway, good - government reformers are urging Albany in a letter to take pre-emptive action on overhauling how the state's economic development money is spent.

Albanese is known as an independent - minded reformer who doesn't easily fit an ideological label, while Gangi flanks de Blasio's left on almost every issue.

Mr. Cuomo, who fashioned himself as a political reformer from the day he launched his 2010 bid for governor in front of Tweed Courthouse, included his renewal of the order as part of an ethics package adopted on his first day in office.

Mr Duncan Smith was also asked about this specific group of women several times, by Members on all sides, including Conservatives Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) and James Gray (North Wiltshire), as well as Labour's socially conservative welfare reformer, Frank Field.

Killian tended to stay on message, touting herself as a reformer and using ample opportunities to tie Latimer to cronyism in the state Legislature.

At a press conference Wednesday Mayor de Blasio was asked whether Governor Cuomo's characterization of mayoral control of schools as an «experiment» and his proposal that mayoral control be renewed for a shortened three year period «raises questions about whether or not he's a true reformer on education.»

Horner said reformers» collective wish list includes changes to government contracting, including pay - to - play activities, and greater appropriations for enforcement agencies such as the state Board of Elections, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the Authorities Budget Office.

By comparing his radicalism to Thatcher's he hopes to take on her mantle as a great reformer — someone who didn't just win, but changed the terms of the game.

Meantime, a socio - political group within the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Ekiti Reformer Movement, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to ensure protection for the party State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, over allegation of fake security men posing as policemen to arrest the party scribe on the order of the police authorities.

The move to boost competition in the banking sector forms part of a broader set of proposals which Labour hopes will help Miliband position himself firmly on the side of reformers — as he did after the phone - hacking scandal.

I spoke this afternoon with former LG Richard Ravitch, who has years of experience as a budget reformer, and he sounded not quite sold on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed Tier 6 plan, nor was his thrilled about the demonizing of public sector employees that is taking place as elected officials all over the country struggle with varying degrees of fiscal meltdown.

As for the claim that is widely made by good government groups and left leaning reformers that establishing a public campaign finance system would go a long way toward getting big money out of the political system and reducing corruption, New Yorkers aren't really on board.

Michael Blake, a Bronx assemblyman viewed as a rising star in the Democratic Party, drew scathing reactions from good government groups and reformers after he announced on Friday he was going to work for Hilltop Public Solutions, a campaign and public relations firm closely tied to Mr. de Blasio, while serving in the Assembly.