Sentences with phrase «on doctrinal»

This focus on doctrinal rules created a formalist center for the dominant pedagogical approach that subsequently came to dominate in American law schools.

It led to practical forms of conduct which can not be judged by criteria of dogmatic thought and the division of religions on a doctrinal basis.

if I do, I run the risk of making this chapter go too long, just like I did with the last one on doctrinal statements....

Significant convergences on doctrinal issues have not ceased, as in, for example, the Lutheran — Roman Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999), but these convergences tend to be the outcome of discussions already well advanced in earlier decades and are to be attributed more to institutional inertia than to continuing enthusiasm.

In this series on doctrinal statements, I will argue that something similar happens in many other areas of theology as well.

Of course, aside from Scripture (just speaking pragmatically here), I know many women who would do a much better job deciding on doctrinal and practical issues than many so - called elders.

Even though emphasis on doctrinal constraints is an inevitable phase in the formation of a tradition, there comes a time in its unfolding when a purely defensive posture leads to stagnation arising from under - nourishment.

The chapter on doctrinal statements will make more sense when it is all put together, rather than cut up into pieces for blog posts.

I really appreciate you clarifying in this post your position on doctrinal statements.

As I am currently working on a series of posts for First Thoughts which will, I hope, develop the orthodox teaching of the Church in a more pastorally fruitful direction, I thought I would begin by sharing some of my thoughts on doctrinal development from last fall.

Müller answered jokingly: «On doctrinal issues, we are the only ones never taken into account.

«From President Snow's understanding of the teachings of the Prophet on this doctrinal point, he coined the familiar couplet: «As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become.»

But Henry himself has elsewhere lamented the intellectual sterility of the Evangelical Theological Society built on this doctrinal foundation (and requiring an annual subscription to inerrancy as its only qualification for membership).

Despite how hard I have been on doctrinal statements in recent posts, I do think there are several good uses for them.

Yet the persistent tendency of conservatives to rely on doctrinal tests raises the question of whether they agree with the Reformers» insistence that the church itself must submit to the judgment of God and must avoid an imperial and authoritarian stance.

He may at times offer a tad of pseudo humility and claim that he knows that he hasn't cornered the market on doctrinal correctness, but as soon as you offer an alternative explanation that counters his belief, he lets you know that you are wrong.

He urged his readers not to concentrate on the doctrinal statements which they mocked, but on a «sense and taste for the Infinite», or, in a phrase that he often used, on «a feeling of absolute dependence.»

When AMIA leaders talked to me about their departure from the Episcopal Church, they focused more on the doctrinal problems represented by Bishop Spong than on the sexual issues raised by the election of gay bishop V. Gene Robinson.

The Church has insisted on doctrinal orthodoxy of its members, but not on moral rectitude to the extent of tolerating the greatest iniquities of communal holocaust in human history perpetrated by its members.

Jen I agree with you, if the Bible is wrong on any doctrinal point then the Bible could be wrong on others.

Am I stepping on any doctrinal toes with these questions?

Some points on some doctrinal statements must be wrong, and we must not be so arrogant to think that our chosen doctrinal statement is 100 % accurate, while everybody else is in error.

If, however, we examine the condemnations with an eye to the pattern of two Modernisms and two Thomisms, much comes clear — for Pius X had gone back into the mode of making lists of errors, but he focused his attention not on social modernity but on the doctrinal and metaphysical aspects of modern thought.

I hope to bring out this point more clearly in the next several posts as I try to draw this series on Doctrinal Statements to a conclusion...

So, I guess I am wondering... as you obviously disagree with Jeremy on this doctrinal point, does that mean you get a pass on loving him?

Pope Francis has been called a «conservative,» and that is true on the doctrinal plane, if conservatism means a sincere attachment to Catholic orthodoxy.

Anyone with their wits about them who reads scripture and prays and is genuinely humble will see that many of the issues which push people into «camps» - especially but not only in the U.S. - are distortions in both directions caused by trying to get a quick fix on a doctrinal or ethical issue, squashing it into the small categories of one particular culture.

All this time I was hard at my Essay on Doctrinal Development.

It means that how we treat one another and what we do for our neighbors matters more than what we write down on our doctrinal statement.

Among numerous non-Catholic constructive responses to last Year's Islamic Open Letter «A Common Word» the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and Russia, Alexy II, has suggested that future dialogue be «on the doctrinal level, on important questions like God, Man and the world... and (on the practical level) on the defence of the role of religion in social life, the opposition of xenophobia and intolerance (and) the promotion of common initiatives for peace»

Pentecostals live, in other words, by what George Weigel has called the Iron Law of Christianity in Modernity: Christian communities that maintain a firm grasp on their doctrinal and moral boundaries can flourish amidst the cultural acids of modernity; Christian communities whose doctrinal and moral boundaries become porous (and then invisible) wither and die.

The encyclical — Catholics» term for a document sent from the pope with instruction on doctrinal matters — bears the title Laudato Si» («Praised Be») and displays Francis» concern for the poor.

Unfortunately in my case, I've probably gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (in my view) threatened with hellfire for every cotton - picking thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that does nothing but desire evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind» in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.

Sorry, but I can't recall ever commenting on your doctrinal beliefs.

Not exact matches

In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.

A movement built on broad - based networks of churches and parachurch organizations will inevitably fragment when it tries to move to more thorough doctrinal statements.

Concerning «getting pearls of wisdom» from research and review of original documents posted on the Internet, versus doctrinal justifications by a specific denomination which begin with enamored language, such as «most convincingly», «sublime article», «holy Christian faith», «believe and confess»....

On other questions, Levy argues, we have tended to confuse calls for reform with doctrinal reinvention.

Insistence on literal inerrancy, whatever its uses in arresting doctrinal laxity, leaves the LCMS vulnerable to charges of biblicist obscurantism.

The theological obtuseness of the Roman court theologians (Cajetan partly excepted), the inability or unwillingness of the Roman authorities to appropriate their own best ecclesiological traditions, and the unlovely influence of financial politics on the handling of the doctrinal issues all played a considerable role, as did Luther's impatience and anger, his inability to take stupid and inappropriate papal teaching at all calmly (perhaps because his own early view of the papal office was unrealistically high), as well as his tendency to dramatize his own situation in apocalyptic terms.

The pope's apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia is «intentionally ambiguous» on grave moral and doctrinal matters.

The document criticizes «doctrinal or disciplinary security,» «an obsession with the law,» «punctilious concern for... doctrine,» «dogmatism,» «hiding behind rules and regulations,» and «a rigid resistance to change,» while reprimanding those who «give excessive importance to certain rules,» overemphasize «ecclesial rules,» believe that «doctrine... is a closed system,» «feel superior to others because they observe certain rules,» have «an answer for every question,» wish to «exercise a strict supervision over others» lives,» «long for a monolithic body of doctrine guarded by all and leaving no room for nuance,» believe that «we give glory to God... simply by following certain ethical norms,» and «look down on others like heartless judges, lording it over them and always trying to teach them lessons.»

The letter is titled «A Common Word Between Us and You» and calls for theological and doctrinal dialogue based on the dual commandment of love for God and neighbor.

All Christians ever since, whether they are Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, or Free Church, have agreed on the central doctrinal statements expressed in this particular statement of faith.

While he allows that doctrinal debates about Christ and the Trinity are of only antiquarian interest, he comes out for what he calls a «redemptive process» in which good people do not give up on the goal of establishing the kingdom of God on earth.

(Note, too, how the emphasis on feelings allows the evangelist to de-emphasize doctrinal differences among the denominations; when referring to such distinctions, Pat does it with a chuckle.)

Organizational and interpersonal issues, rather than doctrinal differences or hot - button issues such as homosexuality, were the most likely to motivate pastors to move on.

Add to that the variety of doctrines / Theologies within orthodox Christianity... with Consensus on a very small Core of Truths: God Is, We are not God, Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Salvation is Through Faith / Belief in Him... there is much that lacks Consensus and there are mountains of arguments and counter-arguments for each doctrinal / Theological position.

«The argument against the authenticity of 2 Peter turns on three main problems: (1) problem of external attestation in the early church; (2) stylistic and literary problems with 1 Peter and Jude; and (3) historical and doctrinal problems that seem to indicate internal inconsistency and a late date.

In order to make sure he agrees, Levi must attend a class to learn all the distinctives of the doctrinal statement, and then sign on the dotted line.