Sentences with phrase «original cultural meaning»

These statuettes have startling resonances with African tourist tat, which become knock - offs of a knock - off: sculptures which have their original cultural meaning buried in layers of copies.

Not exact matches

The cultural and linguistic barrier between you and the original writer likely means that much of time, their original intent will will not be what seems to you to be the «plain sense of Scripture» or the «primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning».

It's simply one of hundreds, likely thousands of misunderstandings of ancient texts, which were mistranslated and hijacked later for assorted purposes, and taken out of their original cultural context, and used to suit a later worldview, which had nothing to do with their original meaning and iintent.

Original Sin: A Cultural History by Alan Jacobs HarperOne, 304 pages, $ 24.95 Chesterton said of original sin that it «is the only part of Christian theology that can really be proved»» by which he meant empirically demonstrated in every era, in every culture, and in every hOriginal Sin: A Cultural History by Alan Jacobs HarperOne, 304 pages, $ 24.95 Chesterton said of original sin that it «is the only part of Christian theology that can really be proved»» by which he meant empirically demonstrated in every era, in every culture, and in every horiginal sin that it «is the only part of Christian theology that can really be proved»» by which he meant empirically demonstrated in every era, in every culture, and in every human....

The effects upon England of Original Sin, the 16th century Reformation's denial of Christ's bestowal of authority upon the Pope, and the 1960's reduction of the meaning of sex, have been cultural «atomic explosions» with massive fall out.

The original meaning of the text — that is, the intention of the writer in the historical, cultural context of the writing — is disregarded by dispensationalists.

In summary, if staying true to the Word of God means applying its instructions to women literally, without regard to their cultural contexts or original intended audiences, then faithfulness requires we do the same for men.

As we teach the Bible I think it's important that we both understand what things meant in their original cultural context, and also understand our own culture and how we can best communicate exactly the same message in our own context.

It drives me crazy when people talk about «the plain meaning of Scripture» when most of them are not reading the Bible in its original language or cultural context.

Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence and aggression they face, and where they are «routinely second - guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied» for speaking out.

Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence and aggression they face, and where they are «routinely second - guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied» for speaking out.

Before you see the dolphins, your group will all take part in the E'Hoi Mai Ceremony, a traditional song written by Edith Kanaole, a well known Hawaiian singer and cultural icon.The song's meaning proclaims hope that all things return to their original shape, and prayers from the Heavens.

In both the «Ronnie» paintings and House of the Rising Sun, cultural icons lose their original meanings when they're repeated and changed.

This exhibition, curated by graduate students in VCUarts» Museum Studies program, explored how museum presentations reconfigure meaning and reception of artworks displayed apart from the contexts of their conception, original function or cultural significance.

Creating works in a diverse array of mediums, employing fabric, audio, video, film, installation, cultural events, and artistic happenings, Riedel often copies or recycles his own past work or art - related objects to comment on, expand, or even invert the meaning and intention of the original object or event.

The vinyl images have been repurposed as covers for farmers» crops, pond liners, patches for damaged doors or sculptures, their photographic images obscured, with their original meaning subverted, they are a re-used by - product of a dead economy, exhausted of their original context, meaning, and purpose, they signify the mechanism of value transfer through cultural systems perpetually in flux.

In addition, these translators checked for cultural sensitivities, to avoid cultural inappropriate translations and the similarity in meaning between the original and translated items.