Sentences with phrase «other than a writer»

No, I expect written accounts verifying that something happened from someone other than a writer with an agenda.

WHY: Is there anyone other than writer / director David Twohy and star Vin Diesel that actually wanted another Riddick movie?

I don't think journals can be directed by someone other than the writer.»

Samhain has commitments to vendors other than writers and to turn it all off now would put me in bankruptcy.

If there's no cover, and no paper, and no glue, and no labor (other than the writer's and the editor's), and far smaller «distribution» costs (digitally), why I am paying more for a DIGITAL book than for a paperback book?

(I have no idea what those methods are, other than writers building their own fan base through podcasts, message forums, etc.) Here's hoping the «stabilization» Dempsey talks about will result in some form of filtering by quality that respects readers» time and patience.

What McIntyre has discovered, the hard way, is that the «metadata» procedures used in publishing today is not capturing and displaying correctly the names of artists other than writers attached to book projects.

The best advice I've ever heard was: If you can be anything other than a writer, do that!

Decide who will have editing privileges and who will handle project management (someone other than the writer).

Maybe the father wanted to spend his vacation time alone, or perhaps with someone else other than the writer of the comment.

Not exact matches

With more WA - focused financial news writers and columnists than any other media, Business News has developed a strong readership among the state's decision makers.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

But I'm one of those writers Melissa mentioned who writes for several sites other than my own — most paid, a couple not.

Only follow - up on your pitch twice, other than that you're being annoying to the writer who likely saw the email or message and decided they didn't want to move forward.

Prior to that, she spent more than a decade as a business editor, writer, and journalist for (among others things) the Boston Globe.

I am happy that the writer had the choices that she did... She is also free to decide whether or not she is a Catholic... She however, took an available medication for a health problem... most Catholic facilities recognize such health problems and allow for that treatment... I am completly puzzled, though, that she would not want other Catholics to be able to choose differently than she did... for those people who wish to use contraceptive services and medication, options are open to them... I am not Catholic, did not grow up in a faith based family, and don't know whether a God exists or not... However, to leave a relgious group with no option but to contradict its own tenets is an attempt by those who don't believe in those tenents to mock them, certainly, but more to erode them... this seems the aim of many and when those folks operate from inside the government... that intrusion is an overreach of the govenrment...

Science writers Carl Sagan and Fritjof Capra have pointed out similarities between the latest scientific understanding of the age of the universe, and the Hindu concept of a «day and night of Brahma», which is much closer to the current known age of the universe than other creation myths.

Writers such as Brian McClaren, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, Peter Rollins, and Rob Bell are quick to write off historical doctrines and hesitant to assert anything other than approximate truths.

Maybe the writer is choosing to highlight something other than her piety?

Luke makes less of repentance as the basis or baptism than do the other two synoptic writers; in fact, the word «baptism» occurs only twice in Luke's third chapter, and is not even included in this Sunday's...

So also with Augustine, the North African whose writings have been more influential than those of any other ancient writer in subsequent Western theology.

Of course, there are interesting differences between these theologians, just as there were between Bonaventura and Calvin; and in some writers now, as of old, the logical implications are more adequately and rigorously worked out than in others.

In the New Testament, however, faith, meaning something other than faithfulness, is central in the religious experience, and its various phrasings furnish a valuable clue to the dominant ideas of the writers.

End Religion writer, Justice has not been done because he did not break any of their laws other than to be a different Religion than Iran.

Walker Percy has taught me more about the human condition in the 20th century than virtually any other writer.

The Jewish writers of the New Testament introduced the «ecclesiastical attitude» and other distortions that led to what Rauschenbusch calls «ascetic Christianity,» a religious attitude that thinks in terms of heaven, divine intervention, and personal salvation rather than social justice.

Paul, who makes the contrast more often than does any other writer, is very clear that the body is good in itself — so good that it is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Not only is the widespread emphasis on winning over others less than Christian, argues the writer, but even the concept of «doing one's best» is easily perverted into workaholism and pride.

The general position of these writers, whose contributions vary considerably in approach and quality, is that Jesus made no claim of divinity for himself and that the doctrine of the incarnation was developed during the early centuries of the Christian era as an attempt to express the uniqueness of Jesus in the mythological language and thought forms of the Greek culture of the time.While recognizing the validity of the patristic theologians» work, which culminated in the classical christological definitions of Nicea and Chalcedon, the British theologians question whether these definitions are intelligible in the 20th century, and go on to suggest that some concept other than incarnation might better express the divine significance of Jesus today.

I can not fathom how the writer of this piece and some of the people he quotes could possibly Interpret those two statements of Jesus as other than an admonition to keep religion out of politics.

A published writer for more than 40 years, Powers's literary career is unusual compared to that of other «important» American writers.

«It is quite proper for biblical theologians to judge that a particular passage represents a more central, or higher, or more positive contribution than others do,» Barr writes, «and conversely to judge that another passage, or theme, or writer represents an unfortunate turning, a declension or deterioration.»

Obviously Jesus and the writers of Scripture treat some sins as more severe than others (see pp. 5 — 8 of this article), even though Eichenwald mocks anyone who thinks this as showing «that they know next to nothing about the New Testament.»

Yes, we are called to grow and mature, and yes, our convictions and denominational affiliations will likely change, but I've found I'm a better writer — and a better person — when I'm more focused on outgrowing the old me than I am on outgrowing other people in my community.

I remembered Brennan Manning — the man who has translated the love of God in a way that I could receive it more than probably any other writer — was addicted to alcohol and I re-read up one of his last books before he died: «All is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir» where he vulnerably writes about what this battle has cost him, even as he experienced the unending and unconditional love of God in the midst of it, how he experienced regret and pain and loss alongside of the love and tenderness of God in this dependency.

Matthew knew what John knew — John did not have a higher evolution of understanding of who Jesus claimed to be than the other apostles — it is just in the wisdom of God as He used each writer to convey understanding to the folks who received the letters and for our benefit in the ages to come that Matthew focuses on different things than John.

Luke makes less of repentance as the basis or baptism than do the other two synoptic writers; in fact, the word «baptism» occurs only twice in Luke's third chapter, and is not even included in this Sunday's reading.

Since you have the «one» correct interpretation of the Bible, you obviously need your own blog rather than trying to take over someone elses and in the process call the writer of that blog and many of the people who comment there false teachers and other demeaning terms.

A modern writer pleads that women might have a chance «to be something other than a nurse - maid.

In Black Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women Writers, Barbara Christian points out that «a persistent and major theme throughout Afro - America women's literature [is] our attempt to define and express our totality rather than being defined by others.»

More than any other writer, Shakespeare embodies the distinctive principles of Western Civilization.

More than common circumstances, however, what drew me and so many other young writers to L'Engle was her articulation of the writing life as a sacred art.

Similarly, when one examines the treatment of slaves encouraged by the biblical writers, it is decidedly more generous than that of other cultures... although the categorization of slaves as property, the use of slaves for reproductive purposes, and leniency regarding beatings, remains troubling, or «needing further movement,» according to Webb.

The bible is a book of myths and fables... It just has had better promoters, who found it useful for their purpose, than Aesop or any of the other fiction writers of the past...

Jesus and his followers (note: true followers) are to be no part of this world... something he and other biblical writers pointed out more than once.

It is said that only the eagle of all living creatures can look straight into the sun; so John looks more directly into the blaze of divine truth than any other of the Gospel writers.

Paul is not only aware of these things; he is perhaps more responsible than any other scriptural writer for teaching us these things; i.e.; what it means to be a sinner.

Certain writers are better than others — read everything Tony Woodlief writes — and it can occasionally be a little too predictable in its kind thoughtfulness.

In the first place, nobody knows who the author, or writer, of the book of Samuel was, and, therefore, the fact itself has no other proof than anonymous or hearsay evidence, which is no evidence at all.

The man who more than any other brought Maritain into the Catholic faith was the self - described «pilgrim of the absolute,» the mendicant layman and writer Leon Bloy, author of the searing novel The Woman Who Was Poor.