Sentences with phrase «over the nature of»

Because of these difficulties, disagreement over whether complying with the mandate would be formal or material might well be disagreement not so much over the mandate as over the nature of intention itself.

This last difference, however, highlights perhaps the most important and persistent difference between the speakers, one that remained sadly unexplored: a difference over the nature of history.

In debates between Christian theologians and economists over the nature of capitalism, facts and figures count for almost nothing.

If such a source (or sources) exist, why is there such confusion and disagreement over the nature of this god and what it wants?

She once gave shelter to Trotsky (and is said to have argued him into the ground over the nature of social oppression), was a soldier at the front in the Spanish Civil War, sought dangerous service in World War II and served with the Free French in London.

Well known are the disputes over the nature of the atonement.

SCHÖNBORN REFINED The important debate over the nature of the Church's acceptance of the theory of evolution has been refined over the last couple of...

Protestants, for their part, never cease arguing over the nature of the Lord's lordship.

Though not directly stated anywhere, Peter Enns appears to be a proponent of the idea that the Bible is a library of books written by various authors from various theological perspectives, who are in dialogue with each other over the nature of God and what the human response to Him should be.

In a recent discussion with a group of seminary students, I was struck by the apparent confusion over the nature of ordination among young persons about to enter professional ministry.

Two points have given rise to endless controversy over the nature of faith.

I do not understand what all of this conflict over the nature of his worship is about.

I am particularly concerned about the attempt to wed so closely this debate over the nature of the church with religious and political communion.

SCHÖNBORN REFINED The important debate over the nature of the Church's acceptance of the theory of evolution has been refined over the last couple of months, allowing a clarification of the key issues.

We puzzle over the nature of Christ's resurrection, and the locus of the resurrected Christ is extremely problematic, but in so merging Christ with cosmos and consciousness that he has no personality of his own in any sense, Altizer certainly seems to have negated Christian tradition.

The current conception of the trinity was adopted in 325 A.D. at the Council of Nicaea, after centuries of often heated debate over the nature of God and the divinity of Jesus.

Television's managers have exercised a powerful censoring effect on the expression of religious faith in America, giving them consequentially an exaggerated influence over the development of American religious culture and institutions and possibly over the nature of American and even global religious life.

In ethics the dualistic uncertainty over the nature of «reality» and our perception of it is a major justification for modern moral relativism, or the claim that what is called morality is actually grounded in nothing but people's emotive and purely arbitrary preferences.

That being said, the descriptions did start to wear on me as I began to want more plot and action and fewer epiphanies over the nature of love.

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana admits he has regrets over the nature of his exit from Southampton in the summer transfer window, according to the Independent.

That was a reference to an article in French newspaper l'Equipe, which claimed that Lasmar had lied over the nature of the fracture to force Neymar to undergo surgery.

The other big sticking point is over the nature of the question to be eventually put to Scottish voters.

It's easy to imagine a 2018 contest as a riveting fight over the nature of New York state's political culture.

The situation for postdocs is similarly well funded, and although the total number of positions in the department is pretty much fixed there is a degree of flexibility over the nature of each post.

Therein lies the fundamental of environmental ethics and sustainable redevelopment, for the latter was the way of succession long before Clements and Tansley came into scholarly conflict over the nature of climax.

But, then, somehow, someway, in dispensing with uncertainty over the nature of female orgasm and making their argument that the clitoris is the only game in town, they say it is simply a «female penis» and conclude that orgasm is «always possible» in all women, «with effective stimulation».

For centuries philosophers, theologians and psychologists — including René Descartes, the Buddha and William James — have mused over the nature of the self: Is it an illusion, or is it real?

It was the latest salvo in a yearlong battle with Democrats over the nature of federal support for basic research.

The «well - designed, intriguing» study also speaks to a long - standing debate over the nature of taste, Di Lorenzo says.

With Daniel, who waxes philosophical over the nature of his work in a lengthy speech, we meet Helen (Ellen Burstyn), a widow whose house was destroyed in a fire.

As Joe leads Seligman along from her preadolescent discovery of sexual pleasure, to her unceremonious virginity loss to on - again, off - again partner Jerome (Shia LaBeouf, affecting a convincing English accent), to her inculcation into an anti-love feminist order, to the loss of her beloved father (Christian Slater, affecting a less convincing English accent), the two quarrel over the nature of human decency, the shamefulness and empowerment of sexuality, and so on.

The advert sees the True Detective actor in Rustin Cohle mode as he stares down a bull and philosophises over the nature of existence.

Since the recent Dragon Quest press conference, speculation has run rampant over the nature of Dragon Quest X «s multiplayer aspect.

It's not surprising when it comes to attitudes to gender, then, that there are hot debates over the nature of men and women, and boys and girls, and that these continue despite some decades of evidence and argument that gender differences are small and often not particularly significant.

Stephen Robertson, in his article «Age of Consent Laws», states: «Narrowly concerned with sexual violence, and with girls, originally, since the 19th century the age of consent has occupied a central place in debates over the nature of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and been drawn into campaigns against prostitution and child marriage, struggles to achieve gender and sexual equality, and the response to teenage pregnancy.»

Surprisingly, even contemporary websites gloss over the nature of the relationship, referring to Jinny as Laura's «close friend» rather than her romantic partner.

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There's been some confusion over the nature of Project Milo, Fable developer Lionhead's Kinect - only what - the - bloody - hell - is - it project, in the last day or two.

A number of gambling regulators have also voiced their opinion and concerns over the nature of loot boxes since the November 17 release of the new Star Wars video game.

It was actually an Electronic Arts game that stirred the ongoing debate over the nature of loot boxes and whether these constituted a form of gambling.

In addition, it seems that players are not properly informed about the odds of having one valuable object or another in their boxes, which has further intensified the debate over the nature of the controversial items.

The recently imposed fines seem to have once again ignited the debate over the nature of loot boxes.

For this week episode, Wynter and I go over our weeks, discuss the last of news this week, and lament over the nature of Youtube.

Often his works relied on optical tricks or illusions, drawing his viewers into a debate over the nature of «reality.»

Consistently controversial, The Turner Prize has inspired debate over the nature of art today, with many traditionalists taking issue with its very naming and questioning whether the eponymous painter would have approved of the myriad installations, video works and photographs that have been displayed over the years.

Leviathan is titled after the Thomas Hobbes book; Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, which engages theories surrounding the origins of societal structures and their authority over the nature of man.

Utterly convinced that they have been reincarnated, each person's story is compelling; yet the similarity of their stories, and the standard interview format, detracts from any questions these stories raise over the nature of fact and fiction.

I'm a little confused over the nature of this controversy.

The case law is full of examples where the Supreme Court splits over the nature of the question rather than disputing relative expertise.

There has been a lot of talk over the nature of the Vita's connection to the PS3.