Sentences with phrase «particular denomination»

I have met with widows of varying faiths and even participated with women of particular denomination, for example, at Catholic Retreat Houses.

The titles are either about the context of Sunday school (e.g, Victorianism), or about Sunday schools in particular denominations; or they are aged and never were to the point.

And... I was speaking in general terms to - Bruce, as I am not sure of which particular denomination he believes in.

It caused chaos at ATMs and money exchanges around the country as people tried to exchange the cash in particular denominations.

if so, is there a particular denomination you consider yourself a part of?

Nevertheless, Christians must be concerned about the church, and quite specifically about those particular denominations and congregations with which they are involved.

Books and articles are still written about the major contributions of particular religious figures such as Jonathan Mayhew, the great Boston Puritan preacher, or the overall contributions of each of the particular denominations from the Baptists to the Roman Catholics.

Some years ago I heard the lead theologian of a denomination describe doctrinal statements as those statements which define the «doctrinal distinctiveness» of the particular denomination.

Yes, it is interesting and not only that but even the various subsets under a particular denomination.

African - Americans tend to be Baptist or Methodist because many of the slave owners were of those particular denominations, therefore that is what they grew up in.

The now Wilsons WERE members of this church, and people join churches because they feel at home in a particular church, they believe the doctrines taught by that particular denomination, and other reasons, so evidently this couple felt at home in this church.

The church has come to mean not a particular denomination, «but rather communal spirit, togetherness, righteous convergence.»

The particular denomination I'm in holds out hope for an afterlife but admits that it is ultimately a mystery and beside the point.

This is no difficulty if one thinks of a local congregation, nor is it any more painful to affirm membership in a particular denomination or combination of denominations.

It is a time when new leaders emerge who articulate a set of commonly shared beliefs and understandings — a new worldview — which the vast majority of the population accept because it makes sense in terms of their own experience, regardless of their particular denomination or religion or formal belief or affiliation.

I believe that the U.S. is founded upon a requirement that no religion or particular denomination or movement should assume state control thereby demanding that all citizens adhere to the tenets of that particular religious system.

I do have to admit that very recently I spent some time away from home in a community where a particular denomination was very strong.

The people in this category, about 25 percent of boomers, belong to Catholic, Jewish and Protestant bodies and identify themselves with a particular denomination or tradition.

In college I defended my faith to my contemporaries who derided the particular denomination I was raised in.

He was not writing to those who met in the building, owned by a particular denomination.

I address myself to national church leaders; to leaders of dioceses, synods, presbyteries and conferences; and to leaders of congregations — all those who have a special stake in and special responsibility for strengthening a particular church and a particular denomination.

Beyond having a historical tie to a particular denomination, offering some religion courses and some elective extracurricular activities, they would be hard - pressed to demonstrate how their church relationship affects their academic program or campus life.

A Christian is baptized into the Christian faith, and not a particular denomination.

Similarly, other television hosts may have associations with a particular denomination but the programs have no denominational identification or accountability.

At the local level, theological issues continue to arise in my particular denomination.

«Church of England Bishops acquire their right to sit in our parliament and claim public money for their expenses solely by virtue of their religion, their gender and their position in the hierarchy of one particular denomination of one particular Church.

Despite increased enrollments in conservative Christian schools from the late 1990s through 2005, this sector now enrolls fewer students than in 2005, On the other hand, there has been an increase in the number of students enrolled in «unaffiliated» schools, which have a general religious orientation but are not attached to a particular denomination.

Mr Craig's report also raised concerns about the criteria used by faith schools to determine whether children and their parents were members of a particular denomination.

However, the Christian counseling that a couple receives depends largely on the particular denomination of both the counselor and the couple.