Sentences with phrase «people in their cultural context»

Then we take a closer look at other stories involving Jesus and food or drink, we notice that He meets people in their cultural context — their comfort zone.

Not exact matches

In the present social and cultural context, where there is a widespread tendency to relativize truth, practising charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human developmenIn the present social and cultural context, where there is a widespread tendency to relativize truth, practising charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human developmenin truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human development.

In the context of the Asian civilization, we discern various religious and cultural resources for such gardening, which have been rising among the peoples» movments.

Personally, I think that the context includes not only where in Scripture the passages are from (including rhetorical function, narrative position, etc.) and the historical - cultural background, but also the context of the person using the quote.

Obviously some of the cultural context is different, but He clearly sees value in singleness — not just people who are waiting to be married.

I believe that part of that listening process should include listening to the cultural context in which the people we're trying to talk to live their lives.

Here again, we can not presume to know what God will disclose through his Word to people today, but we can prepare ourselves to hear what he has to say to us as individuals and to our churches in our own cultural contexts.

Gabriele Schwab, in her analysis of this hermeneutical event in the bush, acknowledges that the elders «recreated their own cultural pattern within Shakespeare's plot» but concludes, «The Tiv people had to project their own cultural preconceptions in order to reduce the otherness that would have made Hamlet incomprehensible in their context.»

The Word, by definition, lives in the midst of the cultural context of God's people.

Knowing the original languages, keeping the passage in its context, knowing something about the writer and what that person was attempting to communicate to their original audience and why, and who the orignal audinece was (and their cultural context and time) and how they might / probably would have understood the message would be a good starting point.

[16] This heritage, which many Indian - Christian theologians have too often accepted uncritically, accepting the broad brush - strokes, without going into the nitty - gritty details, needs to be re-examined and re-evaluated so that the meaning of several concepts which such a heritage has spawned and which is reflected, often unconsciously, in the present attitudes of Indian - Christians, can be liberated «from the socio - cultural, philosophical and historical contexts in which they have been deified, and make their theological insights reincarnate in the life and concerns of the people.

The relativity of Niebuhr's theocentric relativism derives not from the variety of religious and cultural contexts in which different people live, but from the awareness that each person lives in several of these contexts at once.

Modern fundamentalists have already made up their minds about the entire Bible, and when you try to explain that some of their favorite Bible - thumping passages have been ripped out of the cultural and Scriptural context in which they were written, the Fundamentalist acts as if you are the stupidest person on the earth for trying to understand a text this way.

Is it possible for religious people to continue to practice their religion without causing disruptions in the cultural contexts around us?

Not only does Robert Chisholm explain the biblical text in a way that makes sense and reveals the cultural, historical, and grammatical contexts of Judges and Ruth, he also deals with modern questions that the text address, such as the issues of female leadership, the consequences of spiritual compromise, and the often bewildering actions of God in relation to His people on earth.

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.

In the context East Asia, the T'aiping Tienkuo Movement of 19 century and the May 4th Movement of 20 century in China, and the Tonghak Minjung Movement of 19th century and the March 1st Independence Movement of 20th century in Korea [and the Japanese counter parts] are paradigmatic examples of cultural resistance and transformation movements by the peoplIn the context East Asia, the T'aiping Tienkuo Movement of 19 century and the May 4th Movement of 20 century in China, and the Tonghak Minjung Movement of 19th century and the March 1st Independence Movement of 20th century in Korea [and the Japanese counter parts] are paradigmatic examples of cultural resistance and transformation movements by the peoplin China, and the Tonghak Minjung Movement of 19th century and the March 1st Independence Movement of 20th century in Korea [and the Japanese counter parts] are paradigmatic examples of cultural resistance and transformation movements by the peoplin Korea [and the Japanese counter parts] are paradigmatic examples of cultural resistance and transformation movements by the people.

In contrast, the social - science approach seeks structural and cultural contexts for personages in the past by studying the actual behavior of contemporary people with similar social structures, values and human typeIn contrast, the social - science approach seeks structural and cultural contexts for personages in the past by studying the actual behavior of contemporary people with similar social structures, values and human typein the past by studying the actual behavior of contemporary people with similar social structures, values and human types.

Third is the immediate cultural context, since the minister in preaching has always, willy - nilly, felt the necessity to adapt himself somehow to the general level of interest and understanding of the people who sat in the pews.

Sure, people may differ on the value of teaching art and music, or on whether math and science should be placed in a cultural context or taught using innovative, experiential approaches.

«Building on the empirical analysis of ego level and language will provide us with a deeper understanding of ego development, its relationship with other models of personality and individual differences, and its utility in characterizing people, texts and the cultural contexts that produce them,» said Lanning.

I don't know that people value foods by their price in America so much as that their food traditions (such as they are) were established in a context of cultural flux, industrialization, and hard labor.

Some iconic people from the decade in the cultural context includes icons such as Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones, Liza Minnelli, Davie Bowie and more.

In addition to exploring the origins, processes, and trajectory of new learning, I also was interested in having people describe the context — historical, physical, relational, and cultural — in which the learning was embedded, and the ways in which the setting and timing shaped their engagement and masterIn addition to exploring the origins, processes, and trajectory of new learning, I also was interested in having people describe the context — historical, physical, relational, and cultural — in which the learning was embedded, and the ways in which the setting and timing shaped their engagement and masterin having people describe the context — historical, physical, relational, and cultural — in which the learning was embedded, and the ways in which the setting and timing shaped their engagement and masterin which the learning was embedded, and the ways in which the setting and timing shaped their engagement and masterin which the setting and timing shaped their engagement and mastery.

In this context, a radically different vision of human well - being, one that is in tune with nature and respects other species, promotes socio - economic equity amongst all people, enhances the cultural, material, economic, social, and political opportunities for all, and one that empowers each person and community to take part in decision - making affecting their liveIn this context, a radically different vision of human well - being, one that is in tune with nature and respects other species, promotes socio - economic equity amongst all people, enhances the cultural, material, economic, social, and political opportunities for all, and one that empowers each person and community to take part in decision - making affecting their livein tune with nature and respects other species, promotes socio - economic equity amongst all people, enhances the cultural, material, economic, social, and political opportunities for all, and one that empowers each person and community to take part in decision - making affecting their livein decision - making affecting their lives.

Programs like ours can become vehicles for promoting students» awareness of their own perspectives and why and how they might be similar or different to those of people living in other cultural contexts.

An eclectic cultural context and delightfully unexpected rituals flavor each moment with deep soulfulness and connection to people and place, making the day an exercise in anticipation.

She explores the possibilities of performance art as a way to continue her research on the relationship between people and objects, and to further investigate the commoditization of culture, assimilation, and how cultural meaning is transformed in the multicultural urban environment and is absorbed into new social contexts.

In another work, Hong Hao collected many red header documents and food tickets to create a collage that comment on the sense of authority among hierarchy in Chinese cultural context to show the relationship of humanity in people's daily lifIn another work, Hong Hao collected many red header documents and food tickets to create a collage that comment on the sense of authority among hierarchy in Chinese cultural context to show the relationship of humanity in people's daily lifin Chinese cultural context to show the relationship of humanity in people's daily lifin people's daily life.

The aim of their work is to portray a group of people living in a specific cultural, social and economic environment and mapping the spatial and architectural context where they live.

Inspired by the Kongos» (of the Democractic Republic of the Congo) power figure nkisi nkondi, Destierro (Displacement, 1998 - 99) represents the spirit of the Cuban people who awakens in order to make good on the promise of revolution that has yet to happen; even without this specific cultural context, the artwork haunted me as a symbol of a popular consciousness, political betrayal, and a building hunger for change.

★ METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: «JERUSALEM 1000 - 1400: EVERY PEOPLE UNDER HEAVEN» (through Jan. 8) Three major faiths — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — have called Jerusalem their own, and its varying histories as a sacred space, a theater of conflict and a cosmopolitan cultural emporium are reflected in this exhibition modeled along classic Met epic lines: 200 fascinating objects from 60 international collections, with a time frame in the past and context in the present (in the form of short videos in each gallery).

In a North American context, for many people blackface is cultural touchstone that signals the symbolic domination of black bodies and its ugly, not so distant, history.

In the course of the interviews, culturally meaningful and important categories are meant to emerge so that an appropriate idiom or dialogue is developed.49 This approach generally requires a social scientist on the team who has a first hand understanding of the qualitative research methodology involved, as well as staff with a first hand understanding of the communities to understand the group's recent history and cultural context, and be able to correctly evaluate what norms and values underlie a particular person's expressed opinion or action.50

In the General Comment the HRC discussed the importance of political participation in the context of the need to protect the particular cultural relationship of minority groups to the use of land resources, particularly in the case of Indigenous peopleIn the General Comment the HRC discussed the importance of political participation in the context of the need to protect the particular cultural relationship of minority groups to the use of land resources, particularly in the case of Indigenous peoplein the context of the need to protect the particular cultural relationship of minority groups to the use of land resources, particularly in the case of Indigenous peoplein the case of Indigenous peoples.

If Indigenous homelessness is to be addressed effectively, it must be understood in an historical and cultural context that takes account of past injustices... Without taking this historical perspective into account, and the sustained marginalised treatment of Indigenous people by the State, it is not possible to fully identify and address the barriers to Indigenous people, and women in particular, accessing appropriate services.

Dr Davis said the study found Wuchopperen had enabled a big increase in community leaders over the past 30 years, not only in a traditional cultural context but also in empowering people to lead on specific issues, such as maternal and child health.

Since attachment styles play one of the most fundamental roles in the individual's attitude towards himself and relationship of people with each other and are also one of the effective factors in relationships and acquisition of identity, identification of attachment styles and related problems is among the important and essential issues, particularly with regard to the cultural - social context of society.

Resources to support this process were highlighted in the workshop, for example, Universities Australia has produced a National Best Practice Framework for Indigenous Cultural Competence in Australian Universities which states that universities should ensure that both students and staff have «knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and contemporary realities and awareness of Indigenous protocols, combined with the proficiency to engage and work effectively in contexts congruent to the expectations of Indigenous Australian Peoples.»

In the cultural context in which proof of these very difficult elements are required, the amendments to s82 of the NTA can be seen as a further denial of the rights of Indigenous people to cultural equalitIn the cultural context in which proof of these very difficult elements are required, the amendments to s82 of the NTA can be seen as a further denial of the rights of Indigenous people to cultural equalitin which proof of these very difficult elements are required, the amendments to s82 of the NTA can be seen as a further denial of the rights of Indigenous people to cultural equality.

Indigenous people maintain that as the First Peoples of a territory with a specified history and relationship to that territory including one of forced colonisation, they have distinct rights in the context of cultural, social, economic and political protection.

in many instances, the allocation of water rights to Indigenous peoples has been for specific purposes, i.e. cultural, environmental, and sustainable communal usage and often considered only in the context of cultural or social rights

Primary health care in this context means high quality, integrated primary health care delivered by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations wherever possible in order to ensure these health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural needs.

, Indigenous and cultural psychology: Understanding people in context (pp. 421 - 443).

Hope to have more availability soon ** I have a warm, collaborative working style that integrates a systemic theoretical orientation (understanding people's lives in the context of biology, relationships, work, and larger social / cultural systems) with highly individualized, evidence - based treatment.

It also assumes there are sufficient numbers of «independent» directors who have the necessary cultural competency and understand how to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this context to participate in this way.