Not exact matches
Even in the case of professions like law or medicine,
which require graduate degrees to
practice, not all lawyers and doctors picked the stereotypical
political science and biology majors for their undergraduate studies.
During the social and
political turmoil of the centuries following Alexander's death — in
which his empire was dismembered, the «members» seemed continuously to war with one another, and then were largely absorbed into Rome's growing empire — the
practice of paideia continued to be the dominant force shaping the educated classes.
This study,
which was a powerful antidote to moral and
political philosophy as
practiced in the university, brought me into a world in
which thinking is shaped by reality, and reality in turn by thought.
In this last point we can see a family resemblance between deconstruction and
political criticism,
which practices a somewhat more traditional hermeneutic of suspicion.
Already, studies have been appearing in
which greater attention is given to religious and
political symbolism.15 Some studies have also begun to locate symbolism more squarely in the domain of everyday social
practice, including discourse.
Political theology was the expression of those religious
practices which served the needs of the state.
When we are told that «communism and Christianity are in actual fact two competing systems offering to reconstruct China... they are two antithetic and contrasted systems, either of
which will affect the whole
political, social and spiritual life of the people,» the question at once arises: What are the Christian correlates to the communist economic system and social
practice?
I have argued that theology and theological education must be conceived as a transformative discursive praxis that critically reflects on the concrete historical —
political configurations and theological
practices of Christian communities
which have engendered and still engender the exclusion and dehumanization of «the others» of free born, educated and propertied men in Western society.
Maybe the idea of motherhood as a spiritual
practice, in an era in
which advertisers regard motherhood as a market, is a lot more
political than it sounds.
Liberal opposition
political forces say the charter,
which passed last month after being put to a popular vote, undermines religious freedoms and does not guarantee equal rights for Copts, despite an article in the constitution that says Muslims, Christians and Jews have a right to
practice their religions freely.
I don't give a dang
which fairy anyone choses to worship, but the issue is when or if they impose those beliefs on others either through discriminating hiring
practices, supporting
political positions, etc..
Political theology goes back to the Stoics; it was an expression of those religious
practices which served the needs of the state (Cobb 1982b p. 2).
The present
political uproar over abortion law in Ireland» one of only three western European nations, together with Poland and Malta,
which continue to ban the
practice» seems to have arrived with similar ferocity.
The threat to this idea of secularism arises form religious fundamentalism
which is afraid of insecurity through change in traditional religious dogmas, ritual
practices of purity and impurity in social laws; the threat also comes from communalism
which seeks
political power for one's religious community or in the case of Hindutva wants to establish a Hindu state.
It may fairly be said that leaving accommodation [of religion] to the
political process will place at a relative disadvantage those religious
practices that are not widely engaged in; but that unavoidable consequence of democratic government must be preferred to a system in
which each conscience is a law unto itself or in
which judges weigh the social importance of all laws against the centrality of all religious beliefs.
In dealing with the religious dimension of American
political life I borrowed the notion of «civil religion» from Rousseau and showed the extent to
which a rather articulated set of religious beliefs and
practices had grown up in the American polity that was independent from though not necessarily hostile to the various church religions that flourish in America.9 In applying the notion to Italy it becomes important to realize that all five religions are civil religions.
This should help to clarify the extent to
which the application of shared convictions to
political theory and
practice is a development of their
political theology and the extent to
which through this development it offers an alternative view of how theology and
political theory and
practice are best related.
41 The pattern in this section of formulating Christian principles by
which both capitalist and Marxist theory and
practice are to be judged parallels the work of Peter Berger in Pyramids of Sacrifice;
Political Ethics and Social Change (New York: Basic Books, 1974).
Such rigid faith and uncompromising attitude apart, it is clear to more and more Christians and theologians both in the East and in the West that Buddhists, Taoists, or Muslims are here to stay for a long time, to
practice their faiths not only in the lands of their birth but also in the Western society in
which they have come to live in pursuit of
political freedom and personal fortune.
It is a curious situation that one is expected at a football game or
political rally to give vent to an emotional enthusiasm, with motor expressions in the form of yelling, clapping of hands, and leaping into the air,
which if
practiced in a religious meeting would brand one as a fanatical «holy roller.»
The first Protestant «project» for Brazil (by American Methodists in the 1830s and 1840s) was a national reformation, in
which the
political desire for a breach with Rome would be supplemented by a reform of doctrine and
practice stimulated by ample distribution of the Scriptures.
«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation
which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural
practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the
political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.
«To label all Muslims who promote and
practice Sharia law as extremists is a dangerous precedent
which will be strongly opposed by our community because the real reasons behind this new strategy are to score cheap
political points on the back of the Muslim community.»
Has there ever been a
political discussion, say in Congress, in
which someone explicitly articulated a reason why this
practice should continue?
Considering the multiple strands of conservative thought and
practice, and the diverse nature of our
political parties, this is an inherently complex and contestable project,
which can hardly hope to arrive at conclusive answers.
Whereas the «
political practices» and «identity» panels focused on the ways in
which migrant identities, senses of belonging, forms of
political participation and destinies are shaped by the act of remitting, the last panel considered the varying roles that nation - states play in the diffusion of
political remittances.
We don't stop to think about what
political party they are associated with, we don't stop to think what their ethnic origin is, we don't stop to think what region of the country they are from, or
which religion they
practice; we celebrate them as Ghanaians because they are the face of Ghana and all of Africa claims them as well.
This blog series provides a forum for scholars to think about the
practices through
which people forge membership in the
political community.
They call attention to the ways in
which popular
political practices intersect and exceed citizenship.
The almost invisible presence in the popular imaginary of peacebuilding and human rights advocacy, and their supposed power in moulding
political practice, stresses a need to reconsider the extent to
which the inhabitants of Gulu have been disciplined in to alternative forms of
political behaviour.
In
practice, it is rarely so, with the
political demographic of the domain in question determining
which is the more effective maneuver.
blip - Merriam Webster - «politically correct» - conforming to a belief that language and
practices which could offend
political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated.
But the conversion of the excellent report of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner into a
political White Paper for electioneering purposes to be published under the supervision of the office of the Attorney - General demonstrates how low we have come in this country in terms of the only constitutionally established office within the executive branch
which by hallowed tradition and
practice is to defend and uphold the liberty of every individual and the rule of law in its quasi-judicial decision making process.
Online
political commentators split into two predictable camps: those who instantly started capping up their tweets in indignation and those who adopted a
practiced, disinterested expression and suggested the ads were not aimed at the demographic
which was so outraged by them
The author sets out to challenge conventional views of British government and governance, and paints a portrait of a storytelling
political - administrative elite, with beliefs and
practices rooted in the «Westminster Model»,
which uses protocols to deal with rude surprises and recurrent dilemmas.
De Blasio's
political activities are being investigated in part over the
practice of funneling donations to county committees,
which in turn aided Democratic candidates running in key swing districts and potentially purposely circumvented campaign donations.
However, it added «the Center continues to note with dismay, however, that governmental accountability and responsiveness have remained highly insufficient (despite delivery of considerable voice to citizenry under the 4th Republic); public corruption remains pervasive; progress of the constitutionally - mandated
political, administrative and fiscal decentralization has stalled; the economy remains characterized by jobless growth; income and spatial inequality are on the rise in spite of poverty reduction; and the nation's two main
political parties
which have alternated in power in the 4th Republic have increasingly taken on the features of rival cults (whose primary purpose seemingly is to win elections, achieve «state capture» and
practice «winner - takes - all» politics).
We applaud successive administrations and
political actors, including the various
political parties, and indeed, the entire Ghanaian citizenry for keeping faith with the 1992 Constitution,
which ushered in the 4th Republic and has undergirded our democratic governance system and
practices in the last quarter of a century.
I have had three recent opportunities to observe the great man at relatively close quarters — twice at Akure, and once in a meeting in his Lekki Phase 1, Lagos home and on all occasions, the attributes that you observe are always the same - boldness; direct and forthright communication without mincing words; a willingness to challenge and even to confront; and of course his irrepressible energy and vigour,
which for a man who has lived a very full and active life in journalism,
political party organization, law
practice, community affairs, pro-democracy advocacy and agitation, and to the ripe, old age of 90 is truly remarkable.
Nevertheless, to put the issue beyond doubt, and in line with our
practice at the last general election, we had already started a «close» period, during
which no new self - signups or member referrals to YouGov will be invited to take part in
political polls.
So it is time for Nick Clegg to
practice the
political honesty
which he preaches, and accept that he is in fact a social democrat who shares far more in common with Labour than the Tories.
In a culture in
which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the
practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to
political donors, this sets significant precedent.
Reforming his own
practices might also help restore his reputation after his sudden shutdown of the anti-corruption Moreland Commission,
which had started looking into issues that may have involved his
political supporters.
thus this
practice will end up costing the taxpayer much more money in the long run, while perpetuating the handing out of jobs through the
political patronage system, rather than a more fair civil service testing system
which assures better qualified people being placed in the positions.
After all it has long been an accepted and relatively un-controversial
practice that supporters of and donors to parties often ended up in the House of Lords
which is, after all, a
political chamber.
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practices, processes, content, effects, and policy implications of
political commu
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Political Communication is an international journal which welcomes all research methods and analytical viewpoints that advance understanding of the practices, processes, content, effects, and policy implications of political commu
Political Communication is an international journal
which welcomes all research methods and analytical viewpoints that advance understanding of the
practices, processes, content, effects, and policy implications of
political commu
political communication.
In Manda Bala (Send a Bullet), Kohn's subjects include a plastic surgeon whose
practice is dominated by the victims of kidnappers who lost their ears to their captors; a
political figure who uses his frog ranch as a cover for illegal business operations
which have made him a multi-millionaire; and an auto customizer whose specialty is bullet - proofing luxury cars.
The real meat of the comedy, and drama, comes in the ingenious dirty tricks that Candy and Bodine play on each other,
which could kick off a primer on the
political practice recently known as «rat - f ** king» (although that phrase is never uttered in the film).
There is a school of
practice in organizational learning pioneered by Bohm, Senge, Isaacs and Kahane among others
which had developed dialogue tools for addressing difficult socio -
political conflicts.