Sentences with phrase «practical discipline»

The practical and professional emphasis in the seminary has been in the direction of administration, social work, and ecclesiastical machinery rather than the practical discipline of the spiritual life.

Theology as a practical discipline does not invite fascination with the subjectivity of the believer, for its primary concern is how the self should be shaped to correspond to the object of religious language.

Theology understood as a practical discipline should not» be confused with those theologies that make the question of «faith» the starting point of theological reflection.

I understand theology to be a practical discipline — not in the sense that theology is concerned to provide solutions to particular problems, but in the sense that the grammar of Christian discourse takes its cue from the ways in which lives are formed.

It is very much a practical discipline, but not a pragmatic one.

On the one hand is the increasing growth of practical disciplines and subdisciplines that do not concern themselves with the big questions but engage in technical research or impart technical skills.

In theological education, experienced voices are calling for a more central role for the practical disciplines — preaching, counseling, education, and the like.

Likewise in the practical disciplines, people like George Buttrick, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Halford E. Luccock and Ralph Sockman were churchmen and preachers.

Our programs demonstrate a continued commitment to providing a well - rounded educational experience integrating academic, artistic, and practical disciplines.

By creating a school environment that integrates academic, artistic and practical disciplines, the Austin Waldorf School cultivates a love of learning, creative thinking, a sympathetic interest in the world, self - confidence, and an abiding moral purpose.

Located on 11 awe - inspiring acres in El Sobrante, we offer an accredited Waldorf program which offers a holistic school environment that integrates academic, artistic and practical disciplines.

However, theoretical principles do not always translate well to practical disciplines.

Law is a practical discipline and law school apparently exist to train students to do something — namely, practice law.