Sentences with phrase «presence of a particular culture»

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@fimilleur from time to time mankind experiences the presence of God, there have been and continue to be events that testify to the presence of Him.The multiple gods you continually point to have an unique difference from the God who first revealed His presence to ancient men i.e. the Hebrews.The particular gods you mention roman etc. are all man made and in many instances men themselves i.e. hercules, but even the ancient greeks realized the limitations of their understanding and included an «unknown» God in their worship structure.many cultures did likewise, having a glimpse of God but not the fullness of understanding that was given to the Jews.Whether or not «we» believe, does not alter the fact that God exists as an unique being, whether or not «we» acknowledge Him «we» will stand before Him.You do not choose to understand, but we are actually standing in His presence right now as He is much bigger than the doctrines and knowledge man ascribes to Him those things you find so questionable are the misconceptions and misrepresentations of God made by men throughout history.

In the Renaissance we witness a new attempt at the Cappadocian gambit: an appropriation of the cultural achievements of the Ancient world, of Platonism in particular, as well as a dramatically heightened presence of the Church in the world of culture.

The fact is that the «foreign» missionary presence in the life of any church should serve as a particular reminder of the «alien» nature of the gospel to every nation and culture.

«Clearly such a history has not been widely recognized — and our understanding of Christian presence and identity within the particular histories and cultures of the region has been massively distorted — often for doctrinal or ideological reasons.»

This is not to diminish the importance of Schapiro's work from this period, but rather to place her in the competitive field of a particular moment in history, and also in the art world culture in which she operated and established a strong and successful presence.