Sentences with phrase «questions of a political nature»

Longest section of the commentary is the one explaining the saying «the restoration of peace in the world depends on ordering the material life»; quite in keeping with Confucius» well - known preoccupation with questions of a political nature.

Not exact matches

I am no expert in Vatican politics, but I know better than to close my eyes to the fact that there are those who do not share the insight that Weigel attributes to John Paul II and to Benedict» the insight that Nielsen herself embraces» «that all social issues, including political and economic questions, are ultimately questions of the nature of the human person.»

Questions about the nature and mission of the Church as it relates to political responsibility are shunted aside as energies are consumed in the contest to capture the Church for partisan advantage.

But soon after the death of Muhammad political questions relating to his rightful successor were raised, and with them arose certain theological questions concerning the nature of the true Imam (Muslim head of state), the meaning of faith, sin, infidelity, punishment in the Future World, and so on.

This question has been grossly neglected in our theological thinking, but it is a particularly urgent task for the churches to deal with, given the reality and nature of the modern political powers now dominating the peoples of the world.

The nation state structures are being radically questioned, for they are the unit structures of the political powers that have been most destructive; and the global market agencies are realizing the restrictive nature of the modern nation state structures for free interaction and movement of goods and services.

The second macro-level question concerns the range and the nature of political redistribution.

... Since man enjoys the capacity for a free personal choice in truth... the right to religious freedom should be viewed as innate to the fundamental dignity of every human person... all people are «impelled by nature and also bound by our moral obligation to seek the truth, especially religious truth» (Second Vatican Council, Dignitatis Humanae, 2)... let me express my sincere hope that your expertise in the fields of law, political science, sociology and economics will converge in these days to bring about fresh insights on this important question andthus bear much fruit now and into the future.

While the question may be mathematical in nature, the political side is that it could never happen, regardless of population.

By its very nature, the role is supposed to be held by a unifying figure who can command respect across the chamber - this is clearly no longer the case with MPs of all political hues now questioning Speaker Martin's judgements.

Following a complaint, the Charity Commission found that both the asking of the question and then the press release issued with the results were «party political in nature in that they could be seen to be critical of a national political party, contrary to charity law and the Commission's guidance».

A question asked yesterday by Conservative MP David Burrowes suggests that Parliamentary authorities are restricting the rights of constituents to bring material of a political nature into Parliament.

In the realm of science - fiction, exploring our own socio - political environment through the lens of a foreign or futuristic society is commonplace; however, exploring merely human nature and philosophical questions of life is less common, at least as a stand - alone theme.

For the past half - century, political scientists have been seeking to answer some basic questions about the nature of civic education.

Anyone aware of Connecticut's ethics laws and the laws prohibiting the use of state resources for political purposes would instantly recognize that a poll of this nature, especially conducted at this time, would raise a wide variety of questions.

«The exhibition uses the theme of the figure to explore how John has time and again asked pressing questions about the political and social nature of our reality — through beautiful, humorous, and subversive forms.»

Investigating the conflicts that emerge at the intersection of Middle - Eastern heritage and queerness, multidisciplinary artist Jamil Hellu questions the political nature of bisecting identities while expanding on contemporary representations of gay narratives.

Since the 90s, Jongeleen's practice has consisted of ephemeral interventions in urban space meant to question the inherently ideological nature of municipal development and the underlying political and private interests at stake.

Intersecting personal and political narratives, the collected works raise questions of discovery and diaspora, of nature and nurture.

Also shown at Tate Liverpool as part of Liverpool Biennial 2012: Unexpected Guest is Thresholds, an exhibition that questions the boundaries of personal, geographical, political and cultural identities and the shifting and permeable nature of such boundaries.

Andrew Schoultz brings his signature street - savvy style to a new body of work that questions the meaning and function of public space and the nature of political discourse.

According to a statement, his new body of work «questions the meaning and function of public space and the nature of political discourse.»

Rather than question the tyrannical nature of technological society, almost every political party on earth has opted for more energy efficiency.

I understood that the «balance of nature» was a concept you regarded as incoherent, which is probably a better formulation of what I meant when I questioned whether sustainability was a legitimate political concept.

Times News Network: President of the Warsaw climate conference (COP19) and Poland's secretary of state, Marcin Korolec, has said the «nature of contributions» from countries to deal with menace of global warming would be the «main political questions» in Peruvian capital Lima where leaders \ negotiators from across the globe assemble for the next marathon meeting in December.

«IPCC reports combined with the tens of thousands of additional scientists and many others who raise real questions that result from reading, reviewing, evaluating and evolving the information in both IPCC summaries and domestic science and discussion of the science, knowledgeably and in good faith and with open identification of the nature of the social and political issues — is just not credible.»

Taking a neutral stance at this point on rehashed work from «NIPCC» (Fred Singer and friends), well known for serial, serious errors in overall interpretation, analysis and communication of the science and transparent but largely unexamined ideological bias at play in their playground «reports» — never mind suggesting that this kind of effort «competes» with the work of the world's climate scientists and the 2,500 multidisciplinary specialists contributing to IPCC reports combined with the tens of thousands of additional scientists and many others who raise real questions that result from reading, reviewing, evaluating and evolving the information in both IPCC summaries and domestic science and discussion of the science, knowledgeably and in good faith and with open identification of the nature of the social and political issues — is just not credible.

These include the nature and prominence of the political symbols in question, the work being carried out by the employee and, somewhat vaguely, the «national identity» of the country in question.