Sentences with phrase «raised by the studies»

It is a thoughtful book in which Smith reflects on the problems raised by the study of the religious thought and practices of the people of Asia, problems of historical method, of literary criticism, of language, of social organization, and of the values and standards by which men guide their lives.

Those whose interest in the religions of Asia has been aroused to the point that they want to consider some of the comparative problems raised by the study of religions other than one's own will find thoughtful and searching discussions in two books recently published: World Religions and World Community, by Robert Lawson Slater, and The Meaning and End of Religion, by Wilfred Cantwell Smith.

The Religion of Java deserves careful reading, not only for what it tells about Islam in Java, but for its insights into the comparative problems raised by the study of religion as it is followed in distant parts of the world.

What most impressed him about the issues raised by the study, Inbar said, is the need to think about «basic fairness.»

The authors noted that an important question raised by this study is whether HPV - positive and HPV - negative tumors will respond differently to targeted therapies.

Assuming that there is a will to improve the overall health of English bulldogs, the question raised by this study is whether or not there is sufficient genotypic diversity remaining in the breed to allow «reverse genetics» to correct phenotypic abnormalities that have major impacts on health.

«A. Besides the overall global trend of increasing hurricane intensity, the key issue of concern raised by our study is that the hurricane intensities in the North Atlantic for the last decade have been lower than elsewhere on the globe.

Further questions raised by this study include which co-inquiry methods are most applicable to a wide range of teaching groups and diverse learners.

Conclusions — What are the implications of the study for others in the field, ideas for continuing teacher research as part of daily teaching practices, and further questions raised by the study?

Not exact matches

Studies also show that the emotional costs borne by children of color being raised by white parents - which often occurs with international adoptions - are less dire than critics believe.

In fact, a study by professors at the University of Missouri found that playing upbeat music can significantly raise your mood.

One study found that people who just thought about watching their favorite movie actually raised their endorphin levels by 27 percent.

According to an April study from Kaiser, to make up for the loss of CSR payments, insurers would have to raise premiums by an average of 19 % more than the current projected increase for 2018.

While there have been studies, such as the Card and Krueger study referenced by the CUPE report that show little or no job loss from a higher minimum wage, other studies have found instances where raising the minimum wage had a negative effect on employment.

Japan, which raised its VAT by 3pp in 2014, provides a useful case study for comparison.

A number of workers should expect bonuses — but not pay raises — this holiday season, according to recent studies by Bankrate.com and Accounting Principals.

In 2014 crowdfunding campaigns raised $ 9.46 billion in North America, and the industry experienced an annual growth rate of 145 percent, according to a study by crowdsourcing research and advisory firm, Massolution.

According to a 2015 study by Glassdoor, 79 percent of employees would prefer more benefits or perks to a raise.

I was particularly impressed by twin studies and what happens when you observe their behavior when they're raised together vs. being raised apart.

According to the Growing Gap, a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, «In 2004, the richest 10 per cent of families raising children earned 82 times more than the poorest 10 per cent — almost triple the ratio of 1976, when they earned 31 times more.»

Apple has acknowledged that it continues to study options for its growing cash balance, and observers believe the company could raise its current quarterly dividend 17 % to about $ 3.10 a share, according to an estimate compiled by Bloomberg.

The Liberals recently voted down a study of minimum income when the proposal was raised in parliamentary committee by NDP MP Guy Caron.

We know a lot from various kinds of evidence: a) the experience of the real estate sector, where recent studies by Macdonald Realty and Re / Max have confirmed the dominance of foreign buyers at the top end of the market especially, as stated for years by individual realtors (accounts often denigrated as «anecdotal»); b) there is the digging of several investigative journalists, and most notably by Ian Young of the South China Morning Post who has boldly and effectively raised issues native journalists have sometimes shied from; c) academic work, including the books by Katharyne Mitchell (2004) Beyond the Neoliberal Line and David Ley Millionaire Migrants (2011).

This study by The Trade Partnership estimates that proposed antidumping duties on shrimp imports could raise the price of shrimp by as much as 44 percent.

According to a 2014 study by the Kauffman Foundation and Hebrew University, it turns out that when a female entrepreneur tries to raise money on Kickstarter, she is 7 percentage points more likely to be funded than a man.

After assessing the three studies, he concludes we must cut spending or raise taxes by 11 % of GDP, «rather quickly over the next five to 10 years.

ICI General Counsel David Blass told California State Treasurer John Chiang in a Thursday letter that the feasibility study, conducted by Overture Financial LLC, fails to fully consider the range of likely events that could raise the costs and undermine the feasibility of the program.

There have been reports by the Broadbent Institute (the Kesselman study) as well as the Parliamentary Budget Office that also raise concerns about how over time the implementation of the expanded limit will increase the size of the tax exempt base and erode future government revenues.

Trying to limit how merged companies operate rarely prevents them from raising prices substantially, according to a 2012 study by Northeastern University economist John Kwoka.

According to a study published by Autonomous, a financial research provider, almost $ 1.3 bn has been raised so far this year by start - up technology companies via initial coin offerings, a figure well above the $ 300 million made in previous two years.

Finance majors prepare for this career by studying topics about «planning, raising funds, making wise investments and controlling costs,» according to the College Board.

Despite the NDP and healthcare experts raising the alarm over the state of the Misericordia for over a decade, and the case for a new hospital being clearly and repeatedly made, during the 2014 by - election Mandel said that no action could be taken without further study.

Nonetheless, the lines of inquiry connected with the term — combined with fresh study of biblical, patristic, and Orthodox thought — hold high promise, I believe, for a constructive response to the concerns raised by today's environmental philosophers.

Since I had not enjoyed the privilege of being raised in a Christian family, commitment to the study of Christian theology could not come about by a smooth and imperceptible process.

His so - called study doesn't match 30 years of scientific research that shows overwhelmingly that children raised by parents who are LGBT do equally as well.

Now Paul's theology must be studied as a Jewish theology modified by the conception of Jesus as the Risen Messiah; that is, it was a Jewish theology — of the high Pharisaic type, in some respects; in others, quite unPharisaic, and making much use of apocalyptic conceptions, as Bruckner and others have shown — and to this Jewish theology was added the new, distinctive, transforming conviction that the Messiah was none other than the lowly Jesus, dead, raised to glory, and soon to come again.

Just 31 percent said they approve of raising the refugee cap, much lower than the 58 percent of black Protestants (two - thirds of whom identify as evangelicals) and 51 percent of overall Americans who approved, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center.

In one popular study of the problem of God today, John A. T. Robinson questions the relevance of a theism that would think of God as a heavenly, completely perfect person who resides above the world and mankind.4 The same issue is raised by Harvey Cox, who writes: The willingness of the classical philosophers to allow the God of the Bible to be blurred into Plato's Idea of the Good or Aristotle's Prime Mover was fatal.

It would be ill - advised to set much store by such studies, given the difficulty of measuring something like self - concept, but at least they don't raise any alarms.»

According to a 2008 study by the Pew Forum on Religious Life and Public Life, 31 % of Americans were raised Catholic, but only 24 % now describe themselves as Catholic.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

Nor have they drawn on the empirical studies bearing on the stability of «sexual orientation» or on the lives of children raised by same - sex couples.

I have personally been inspired by her in many ways, including but not limited to: having the courage to train for a marathon in Port - au - Prince because she had done it first, having the courage to raise my children here through many trials because she had done it first, having the guts to begin to study midwifery at the age of forty - because she had done it at the age of fifty.

I spent about 25 years studying theology in order to heal myself from being raised by Fundamentalist Christians.

Having spent most of my life surrounded by some incredible women of God who knew the Word, lived the Word, spoke the Word, led Bible Studies, preached powerful sermons to thousands at a single gathering and so on, had the ability to heal with the Word, raise the dead, cast out Demons with the Power of the Word and so on I have come to the conclusion that «MAN» has distorted what God has always intended for His church.

Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.

We are raising the next crop of teachers to take over after we leave by having lay Tibetans and monks teach with us in India, study science, and teach with us at Emory.

I believe that the point of view that I have derived from my internalization of Whitehead's philosophy helps me to raise broader, more inclusive, questions, than are asked by those whose points of view are shaped chiefly in schools of business, the study of international relations, or immersion in economic theory.

His department of biblical and theological studies, intends to discuss the theological questions raised by her «same God» claim, he said.

It is precisely by raising these controversies in the context of the comparative study of congregations that the full meaning and importance of contested theological views are best grasped.