Sentences with phrase «recent changes in belief»

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In his two most recent historical analyses, One True God (2001) and For the Glory of God (2003), Stark argues that monotheistic belief not only shaped Western history but also cultivated and in some cases gave birth to values that changed the world for the betteIn his two most recent historical analyses, One True God (2001) and For the Glory of God (2003), Stark argues that monotheistic belief not only shaped Western history but also cultivated and in some cases gave birth to values that changed the world for the bettein some cases gave birth to values that changed the world for the better.

When I heard Hillary Clinton's statement at the recent 2015 Women in the World Summit that «Deep - seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed» for the sake of giving women access to «reproductive health care and safe childbirth,» at first I was confused.

Perhaps most troubling was her recent statement at a Women in the World Conference where she suggested that in order to expand worldwide access to abortion, «deep - seated cultural codes, religious beliefs, and structural biases have to be changed.»

In recent years, however, there have been substantial changes within the scientific study of religion to include non-theistic systems of belief and ritual within its scope.

Many would have thought at the start of the season that Palace's squad was simply too good to go down but such a belief has certainly changed in recent times.

Part of the evidence supporting this belief comes from neuroscience and pediatrics, where recent research shows that harsh or unstable environments can create biological changes in the growing brains and bodies of infants and children.

Recent qualitative and quantitative studies have confirmed MomsTEAM's longstanding belief that, more than education about concussion signs and symptoms, it is changing the negative attitude of too many coaches towards reporting and creating a safe concussion - reporting environment that may be the best ways to improve the low rates of self - reporting found in study after study.

Pidgeon thinks that the public's belief in climate change will rebound now that the media frenzy surrounding the recent controversies has come to an end.

Professor Robert Kegan's recent book, Immunity to Change: How to Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization, written with Lisa Lahey, provides insight into how an individual's long - held beliefs and habits can keep him or her from positive cChange: How to Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization, written with Lisa Lahey, provides insight into how an individual's long - held beliefs and habits can keep him or her from positive changechange.

Too many recent reform efforts have been grounded in the belief that outcomes are the entry point for change.

Recent research suggests strong relationships between teachers» beliefs and practices and the importance of beliefs in processes of fundamental change (Richardson, 1996).

Abdul Chohan, of Essa Academy in the UK caught my attention at a recent visit to Adelaide by saying «We can't change behaviour, but we can change beliefs» and encourages educators and innovators to focus on changes in beliefs and attitudes.

Two crucial misconceptions have framed recent efforts to improve the quality of U.S. schools: (1) the conflation of achievement with learning accompanied by the misuse of achievement data, and (2) the erroneous belief that meaningful changes in school quality can be coerced through a national regimen of testing and accountability.

Taking as a starting point the «backfire effect» — a phrase coined to describe how people often maintain or even strengthen their beliefs when given factual evidence against them — Tillmans interviewed scientists, politicians, journalists, and social workers in an effort to understand changes in the international political climate in recent decades, with a particular focus on right - wing populism and fake news.

«Recent surveys of meteorologists have indicated that their belief or disbelief in human cause trying climate change is really an extension of the broader public misunderstanding, and that's a real problem because meteorologists are among the most trusted messengers of information about climate change.»

This is the belief backed up by the scientific evidence; in the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in September 2013, scientists agreed that it is «extremely likely» that human emissions of greenhouse gases are causing the planet to warm.

For example, a recent nationally representative study [18] found that the degree of perceived scientific agreement influences key beliefs about global warming, which in turn, drive public support for climate change policies.

• the financial resources and spending of environmental groups and their opponents; • the planning efforts and investment strategies of major foundations; • the patterns in news attention and media portrayals of climate change; • the factors shaping the recent decline in public concern and belief in climate change; • the factors influencing how scientists and environmentalists interpret and make sense of climate change politics.

«It is somewhat embarrassing for me to admit this, but part of the problem is that a small minority of my [scientist] colleagues, people who should know better, are feeding the extreme - weather / climate hype in the mistaken belief that by doing so they can encourage people to do the right thing — lessen their carbon footprint,» wrote Mass in a blog post, which derided attempts to connect the recent frequency of extreme weather events — superstorms, deep droughts, historically bad winters, etc. — to manmade climate change.