Sentences with phrase «reflection on the human»

Some theologians have idealized a purity of theological work that would make it unaffected by this general human reflection on the human situation.

And there are some very good theological reflections on human sexuality in the light of Christian revelation; see James Nelson's, Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality, and Christian Theology (Pilgrim, 1978) and Between Two Gardens: Reflections on Sexuality and Religious Experience.

It is in their reflections on human nature, sin and grace, that Western and Eastern theologians parted company.

The distinctive features of Antiochenes were in their interpretation of the scriptures, in their Christology and in their reflections on human nature.

From that incident, Havel crafts a reflection on the human condition and the pathos and empathy of soul with soul.

The conviction that there is a diversity of structures of existence as well as a diversity of modes of existence within each structure is partly a function of reflection on human differences and partly a function of a priori considerations.

It has been a hallmark of genuine natural law theories that through rational reflection on human nature they arrive at the precise place where Scripture reports a firm commandment (against killing the innocent, for example, or violating marriage vows).

The Leftovers is at its most interesting when it is a reflection on human grief, suffering and confusion about the big questions, and when it causes us to ask of ourselves, what if...?

It's inevitable not to experience different emotions that lead us to a reflection on the human condition.

And just to complicate matters, I also chose to focus on investing as an underlying theme — arguably, just another reflection on the human condition:

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Bustad, Leo K. «Reflections on the Human - Animal Bond.»

«The compositions represent reflections on the human condition and the state of humanity during a time of war,» reads its Steam page.

Her inability to see the cluster in the night sky provoked her reflections on human vision — understanding what we see and what we can not see.

Cole's relentless travel provides opportunities for precise observation and reflection on human culture; what can be seen and described, and what can be felt.

Ship to Paradise # 2 (The Island), 1987, by Robert S. Neuman encapsulates a major theme in the show: man's reflection on the human condition and the modern life around him.

From the same period, Abstraction (1949 — 50) revealed the potent religious symbolism that permeated the artist's iconography, which spans from lust and perdition to salvation, making it a modern take on the reflections on the human condition rendered by the masters of classical painting.

The micro-opera is composed in different poetic genres, reflecting shifts of perspective and imagery between human and animal and encouraging reflection on human hubris and impermanence.

The essay written by the book's editor, Garnette Cadogan, offers a reflection on the humans of New York and the diverse immigrant population that the city is comprised of.

Delivering an acerbic political and social commentary through impeccable draughtsmanship, Victor's works act as incisive reflections on the human condition.

A colorful drawing by Native American Frank Big Bear, Jr., a pastel by Viola Frey from her Fighting Men Series, and José Bedia's richly symbolic mixed media on paper add some darker reflections on the human spirit.

Renowned photographer, in his works he presents a personal iconography always connected to a deep reflection on human existence.

In a conversation at the show's opening on November 10, 2017, Edward Hopper House artistic director and curator Carole Perry drew parallels between the artwork of Weems and Hopper: in their depictions of often - barren American landscapes, their fascination with architecture, their open - ended narratives and their reflections on human struggle.

I visited Saatchi Gallery with the impression of seeing an exhibition about 19 emerging international artists that «explore the physical body and present a variety of reflections on the human form», as claims the gallery...

In offering a pause for consideration and reflection on the human condition, the exhibition will allow viewers to connect with the sorts of simple truths that are overlooked in our hectic world, and ends by suggesting a sense of simple joy at being alive in the here and now.

Through the flamboyant costumes of his multiple artistic personae, we catch a glimpse of self - revelation, a command of cultural and art - world mythology, as well as a gentle reflection on the human condition.

My view was that the requirement may not be effective for some but that the requirement may be of some help addressing an important problem — and that surely requiring reflection on human rights obligations is no great burden.

[5] Burnside, J., Watching Brief: reflections on human rights, law and justice, Scribe, November 2007, Carlton North, Victoria, p19.

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The sudden attack on Amazon is but a reflection of the foundational loss of human communications.

While Darling isn't quite on board with electronic personhood (at least not yet), she is interested in how humans interact with their technology and believes our choices are ultimately a reflection of us.

It's nice to put a face to the name and see who the human on the other side of the phone or computer screen actually is — just make sure that your employees understand that by using their personal accounts to share company content and interact professionally, they need to remember that everything they post is a reflection on the company.

This is not a reflection on the Muslim people or their faith, but a reflection on the way of all the human race and their religions, including Christianity.

The fourth pillar of Islam is the fast -LCB- sawn) of Ramadan as a reflection upon the human dependence on God and on spiritual goals.

At first they may be taken merely as aesthetic moments, such as communing with nature, savouring memories andimages, meeting mysteries, the heightened sensing of musical sounds, odours, colours, the thrill of acute poetic expression, or moving encounters with other human beings; but on further reflection people often cite such experiences as having a spiritual quality and as hints of the divine.

On the other hand, there is no God of a religious tradition cut off from critical reflection so that «it is wrong for religion's advocate to confound the object of this affirmation with the modalities of the affirmation; it is wrong for him to believe that the transcendence of the divine mystery is extended to the materiality of the expressions that it takes on in human consciousness; with greater reason it is wrong for him to consider that his problematic is canonized by this transcendencOn the other hand, there is no God of a religious tradition cut off from critical reflection so that «it is wrong for religion's advocate to confound the object of this affirmation with the modalities of the affirmation; it is wrong for him to believe that the transcendence of the divine mystery is extended to the materiality of the expressions that it takes on in human consciousness; with greater reason it is wrong for him to consider that his problematic is canonized by this transcendencon in human consciousness; with greater reason it is wrong for him to consider that his problematic is canonized by this transcendence.

«In a first phase, the attention of this discipline was oriented, rather, to problematic situations within society -LSB-...] With the theological emphasis, John XXIII treats more decisively the question of all this in terms of the human person -LSB-...] John Paul II then reinforced this -LSB-...] In the logic of this Encyclical, we find then a further stage, perhaps a third phase in the reflection on social doctrine.

For as well as theoretical reflection on the moral significance of a decision, there are other ways and means by which a human being can either become clear about the rightness and conformity to God's will of a decision, or at least improve the conditions for its correct formation: the general cultivation of courage, unselfishness, self - denial, the practice of the art of making vital particular decisions which can not be deduced by purely theoretical consideration as this art is taught by the masters of the spiritual life.

From another perspective, Christine E. Gudorf, in a chapter on «Regrounding Spirituality in Embodiment», (35) observes that contemporary Christians are creating new forms of spirituality based in reflection on embodied human experience.

As C. S. Lewis pointed out in his reflections on the Hegelian versus the Christian approach to history, history does have an ultimate telos, but that is known to God alone and therefore any human attempt to explain it fully is doomed to failure.

Meditation should lead to such deep reflection on the call of God and a response of individual and community self - renunciation in the face of human need.

Later, in Reflections on America, Maritain wrote: «The Founding Fathers were neither metaphysicians nor theologians, but their philosophy of life, and their political philosophy, their notion of natural law and of human rights, were permeated with concepts worked out by Christian reason and backed up by an unshakeable religious feeling.»

Kierkegaard's Reflections on Violence We turn now to a consideration of the way in which Kierkegaard's thought can help us to understand the basic motives which lead human beings toward violence.

By extension every good deed, every struggle for justice and deliverance from oppression, every effort to care for and show concern about those who are in need, will be not merely a reflection of the divine mercy and righteousness but also an instrument for the bringing about of just such shalom or «abundance of life» for God's human children, So one might go on, almost without ceasing, to show that response in faith to the action of God in this vivid moment has its implications and applications for the whole range of human life and experience.

A useful way of approaching the varied structures of human existence is through reflection on the meaning of «I.» The use of the first person singular in some way is probably coterminous with language, but its meaning varies widely.

On the war, it takes no position, and its appreciation of the ways in which religiously grounded moral reflection has shaped America's commitment to human rights is thoroughly admirable.

The human mind is not a blank page on which the record of encounters with reality is written nor, on the other hand, is our knowledge the result of purely internal processes of rational reflection.

Further insight into the human condition arises from reflection on the progress of scientific technology generally.

The essay for German composition, Reflections of a Youth on Choosing a Vocation involves a careful study of the purposes of life and human being's proper duty to fellow human beings.

On the other hand, neither is he an abstract, philosophical, metaphysical, unfeeling, immortal, eternal God, as human reflection conceives him.

Most of what is known of human nature from mathematics and the physical sciences is based on reflection on those disciplines and hence is not normally thought to be part of their proper subject matter, but to belong more to the philosophy of science and mathematics.