Sentences with phrase «reflection upon these traditions»

Not exact matches

He must either become more and more unreasonably dogmatic, affirming that on all these questions he has answers given him by his tradition that are not subject to further adjudication, or else he must finally acknowledge that his theological work does rest upon presuppositions that are subject to evaluation in the context of general reflection.

Upon further reflection, this tradition began for me around 15 years ago.

Lodged in the understanding of theology as reflection upon how we are to order our lives in response to God's ordering and reordering of our lives, individually and corporately, these theological definitions are somewhat arbitrary, though not without being informed by the tradition.

«The society exists,» explains its website, «to promote and sustain fellowship and truth — seeking (fides quaerens intellectum) in theological reflection upon the Christian faith, within the mainstream of the Christian Church and tradition in light of the theological legacy of Thomas F. Torrance.»

In accordance with the eternal plan of Providence, Mary's divine motherhood is to be poured out upon the Church, as indicated by statements of Tradition, according to which Mary's «motherhood» of the Church is the reflection and extension of themotherhood of the Son of God.

Upon reflection, I suspect that there are other factors that explain this sort of antagonistic approach, including tradition — «this is the way we've always done it» — and a sort of old school lawyerly machismo that views willingness to negotiate as a sign of weakness.