Sentences with phrase «religious mind works»

This is a perfect example of the way a religious mind works.

Look no further than the Crusades and what they did to Galileo and Copernicus to see how great religious minds work!

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How tolerant are atheists of religious minded people working for them?

Whereas the religious believer has interpreted these as due to the influence of the Spirit of God, the psychologist is aware of the many emotional tensions at work in the human mind, only some of which are realized by the subject himself.

When I reflect on the infinite pains to which the human mind and heart will go in order to protect itself from the full impact of reality, when I recall the mordant analyses of religious belief which stem from the works of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud and, furthermore, recognize the truth of so much of what these critics of religion have had to say, when I engage in a philosophical critique of the language of theology and am constrained to admit that it is a continual attempt to say what can not properly be said and am thereby led to wonder whether its claim to cognition can possibly be valid — when I ask these questions of myself and others like them (as I can not help asking and, what is more, feel obliged to ask), is not the conclusion forced upon me that my faith is a delusion?

For the open - minded among the social scientists, Girard's work can serve as a gateway for the introduction of Kierkegaardian insights into social scientific thinking, which will always remain woefully incomplete as long as it functions without reference to religious transcendence.

Its a good work to use encounters like this to let people see that your not a version of the religious caricatures they usually have in mind about Christian's.

Consequently, many of us spent the next decade working through an answer to the question of the meaning of religious language in terms of ordinary experience, in terms of a «revision» or «re-presentation» of the Christian tradition «intelligible to modern minds,» and worked on formulating an appropriate and strong political theology.

The skillful mind and fingers of the surgeon who relieves human suffering, the plodding work of the politician who wades through the mud of political compromise to hold a city or a world together, the honest workmanship of the manual laborer or the creative artist — all of these are more indispensable to the Kingdom than the purest religious intention which will not stain itself with worldly action.

The new understanding of how the human mind works in creating human culture has shown more clearly the relative nature of all religious traditions.

To plead the organic causation of a religious state of mind, then, in refutation of its claim to possess superior spiritual value, is quite illogical and arbitrary, unless one have already worked out in advance some psycho - physical theory connecting spiritual values in general with determinate sorts of physiological change.

But it was natural that the word should be used to describe religious exercises, since these too were usually a «public work,» paid for by some public - minded citizen.

As we work to renew the religious right by putting it on more sound theological footings, we must always keep in mind that we are being overheard, in our statements and in our silences.

This is another example of how the mind of a religious zealot works.

Keep in mind that bible is a religious text — but it's also a work of literature.

I have seen God work beyond my expectations and, like the religious leaders, refused to change my mind.

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Astorino was hesitant at first to work on religious radio, but he changed his mind when he found out «The Catholic Channel» would be different.

His wife Emma (Jennifer Connelly) is religious - minded and opposes his work; their marriage threatens to fall apart.

Over 180 students will discuss their work on critical issues in education: mind / brain research, religious pluralism and public education; gender inequality; gay, lesbian, and bisexual learners; and new technologies in education.

The co-author, with Dr. Eugene d'Aquili, of The Mystical Mind, Dr. Newberg has presented his work at scientific and religious conferences around the world.

This past summer, the Choi & Lager gallery in Seoul, South Korea, staged a solo show of Stone's potent new works, which call to mind both Caravaggio's red - blooded religious iconography and Mapplethorpe's starkly beautiful nudes.

Many of the pieces in the exhibition were not created with specific religious issues in mind, yet Njami's curatorial decisions help the works to open up, allowing them to actively comment on the specific themes within.

confirmation bias, false beliefs, societal beliefs, religious beliefs and so on do run deep and affect how the mind works across domains in the frontal cortex and in other areas.

The response put me in mind of Ben Berger's work on the position of the SCC on religious disputes.

If you must disclose certain work - place limitations based on religious beliefs, do so after the offer has been made and accepted for everyone's peace of mind.

Cooperating with a diverse set of coworkers: As society becomes more open - minded and there are more equal opportunities for people, it is necessary to be comfortable working with employees of a wide range of sexual preferences, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and physical abilities.