Sentences with phrase «religious philosophy of life»

For many it will fall short of a true theistic belief, and appear too meager to serve as a firm foundation for a religious philosophy of life.

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At the time of death, there are no books or philosophy, or even religious teachings... It's just you and your loved ones, alive or dead, but only the closest people in your life.

Another fascinating chapter is Frederick Pike's on Latin America since 1800, wherein the suggestion is offered that liberation theology's «ahistorical» character comes from its Neoplatonist strain» ironically, one of the most radically transcendental philosophies available as a basis for religious life and theology.

No mention is made of a Supreme Being in his own religious philosophy, only of a mysterious life - force or universal will - to - live which appears as a creative - destructive force in the world around us and as a will - to - self - realization - and - love within us.

He comes from the background of a religious home; he is seriously trying to work out an intelligent philosophy of life; he is sensitive to spiritual values; and he seeks a vocation where he can make the most of his best for the sake of others.

She did mention in the video that even her atheist friends were telling her that her philosophies were actually more Christian than atheist, so I rather think she was latently religious all along, sort of like gays who live for years in hetero relationships, then finally realize what they are, after years of saying something else.

How an individual responds to difficult circumstances depends on many things within him — his philosophy of life; his relationships; coping abilities he has developed previously; other stresses and satisfactions; religious and emotional resources.

«What HHS claims to be protecting is religious beliefs, when it actually is protecting a moral philosophy about the sanctity of human life.»

Far from being just a marketing of goods and services, consumerism promotes a comprehensive philosophy of life that has profound religious dimensions, specifically

Dr. King comments on the thoughts of Lorenzo Dow McCabe who attempted to challenge the metaphysical foundations of traditional Christian theology: If theological reconstruction is to meet the needs of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and religious experience, thought McCabe, then theology must reassess its traditional theistic assumptions in such a way that it can speak of a God who is capable of relating fully to the contingencies of personal life and historical change.

Religious groups also provide an opportunity and resources for meeting the crucial need for a viable philosophy of life.

These include history and geography, schools of thought, mysticism, religious belief, religious practice, Islamic law, theology, philosophy and ideology, politics (dynastic states, political and religious roles, political concepts and terms), economics, culture and society (personal life, community life, arts and literature, science and medicine, communications, popular religion), Islamic studies, institutions, organizations, movements, biographies.

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.»

To cope constructively with the existential anxiety aroused by the increasing proximity of «the end of the line,» a viable philosophy of life, relationships of trust, and a religious life that has reality are essential.

And John S. Mbiti in African Religions and Philosophies points out that because religion permeates all aspects of life in African society, there is no separation between the sacred and the secular, the religious and non-religious, or the spiritual and the physical (ARP 1 - 7).

The religious understanding of the conflict between good and evil, the fact of the stubborn resistance of the human heart to the love of God and its demands, the vision of the divine strategy of sacrificial love in the life and death of Jesus as the climax of history, all this is foreign to most of the philosophies of progress, but it was the heart of the great expressions of Christian liberalism.

After a long personal and professional life spent reading philosophy and literature that pointed inevitably, it seemed to me, toward a secular vision, I was skeptical that forthright expressions of religious belief could compete in logic or intellect with Derrida, Foucault, Rorty, and other academic idols of the eighties and nineties.

(ENTIRE BOOK) The fictional character of Ted Brown represents a young man who comes from a religious background, who is seriously trying to work out an intelligent philosophy of life, is sensitive to spiritual values, and who seeks a vocation where he can make the most of his best for the sake of others.

Obviously it's ridiculous — atheists have very good morals because of an emphasis on empathy, and a lot of our philosophy is based on the knowledge that this is our one and only life so you'd better live it right, but I can understand why it's incredibly disturbing to someone who literally can not imagine life without religious belief.

An effective religious approach can help the individual to discover a purpose in living by establishing his personality on the foundation of a meaningful philosophy of life.

Taking up the question of architecture, music, sculpture, painting, literature, philosophy, and the artistic life, Christian next refers to George Weigel's book, The Cube and the Cathedral, which uses Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (representing religious art) and La Grande Arche de la Defense (representing secular art) to ask, Which culture would better protect human rights and the moral foundations of democracy?

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

In the last ten years of his life, Wach was often mistakenly thought to be in the camp of the second approach to comparative religion at Chicago, which necessitated his stating repeatedly that while the philosophy of religion applies an abstract philosophical idea of what religion is to the data of empirical, historical studies, the history of religions begins with the investigation of religious phenomena, from which, it is hoped, a pattern of «meaning» will emerge.

Further, his philosophy of life appears to seek a universal perspective beyond the bounds of every religious tradition including the Christian.

The crucial question is whether a plurality of religious and secular faiths, each of which had developed its own traditional culture, that is, philosophy, morality, ideology and legal system of corporate life, can, through inter-faith rational discourse, create at least the basic framework of a common culture or common direction and scheme of values for peoples to build together a new dwelling, like the national community.

At a moment when civil religious symbols are more and more co-opted by ultraconservatives and the philosophy of liberalism seems less and less adequate as a guide to our public or private lives, a revival of public philosophy seems urgently needed.8 One of the tasks of such a revival would be to make the religious aspect of our central tradition understandable in a nonreactionary way.

No man has insisted on this more vigorously than Baron von Hügel, who with all his deep faith in the fullness of our Lord's embodiment of God, was yet ever ready to maintain that in other religious traditions, and likewise in science, art, philosophy, ethics, as well as in the simple humdrum experiences of daily life, God in some way and to some degree has been found and known.

He brought Islam back to its fundamental and historical facts as found in the Word of God and the tradition of the Prophet; he aroused new interest in philosophy; and he gave a place in his system to the emotional religious life.

Existential anxiety is handled constructively only by a vital religious life, including --(a) a meaningful philosophy of life, (b) a challenging object of devotion, (c) a sense of transcending the earth - boundness of life, (d) a deep experience of trust in God and relatedness to the universe.

To do so, families employ varying philosophies, religious or otherwise about the nature of life and what its all about.

Fiction titles for children and young adults that contain potentially controversial elements, including sexual, religious, political, or racial subject matter, or that formulate a worldview or life philosophy of hopelessness, may be recommended for purchase depending on artistic value.

Later in my life, through education and maturity, my religious views broadened and I became aware of Buddhism and Hinduism and other philosophies which have their roots in the earliest places and times in our civilization.

Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and even the sciences, were becoming ill - fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world.

The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS)[12] is a widely used 32 - item measure of relationship quality based on Likert - type ratings of criteria such as agreement on activities and issues such as sex relations, philosophy of life, and religious matters.