Sentences with phrase «roots of»

They do this because they know about the pagan roots of «Easter» and think that it detracts from what the significance of the resurrection of Jesus.

Kirk begins by arguing that the roots of the feminist position lie in Enlightenment thinking incompatible with Christianity.

Kekes» account of the roots of evil may be superior to naive Enlightenment theories of man and society, but it leaves sophisticated religious theories of evil, which recognize man's fallen nature, untouched — indeed it unconsciously echoes them.

Third and fourth reads of the text have proven to be useful in understanding the «downfall» of the early church; roots of error and departure from NT expectations for a local assembly that have bloomed into flowers with an unpleasant aroma that must be a stench in the nostrils of God.

Accordingly, this book offers readers interested in the history of political theory and in the roots of the modern European project much to think about.

The roots of black preachers» prerogative and power are in the soils of African religion and American racism.

First, the roots of all christianity is in pagan customs and roman catholic doctrine.

But I also believe that they are blind to what is really going on, and blind to what the roots of the problems are.

And there are a number of changes taking place at the grass roots of American churches that many Christians aren't aware of.

But the roots of caste can be traced back to a story in the most ancient Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, in which the various social classes are produced from the sacrifice of a primordial man — the priestly class from the mouth, the warrior class from the arms, the merchant class from the thighs, the laboring class from the feet (Rig Veda 90:10).

In the light of the Biblical vision of the Garden of Justice, Shalom, and Harmony (Integrity) of Creation, these religious and cultural resources, particulary appropriated by the poor and oppressed, can be revitalized to be flowers, fruits and even roots of various elements in the Garden of God, in which humans are gardeners.

Today I think that the religious dimension of human life is one of the irreducible roots of language, and I suspect that quite a few of our words developed from religious origins.

At the roots of the physical world, therefore, one does not find mere inchoate slime or dust but instead a richness and perfection of form based on profound, subtle, and beautiful mathematical ideas.

As such, Whitehead's philosophy has a deep and abiding affinity with both the African and Christian roots of African Americans.

The roots of that utterance were Barthian, but the conclusions Bonhoeffer drew from it were not.

Such identification is the theme of a famously influential essay by Lynn White, Jr. in the March 1967 issue of Science magazine entitled «The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,» an essay which prompted a reply by Thomas Derr in the January 1975 issue of Worldview magazine — which Richard Neuhaus, then a political liberal, edited even before he edited This World, the immediate predecessor of First Things — entitled «Religion's Responsibility for the Ecological Crisis: An Argument Run Amok.»

For several years I taught Great Books classes to college undergraduates, and the European focus of the four - semester sequence (the first part was called «Roots of Western Thought») illuminated issues of which Augustine made the first consummate exploration: personal identity, individuality, the inviolable and incommensurate self.

What motivated these German anti-Nazis to resist the powerful Hitler regime is an important object lesson for more precisely locating the roots of the moral evil of Nazism by understanding the source of its antitheses (malum privatio boni est).

Let's examine the roots of some of the other religions of the candidates.

As a leaf falls from a tree, it fertilizes the roots of the tree that produced it.

Perhaps he may even come to know the roots of mother Mary.

Chapter 2, on the «Roots of the Crisis,» surveys Western history and draws unwarranted conclusions concerning the relationship between metaphysical realism and the late medieval nominalism of William of Ockham.

The roots of christianity have been neglected or distorted by almost all churches.

His works and discoveries have opened doors that were shut by convention; requiring scholars and theologians to redefine the very roots of their beliefs.»

One of the more interesting arguments was this: «Can you separate the physical exercise aspect of Yoga from the religious roots of Yoga?»

Actually Evangelicals are most conciliatory towards Christianity's Jewish roots of all Christian traditions.

Interesting that an article questioning the roots of Christianity and asking if «Christians have a martyr complex today?»

The roots of substance between «sides» seem to be growing weaker, but also growing in completely different directions.

Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus, 1995, ISBN 0 -06-061480-3

Why should the world suffer from the tainted roots of Middle Eastern religion?

For thousands of years, none has found the way out of violence because each has the roots of violence at its core.

Whatever be the roots of this young mans convictions is irrelevant, what IS relevant is the fact that he didn't want to wrestle a girl and grope and fondle this young lady.

He wanted to return Judaism to its roots of personal, private worship and end the influence of the Temple Cult and the ultra-conservative Pharisees, whom he despised.

The main distinctions between these schools lie in divergent opinions about authoritative sources or roots of law.

In many cases, this is more than a measured conversation about how to improve the future functioning of the financial system; there is a deep seated, retributive anger, some of the roots of which I've discussed.

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Business as a force for good, capitalism as the roots of inequity in our society stemming from slavery, the wealth gap and intentionally helping underserved communities.

With its» homage to Cryptocurrencies, Chronoswiss links the roots of traditional watchmaking with the digital revolution of new world currencies» commented Oliver Ebstein, CEO, Chronoswiss.

«The roots of the crisis have everything to do with how the island was forced to cow down to its creditors,» Cartagena told Global Citizen.

Look for the frog by the roots of the tree.

It is somewhat ironic that one of the strongest roots of the modern conservative movement in Canada stems from a small group of tenured professors teaching at a publicly funded post-secondary institution.

The roots of venture capital lie in using money and markets to support and spread innovative ideas created through public institutions.

From our early roots of being the first company in the world to build a fully - integrated Bitcoin pilot system for a major bank, over the subsequent few years launching consumer wallets, exchanges, and merchant services to become the market leader in Southeast Asia and Africa, starting to build our UK presence in 2016 and now finally launching across the wider Europe: we are now one giant leap closer to our goal of bringing digital currency to everyone, everywhere.

The roots of this risk are covered in Part 1 of this series.

The Buddha taught, «He who understands the roots of great suffering comes to enjoy great peace.»

The science of goal orientation leads to discovering the often hidden and unarticulated roots of «why» people buy.

Blockchain technology, as an overarching industry, has developed leaps and bounds from its geeky, white, cypher - punk roots of yore.

The roots of its grammar are Germanic, but its vocabulary comes mostly from Romance languages.

«Going back to the roots of Winter Party, we fight for the rights of LGBTQ people,» he says.

I want to thank you for your interest in interviewing me and learning more about the roots of as well as the nature of the buyer persona development process.

In this fast - paced talk Doug will take your group on a remarkable examination of the cultural and social roots of shopping and the transformation smart retailers are making to turn their stores into beloved gathering points and hearts of their communities.