Sentences with phrase «seen as a narrative»

Alexa Vega plays Breslin's sister and the writers see her as a narrative device to kick off the rivalries between Purefoy and Bean.

Here, let me give you an example of something that can easily be seen as a narrative.

Not exact matches

How To Win Founders and Influence Everybody (Wired) For years Wennmachers has quietly advanced a narrative that has shaped how the world sees Silicon Valley and how the Valley perceives itself — as a group of brainy outcasts upending the limits of the status quo.

Expect to see more of these profitability announcements as companies reset the narrative from «insane valuation» to something more akin to «viable business.»

«It seems like he feels vulnerable on Russia to begin with and wants to control that narrative, instead of being seen as being dictated to by experts or advisers,» he added.

The oft - repeated narrative of 2012 goes like this: Citizens United unleashed a torrent of money from businesses and the multimillionaires who run them, and as a result we are now seeing the corporate takeover of American politics.

He sees it as a quintessential Gawker story — entirely true, about a celebrity who peddled a false narrative but brought public attention upon himself, and involving sex.

She has a director's ability to see the world through a lens, to see a narrative as a framed scene — to see it as viewers will see it.

However, I've also seen far too many people attempt to ground their identity in doubt - free theology making it all too easy for comedians such as Bill Maher, George Carlin or Ricky Gervais to come along and thoroughly dismantle flimsy beliefs about the creation narrative, the historical Jesus or how seemingly misogynistic and oppressive the Bible sounds.

In Harris» narrative, it's hard to see exactly how she comes to the conclusion that concerns for «the poor's rights» demand aligning with liberal politics rather than those of Christian conservatives, but by the end, Harris finds herself on the opposite side of the political spectrum, voting with those she had envisioned as the manifestation of evil while growing up.

(II, 105) Having established the historicity of the baptism event, Meier is adamant that the narrative must be seen as a Christian midrash, drawing on various OT themes to assert the primacy of Jesus over John.

The narrative doesn't tell us just how much of that glory the disciples saw or understood at the time of the wedding, for as Jesus explained to his mother, his hour had not yet come.

I see the ones far from the usual power and leadership narratives as the heroes.

Well — I look at the creation narrative and see that Eve was created as a «helper» for Adam.

See the answer above — I see the Genesis narratives as God graciously reaching down to an ancient culture in order to communicate to them that he is their creator, that they are alienated from him, and that he desires that they be restored to fellowship through his offer of covenant with him (ultimately pointing to the need for God to step into history himself as the One who can keep the covenant on our behalSee the answer above — I see the Genesis narratives as God graciously reaching down to an ancient culture in order to communicate to them that he is their creator, that they are alienated from him, and that he desires that they be restored to fellowship through his offer of covenant with him (ultimately pointing to the need for God to step into history himself as the One who can keep the covenant on our behalsee the Genesis narratives as God graciously reaching down to an ancient culture in order to communicate to them that he is their creator, that they are alienated from him, and that he desires that they be restored to fellowship through his offer of covenant with him (ultimately pointing to the need for God to step into history himself as the One who can keep the covenant on our behalf).

Instead, when faced with these difficult people - problems, flip the narrative and see this as a great opportunity to learn how to respond and solve the problem.

Scholars, on the other hand, as we have seen earlier, mean by it «a traditional narrative involving supernatural persons», of which the truth is not literal but to be understood as illuminating the meaning of human life.

Theological trends can be reversed, as can be seen in the theological narrative of the Free University.

I see that passage as historical narrative of a conversation Jesus had with Philip.

As one ponders narrative methodology, one can see ways in which narrative itself may introduce concreteness and value.

To use familiar terminology, I see these stories as history metaphorized, that is, as metaphorical narratives.

Since I am working from a collection of Jesus» sayings, I have to abstain from the narrative part of his biography, the stories of his birth, healings, Holy Week, and Easter, for, as we will see, they are not in the Sayings Gospel Q at all, or at most, present in a very indirect way.

Ancient literature, like modern fairy tales, is full of narratives in which gods and other supernatural beings disguise themselves as human beings, sometimes as the lowest of the low, and roam throughout the world to see how people will treat them.

Girard, however, fails to see the richness, multivalency, and ambiguity inherent in the language of sacrifice in Jewish and Christian thought; he fails to grasp, in particular, the conversion theology effects of the story of wrath into the story of mercy, or how it replaces the myth of sacrifice as economy with the narrative of sacrifice as a ceaseless outpouring of gift and restoration in an infinite motion exceeding every economy»

Unfortunately, other than the voiceover narrative as therapy motif, we see no representation of the audience for whom the story is told.

As for the musical patterns that held and «composed» Dr. P., Sacks now sees that these also are narrative in form.

They were usually treated as pieces of a jig - saw puzzle which must be ingeniously fitted together to form one full and more complete narrative.

Accepting the notion that biblical narratives are the product of many layers of oral tradition, they see scripture as paradigmatic of humanity's interpretation of the experience (there is no such thing as uninterpreted experience!)

Recently, the catastrophist narrative has become more sophisticated and formidable, seeing Luther and the Reformers as setting in motion the patterns of thought and behavior that have led to the moral and political chaos we now see all around us.

It also has undoubted appeal at a time when traditional Christians see the Western narrative as a whole as being in a state of flux.

If the disciples and Peter follow the risen Jesus to Galilee where he is initiating a second career, they will not only «see the Lord» as he continues his ministry among the marginalized masses, they will also participate in his resurrection, even as they participated in his death; and consequently, like him at the beginning of his career in the narrative world of Mark's Gospel, they will be called into being as God's beloved daughters and sons and simultaneously be empowered to actualize the possibilities of the reign of Christ.

Like Geertz, Dittes further relates stuff to narrative style, and he sees, as I do, the implication of idiom for understanding the struggle of society at large.

To see this, we need surely to begin by considering the narrative genre of discourse that dominates the Pentateuch, as well as the synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts.

We should begin to see at what point the notion of God's design — as may be suggested in different ways in each instance, it is true, by narrative, prophetic, and prescriptive discourse — is removed from any transcription in terms of a plan or program; in short, of finality and teleology.

In his self «serving narrative, the Enlightened Ivan sees Christ as failed, defeated, banished» écrasé, if I may use Voltaire's famous word» from the world of Christians, at least Christians in the West.

Many Christians saw the article as fuel for the narrative that the media is biased against them, but others took issue with the idea that Jesus didn't go to hell after His death.

Indeed, even subsequent Elijah traditionists have touched the narratives here and there so as to say to the rival Elisha people, «But you see, our prophet too was quite a miracle worker!»

We shall see, as we proceed with our narrative, that the way the Scriptures picture God as dealing with man characterizes the history of Christianity, not only in the preparation for the coming of His Son in the flesh and in the reception of His Son, but as well in the subsequent record of the religion named after the traditional designation of His Son.

See for example the Gospel of Mark, even though the author isn't explicitly identified in the narrative, it's content and dating (virtually all scholars view this as the first of the Gospels, ~ 60 - 70AD, 25 - 30 years after Jesus death / resurrection) is certainly entirely consistent with a first hand account.

N. T. Wright puts what I'm trying to say succinctly when he argues that the entire burden of the Pauline letters is to teach new Christians to «think within the biblical narrative, to see themselves as actors within the ongoing scriptural drama: to allow their erstwhile pagan thought - forms to be transformed by a biblically based renewal of the mind» (emphasis added).

As we saw in Chapter 3, H. Richard Niebuhr has emphasized that the Christian's primary knowledge of revelation is given not through objective reporting but through participation in a community's internal memory of saving events that to outsiders may have little narrative significance.

It is a logic which, as we shall see, moves us in the course of the biblical narrative from creation to history, from first things to human politics.

Last year's monumental celebration saw black filmmakers and actors propelled to the forefront as Hollywood began a redemption narrative against #OscarsSoWhite.

I turned my nose up at this recipe when I saw it in the book; but as I read through your narrative, I am intrigued (especially with the change out on the potatoes).

Normally I can block out the bullshit and see the game as it's happening on the film, but this time I was buying the narrative hook, line and sinker, just like everybody else.

I continue to enjoy this narrative as if age is the defining factor in concluding we instantly downgraded, both have played an equal amount of seasons while Jordy has actually seen MORE full 16 game seasons throughout their respective careers.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Add in to this narrative the fact that Chelsea seem intent on putting as many points as possible between themselves at the top of the table and the challenging pack — including Liverpool and Manchester City — you can see why this match took on added importance.

It's always amusing to read into crappy social science surveys / pseudoscience, then see them validated as long as they fit a prevailing social narrative.

Everything you say can be traced as coming from you, and your attempts to spin the narrative will be exposed and the Judge will be able to see these things... Judges dislike people who lie.