Sentences with phrase «set against tradition»

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On the level of authority, the Scripture is set over against reason and tradition (understood both ecclesiastically and as the cumulative and collected wisdom of personal experience).

The jihad tradition also sets limits on whom one may fight against in a just war.

It is, in particular, the second of evangelicalism's two tenets, i. e., Biblical authority, that sets evangelicals off from their fellow Christians.8 Over against those wanting to make tradition co-normative with Scripture; over against those wanting to update Christianity by conforming it to the current philosophical trends; over against those who view Biblical authority selectively and dissent from what they find unreasonable; over against those who would understand Biblical authority primarily in terms of its writers» religious sensitivity or their proximity to the primal originating events of the faith; over against those who would consider Biblical authority subjectively, stressing the effect on the reader, not the quality of the source — over against all these, evangelicals believe the Biblical text as written to be totally authoritative in all that it affirms.

The campaign film is shot with a balance of tradition and heritage with contemporary imagery, and depicts the comparative sets of words against the renowned Speyside landscape and the bustling distillery during the production process, reinforcing the premium and craft credentials of the range.

The only thing preventing such a practice is long - standing tradition that weighs against participating in cases that were argued before a different set of justices.

Set in a private game reserve, against the spectacular backdrop of magnificent Mount Kenya, this private house still retains the bygone tradition of Kenya's famous farmhouse hospitality.

Set against a backdrop of history and tradition, the stunning rooms feature modern comforts like sumptuous duvets, feather pillows and complimentary Mulben and Fearne toiletries.

Set against a prevailing cultural and political headwind valuing tradition, certainty, and stasis, Altmejd's work is a physical manifestation of an ideology of growth, change, and perpetual movement.

The new, even at its most scandalous, has been set against an informing background and framework of tradition.

In a nod to the political origins of the manifesto tradition, Manifesto also includes a «Prologue» segment, in which Blanchett's voice recites words by Tristan Tzara and the first line from Marx's and Engels» «Manifesto of the Communist Party» set against the metaphorically charged image of a burning fuse.

In contrast, his recently installed ceiling at the Salle des Bronzes in the Louvre offers a more serene vision of the classical tradition, with its lapidary inscriptions alluding to ancient Greek sculptors set against an intense blue background.

Directing their critiques instead toward the construction of culture itself, they work against standards set in Europe and the United States even while they are historically participants in these very traditions.

The Hudson River School created the first local art movement, which is often referred to as American history painting, setting it against the dominant tradition in Europe at the time.

Iconic works from ancient civilisations are juxtaposed with striking modern artworks; imposing large - scale paintings and sculptures are set against more intimate, personal images; diverse artistic practices and cultural traditions are compared and contrasted.

Reacting against an American academic and aesthetic tradition that was subservient to European aesthetics, the members of The Eight established their own artistic society in the bustling neighbourhoods of New York and set out to create a native American painting.