Sentences with phrase «shaped by a belief»

We are all shaped by our beliefs, and will vote for laws that coincide with our ideals.

As a melting pot, America is shaped by the beliefs, customs and cultures of its diverse population.

Not exact matches

Well, yeah... and I mean if what someone is really trying to achieve with this is to reduce practices that in any way, shape or form could indicate that someone bears them or their faith ill will... I don't think publicly humiliating people who would take the time to look up your dead ancestor's name and then take the time to drive to a temple and then get immersed in water on their behalf so that they (by their belief) have the option to accept your religion post mortem is really misguided and contrary to the spirit of freedom of religion in what it advocates.

Neither, however does a knee - jerk belief that everything is due to the individual, that nothing is shaped by outside forces and the structure of civilization.

To see belief not as a set of beliefs but as a story, an experience of coming to belief, means that theological reflection ought itself to be shaped by the story, take to itself, both in form and content, the story.

It is important to recognize that traditional beliefs about the Trinity and about the status of Jesus Christ, which are often called Christology, were shaped by opposition to views which the majority of Christians felt were untrue to scripture and to their experience of faith.

I don't get it... we re supposed to have a seperation of church and state in our politics yet we find that our political world is constantly guided by flawed religious beliefs... now religious beliefs are creeping into the workplace, at what point would someone possibly be denied a job because a perspective employer finds out that a perspective employees religious beliefs don't follow the employers... sorry guys religion doesn; t belong in politics or the workplace in any way, shape or form.

No people in need should have to go to or through a church agency to obtain public benefits to which they are entitled if they do not wish to do so — particularly if those public benefits are» shaped to conform to the sponsoring churches» religious beliefs that are not shared by the recipients.

Dozens of summer Bible conferences attracted thousands of guests who came to know and trust one another and to have their common beliefs shaped and confirmed by leading preachers.

For the great majority of Americans, moral discourse — beliefs about right and wrong, good and evil — is shaped and carried by the biblical tradition.

And that belief is molded and shaped by other Christian (ministers, apologists authors, fellow believers) that they encounter.

He believed, by contrast, that, whatever our own religious beliefs, we should be studying the growth and development of Christian culture (in its broadest sense) because it was Christianity which had created and shaped the culture we still live in today.

It has shaped beliefs about the black residents of Ferguson, laid the foundations for missteps by authorities, and affected the black Ferguson community's capacity to prevent the death of Michael Brown.

Turning away from orthodox Christianity because of the emotional excesses of frontier evangelism, he found it easier as a young man to accept what was called the Doctrine of Necessity, which he defined as the belief â $ ˜that the human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control.â $ ™ Later, he frequently quoted to his partner, William H. Herndon, the lines for Hamlet: â $ ˜Thereâ $ ™ s a divinity that shapes our ends, rough â $ «hew them how he will.â $ ™ â $ œFrom Lincolnâ $ ™ s fatalism derived some of his most lovable traits: his compassion, his tolerance, his willingness to overlook mistakes.

It may be defined as that society, with its own geographical area, which was subject to the rule of Christ, and whose culture and way of life had become so permeated and shaped by Christian beliefs and values as to form a cohesive whole.

They have concentrated on the minimal agreements necessary for human cooperation and overlooked the intricate web of beliefs by which individuals shape their lives and understand themselves.

But I think our deepest beliefs — the ones that shape who we are — are themselves shaped by what we experience.

These same beliefs and symbols articulated by the New England Puritans merged with parallel, similar, and, at time, even dissimilar values and beliefs from other sources to produce a new ideology which formed and shaped the resistance of the American colonies against Crown and Parliament.

The danger to the church at the moment is that we will continue to ignore these questions and persist in what Frederick Ferré calls our «technolatry,» the belief that «every apparent evil brought on by technique is to be countered by yet greater faith in technique» (Shaping the Future [Harper & Row, 19761, p. 43).

Like it or not, our views and opinions and even beliefs are shaped by the media we consume, and I just can't help but think that if we had a better representation of breastfeeding, the decision to breastfeed (or not to breastfeed, for that matter) would be used as a reason to judge and shame mothers.

Repeated surveys, polls, and studies show most of us as individuals are not Christian in our beliefs or our religious identities and at a social level, Britain has been shaped for the better by many pre-Christian, non-Christian, and post-Christian forces.

But the duo are viewed with enormous suspicion by Paterson's other allies and associates, for how they shape the flow of information and feed Paterson's belief that he's been a great governor.

Looking at the wider contexts that shape ideas about gender in society — such as beliefs about «appetite» — was seen as helpful by the participants.

All human societies have been shaped by religion, leading psychologists to wonder how it arose, and whether particular forms of belief have affected other aspects of evolved social structure.

These beliefs play a key role in shaping people's opinions, and ultimately, their support for scientific advances, according to the study «Understanding Public Opinion in Debates Over Biomedical Research: Looking Beyond Partisanship to Focus on Beliefs about Science and Society,» by American University professor Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D., and Ezra Markowitz, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia Univbeliefs play a key role in shaping people's opinions, and ultimately, their support for scientific advances, according to the study «Understanding Public Opinion in Debates Over Biomedical Research: Looking Beyond Partisanship to Focus on Beliefs about Science and Society,» by American University professor Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D., and Ezra Markowitz, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia UnivBeliefs about Science and Society,» by American University professor Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D., and Ezra Markowitz, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia University.

Its emotional impact is shaped by the unique perspective of the narrator - a typical teenager telling the tale out of her own youthful concerns (having fun, her uncertain future), combining her beliefs about the dual contradictory nature of humanity («you just got half - devil and half - angel in ya»), and imaginative and fearsome fantasies of religious judgment and divine retribution (the flaming end of the world, and the Devil's presence on Earth).

Some well - known by thousand - year - old civilizations (of which only few of them are studied by science), which interpreted this cosmic energy in a phenomenological and hermeneutical way, according to past technologies and beliefs, shaping rich plural cultures and religions of different types.

Professor Pam Sammons, lead author of the report, said: «Our research shows that students» belief in themselves and their aspirations are shaped by their background.

As individuals acquire knowledge about other cultures» histories, values, communication styles, beliefs and practices, they begin to recognise that their perspectives and behaviours are shaped by many influences, that they are not always fully aware of these influences, and that others have views of the world that are profoundly different from their own.

Yet in a liberal democracy such as the United States, the proper ordering of those mechanisms is beset by paradox: if free citizens are to rule the state, does the state have a legitimate role in shaping their values and beliefs via its public schools, universities, and other institutions?

«It is our strong belief that positive change in education must be driven by the profession and shaped by the invaluable experience of teachers working in classrooms.

Pushor proposes that educators begin instead by looking inward, examining how their own beliefs and assumptions shape their practices in reaching out to families and communities.

[8] Students» beliefs about themselves and their abilities are shaped by the extent to which they perceive that the adults in their lives care about them and are involved in their lives (Blum, McNeely, & Rinehart, 2002).

She is interested in how teachers» beliefs and perceptions are shaped by their lived experiences and cultural histories and have an impact on how they view students with disabilities in the educational setting.

The basic premise is that peer interaction provides opportunities to access teaching relevant knowledge and thus may reduce uncertainty and that self - efficacy beliefs may be shaped by the efficacy beliefs of the peers one is directly connected to in the advice network.

«School environments are shaped by the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs of the people who spend time there — both adults and students,» says Boyd.

In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is shaped by the actions and beliefs of the perpetrator.

Precursor Games is founded by a team of experienced game developers on the belief that digital distribution has shaped the way video games are made.

THE MARCH If art can be defined as form shaped by the pressure of ideas, beliefs and emotions, the Women's March last Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration of President Trump, might be seen as the largest work of political performance art ever.

The exhibition features work by artists who address how our vision, behavior, and beliefs are shaped by the ubiquitous nature of screens.

What we identify as history is shaped by a mixture of elements, frequently less bound to sanctioned facts than to other more intangible belief systems.

By reducing concept to a simple idea and aesthetics to basic geometric shapes while introducing an ancient Japanese belief that beauty exists in imperfection, Stout creates a visual language that is timely, critical, and rich with texture.

She was greatly influenced by Yale University art historian George Kubler's book, The Shape of Time (first published 1962) which introduced the radical idea that ostensibly disconnected cultures throughout history share basic human understandings and beliefs that are reflected in the art they produce and that superficially dissimilar works of art can be seen as reflecting the same understanding or belief.

He held fast to his belief in a universal language, choosing to explore various modes of abstraction before settling into a hard - edge geometry leavened by subtle tweaks to shapes and their placement and often lyrical color.

Since the Department of Architecture and Design was first established in the early 1930s, the Museum's curators, guided by a belief in the power of design to shape everyday experiences and perceptions, have focused on the question «How should we live?»

Drawn by the idea of a time bereft of high expectations as the prerequisite to conceive efforts abreast of the present challenges, it endeavors to break a consensus shaped by the social belief of «country of the future.»

In this entry, he referred to the Women's March on Washington as «form shaped by the pressure of ideas, beliefs and emotions,» and called it «the largest work of political performance art ever.»

Since people's beliefs about evolution are influenced by their perceptions of scientific consensus, the total role of science knowledge in shaping a person's opinion likely operates indirectly through beliefs about scientific consensus as well as directly through beliefs about whether humans have evolved over time.

In the last few years, discussions of the Anthropocene (the new geological epoch shaped by human activities that we are living in) have begun to re-evaluate some cherished beliefs of modernity, not least the assumption that planetary geography is the given context for the human drama.

However, prior belief about the climate system tends to be shaped by observations of that system, and thus it is difficult, maybe even impossible, to develop truly independent prior distributions.