Sentences with phrase «social and political issues as»

«Pogo» often presented social and political issues as satire.

Organized by the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, the survey includes works created from 1989 to 2001, and explores a range of social and political issues as diverse as the decade from which they emerged.

Cole's work addresses social and political issues as they relate to the past and how we deal with issues of race through the use of sight, sound, and color.

Not exact matches

But in Germany the labor movement remains strong, and on workplace issues the mainstream political parties, the Christian Democrats as well as the Social Democrats, are well to the left of their American and British counterparts.

«Although the French government has introduced or announced a number of measures intended to address these competitiveness and growth issues, the implementation and efficacy of these policy initiatives are complicated by the persistence of long - standing rigidities in labor, goods and services markets as well as the social and political tensions the government is facing,» Moody's said.

But translate them into our red vs. blue political sphere --- as orthodox believers usually prioritize abortion over other issues, while progressives prioritize social justice --- and the result is an absolute wreck.

Though seminary faculties like to affirm, in principle, a relationship between Christian theology and the life of the church, academic theology tends to view the ministering congregation as an addendum to the really interesting issues of ethics, philosophical and political theology, or social policy.

I know people who for personal reasons are for or against certain religious / social / political issues who migrated to religious groups which identify as Christian (and agree with these peoples» personal opinions) so they presumably might have an ultimate authority to support their opinions.

Authority is an issue that occupies a central place in current ecumenical discussion among the churches and it is one of enormous social and political importance as well.

DO listen to your own voice or the Church on social, political and economic issues, and allow people to justify their views on explicitly religious grounds if they want, as long as it's your religion with a monotheistic male deity.

On the one hand, there was a constructive and open form of Thomism, which began as a way to discuss political and social issues.

He did not envolved himself in social and political issue of his day but preached God's Kingdom as the ONLY hope for mankind.

Jay W. Forrester, professor of management at MIT whose sophisticated computer modeling of social and environmental issues led to the Club of Rome report on «The Limits of Growth,» sees the political and economic stresses in the world as caused by the necessary transition from worldwide growth to equilibrium.

A statement read: «In a social and political climate such as ours, it often takes a gathering of unlikely individuals to shape the future of our nation on issues of faith and inner city initiatives.

The churches have failed to see that the challenge of world hunger (and the whole complex of related peace, liberation and development issues) constitutes a theological crisis for the church as well as a political, social and economic crisis for the world.

Political leaders then tend to divert popular attention away from economic issues, which are beyond their control, to social cultural issues such as ethno - nationalism, language and religion.

The privatization of crimes and violence and crimes as a domestic issue made these violations invisible, denying them their public face and any political significance or social reparation.

He does not ignore political and economic developments, but he pays special attention to social issues, including, as he says in his preface, «the transformation of gender relations, the regeneration of the home, the disciplining of leisure and pleasure, and the establishment of segregation.»

Since Harold Lindsell assumed the position of editor late in the sixties, Christianity Today has moved away from the mere elucidation of socially related Biblical principles, as Henry thought was right, to an ongoing commitment to social critique and specific commentary on a wide range of social and political issues.

Attention has been paid, of course, to such issues as demography, economics, social status and political forces.

He's passionate about social injustice and not afraid to engage political issues he sees as dangerous.

A major shouting match, as we know, has also developed between religious liberals and religious conservatives, the two sides taking widely differing positions not only on theological orientations but also on social and political issues, and holding strongly negative views toward the other.

It is a real, abiding, central issue for civilization and social survival, and the issue is metaphysical and religious as well as political.

Political, social, racial and sexual issues have always divided the public, and Christians as participants in culture have habitually chosen sides.

This question has profound implications for other issues such as attitudes toward mission and even approaches to social - political matters.

if CNN is going to show it live on tv or the website, let me know the time and also contact the local authority and try to stop them as of now U.S have too much on the plates with other social and political issues and pretty sure U.S is not able to handle such a dessert of mass cult suicide.

In addition to the full schedule of sessions on farm production, marketing, business, and finance, conference - goers will have multiple opportunities to learn from nationally - known leaders on topics encompassing current political, ethical, and social issues, such as fixing school food, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and the fast - growing CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) movement.

Pittman has been known to take strong positions on social and political issues such as abortion and immigration, sending charged email messages to select staffers and friends that leave little doubt where he stands.

My doula practice is an extension of my political beliefs and work as an organizer and activist around issues of social justice.

Health promotion practice must acknowledge that health behaviour is influenced by a wide range of personal, social and cultural factors, as Hepworth argues, health promotion practice involves «social phenomena, wide - reaching cultural, psychological, political and ideological problems and issues» as well as biomedical and clinical ones -LSB-(Hepworth, 1997), p. 233].

«The EU's advice is totally in agreement with our public position on the same issue, to the effect that the Buhari administration must refrain from massive deployment of State violence and use of dark side of the laws of the land as well as levying of political, economic, social, ethnic and cultural wars against members of the Nigeria's Igbo and other Southern nationalities.

As Or Rosenboim argues, these protests were characterised by the claim to «go beyond the political», to ask for social justice, referring to the colloquial distinction between issues relating to security and defence, and particularly, the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, regarded as «the political», and «the social»As Or Rosenboim argues, these protests were characterised by the claim to «go beyond the political», to ask for social justice, referring to the colloquial distinction between issues relating to security and defence, and particularly, the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, regarded as «the political», and «the social»as «the political», and «the social».

He is the author of Industrial Power and the Soviet State (OUP, 1993) and, with Robert Rohrschneider (Kansas University), of The Strain of Representation: How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe (OUP, 2012), as well as many peer - reviewed articles on issues in social and political change and stability in post-Communist Europe.

So, the question remains: Does engaging hundreds of millions of people on the subject of conflict in central Africa «help» despite not actually confronting the root causes and longterm consequences, i.e. can it be celebrated as step, however small, in the right direction for social media, political activism and raising awareness about African issues?

CFD serves the political needs of the Upper West Side by promoting and organizing progressive opinion on local, state and national issues, as well as supporting Democratic candidates dedicated to peace, progress and social justice.

I think we need to stop putting «Europe» in a box, and talking about it as if it is a separate issue from all the other political and social concerns we have.

Candidates on the Independence line do not have to take marching orders from political party bosses or follow tooth and nail a restrictive party platform insofar as policy positions and social issues are concerned, instead they are free to make conscious and pragmatic decisions as to what is best for their constituency.

As Muslims have come to become more than an insignificant share of the left wing coalition in many parts of Western Europe and North America, despite the left wing not many any real policy concessions to attract them, members of left wing parties have come to have more interpersonal contact with Muslims which has led to reduced fear and increased mutual understanding, and political leaders in left wing parties have felt it politic and appropriate to refrain from emphasizing policies and issues that actively antagonize a not insignificant share of their coalition even when (if push came to shove) they might be uneasy with some of the political and social views of this part of their coalition.

As his fame grew, he had necessarily to apply his mind to social, political, and religious issues.

Sargent warns that mistakes will become increasingly crucial as issues about occupational health and safety, environmental protection and international trading standards creep up the political and social agenda.

LeRoy said it's incumbent for faculty leaders and prominent university presidents to craft principles of academic freedom that deal with 21st - century issues such as extramural speech in social media, academic freedom for research that has political implications, and professional speech that is tied to corporate and foundation funding.

The film seems to live up to its «cultural phenomenon» praise as a visual masterpiece, with an emotional story arc, women empowerment, social and political issues, and Oscar - worthy performances especially from Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmanger.

(1) The innovation of this group of filmmakers was linked to the social and political issues facing Hong Kong as well as an artistic impetus.

Set to debut in 2016, the series will follow a group of street - savvy teenagers in the South Bronx during the 1970s as the cultures of hip - hop and punk collide with new forms of music against a backdrop of violence, crime and other political / social issues of the era.

In the 70s, as new black heroes emerged from Blaxploitation films to grapple with the racial, social, economic and political issues of the day, Marvel's writers once more attempted to make Black Panther more openly political.

«As a result, your approach to social relationships and the emotions you have toward role models, teachers, and peers will change the way you think about non-social concepts like math or democracy or political issues like the death penalty.

Widely credited as «the father of the editorial cartoon,» illustrator Thomas Nast expressed his opinions on a wide range of political and social issues during the last half of the 19th century.

For now, therefore, the main battleground for addressing major environmental issues is, in my view, diplomatic / political and economic, as well as social, in terms of necessary lifestyle changes.

It brings social and political issues into the learning process as students are asked to make recommendations to the government about bird flu.

In a debriefing session that followed this particular videoconferencing session, a discussion ensued on the social issues that arise when people see little hope for the future, as well as the ways social, political, and economic forces work together in negative ways that can exacerbate tensions in distressed communities.