Sentences with phrase «such insistence»

Such insistence framed debates around careers as wide ranging as Robert Mapplethorpe and Kara Walker, even as the culture wars of the 1990s further conflated black bodies with either sexual excess or moral danger.

They don't ask as many questions, the questions aren't as difficult, and they don't ask them with such insistence.

Far down in history such insistence on uniform custom has commonly emerged when any group, especially if it has conceived itself to be a theocracy, has faced a severe struggle for existence in which social cohesion was indispensable.

To such insistence on the complete justice of God to every individual Job's friends repeatedly returned.

Such insistence shows a lamentable ignorance of history, sociology and psychology.»

Or you have heard it presented like this: To be a Christian you must join the church — and then such insistence on sectarian peculiarities, or even such theories about the one true church, that finding the appeal utterly alien to your normal thinking, you have cried again, I can not.

Not exact matches

Tsipras told his French and German counterparts that Athens could not understand «the institutions» insistence on such harsh measures,» according to an unnamed Greek official cited by Reuters.

As a side point, perhaps interesting to monetary wonks here at OTE, the title's insistence on the 1993 vintage of the Taylor rule is out of step with much research on the variables, values, and coefficients that would go into such a rule today.

ECB President Mario Draghi's repeated insistence that the central bank will not raise interest rates before ending quantitative easing underlines how far away such a move remains.

ECB President Mario Draghi's repeated insistence that the central bank will not raise interest rates before ending QE underlines how far away such a move remains.

Does it not occur to you zealots that your insistence on clinging to these deeply antiquated and divisive beliefs is also thoroughly offensive to those of us who do not cling to such irrational thoughts?

Religious faith seems such a distorter of experience, such an encourager of illusion, that polytheistic paganism's admission of many divine stories seems better than monotheistic Christianity's insistence on a single story.

It also gives rise to her insistence that we must respect the «historical integrity and moral autonomy» of Jesus, Paul, and the evangelists as people of their own time and place, concerned with issues (such as purity regulations) that do not concern us, and unaware of our concerns as modern Christians or Jews.

Such putative rights as, for instance, the right to abortion not only have no warrant in the Declaration but clearly violate its insistence upon the rights of the family, of religion, and of conscience.

Such singing and storytelling is an insistence that there is another way to experience the world and there is another way to act in the world.

Such an interpretation, too, would seem inconsistent both with those narratives which speak of a material body of flesh and bones being seen by the disciples and also with the insistence of later Christian preaching (e.g. in Luke's speeches in Acts) that the flesh of Jesus was raised without having seen corruption (in fulfillment of Psalm 16:10).

Roger Williams, for example, for all his insistence on the separation of church and state, believed that such general religion was essential for what he called «government and order in families, towns, etc.» Such general religion is, he believed, «written in the hearts of all mankind, yea, even in pagans,» and consists in belief in God, in the afterlife, and in divine punishments.2 Benjamin Franklin for all his differences from Roger Williams believed essentially the same thing, as indicated in the quotation from his autobiography in my original article on civil religsuch general religion was essential for what he called «government and order in families, towns, etc.» Such general religion is, he believed, «written in the hearts of all mankind, yea, even in pagans,» and consists in belief in God, in the afterlife, and in divine punishments.2 Benjamin Franklin for all his differences from Roger Williams believed essentially the same thing, as indicated in the quotation from his autobiography in my original article on civil religSuch general religion is, he believed, «written in the hearts of all mankind, yea, even in pagans,» and consists in belief in God, in the afterlife, and in divine punishments.2 Benjamin Franklin for all his differences from Roger Williams believed essentially the same thing, as indicated in the quotation from his autobiography in my original article on civil religion.

In its critique of ways of knowing based on power and privilege, an epistemology oriented to the cross expresses the insistence that accountability entails taking steps to become aware of such realities.

We know also that at times it has been only through a relentless insistence upon such convictions contra mundum that the truth has been saved.

Hartshorne's criticism of paradox, and Whitehead's insistence that God is not an exception to all metaphysical principles but their «chief exemplification,» are products of logical thought that in no way depend upon process philosophy: indeed the converse is the case, for this philosophy is largely built upon such principles of logic.

For reasons such as the latter even Simpson, in 1911, declared that continuing insistence for the traditional materialistic view of resurrection «accounts for much repugnance to the Christian truth».21

Such an understanding is of course the shared legacy of the so - called dialectical theologians of the «20s (one must include not, only Bultmann and Tillich here but the new hermeneutic movement as well), but it was Barth's formulation of it that I found particularly potent, especially his insistence that the theologian is the helpmate of the preacher, both as servant and as critic.

The Bible, then, is united by its insistence that the decisive events of the past must be told in such a way that God addresses the reader and summons him to obedience within the community.

For instance, known Jewish forms for receiving proselytes show parallels to elements in the Christian catechesis, such as the insistence upon a radical reorientation of moral standards, and upon membership in a society carrying solemn obligations; such, again, as the recital of typical commandments which the convert will be expected to observe, and the warning of the danger of persecution» with demands for constancy.

There were her black - and - white negative thoughts, her rejection of help, her insistence on a definition of life as being able to take care of oneself, her use of objectified terms (such as the new life stage of «miserable existence» to replace merely «feeling miserable»), her unsolicited speaking for others, her legalistic analysis of the problem of euthanasia and doctor - assisted suicide, her exaggeration of minor and temporary discomforts, her refusal to accept family support — cumulatively resulting in her choice to be «in control» and die.

The vocal insistence of the religious right on biblical «creationism» and such doctrines as the inerrancy of the Bible is likely to create a one - sided impression of the Christian faith and to turn away people who are not aware of other Christian views.

Fundamentalism has been characterized by (1) vigorous resistance to developments in the world of science that appeared to contradict the Biblical text; (2) Biblical literalism; (3) individualism; (4) moralism; and (5) insistence on belief in certain «fundamentals» such as the inerrancy of the Scriptures, the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, and his second coming.

Finally, in Section 1, I noted the insistence of such scholars as Tillich that God, as Being - Itself, can not be «a» being, a part of the furniture of the universe.

One can affirm a bodily resurrection without such literalistic smugness; however, such a dogmatic insistence on a bodily resurrection is often indicative of a vague grasp of the problems involved.

Granted this difference, It would seem that there is a remarkable correspondence between the biblical insistence on the living God who is active in nature and in the affairs of men, and the recognition by process - thought that the world is a dynamic process of such a kind that whatever explanatory principle or agency there may be must be of that sort too — it also must be dynamic and processive.

If such a program arouses opposition, as it is likely to, this calls for the tactful but courageous insistence that the house of God is a place of prayer and service for all peoples and the Church of God can not sanction discrimination at any point.

Eventually, the Emperor was faced with such widespread insistence that Luther should come to the Diet, that he acceded to it.

Basic to all of Paul's theology, however, was his insistence that only in its penultimate function is nature such a relentless conveyor of doom.

Yet even among those who manifested such tendencies, there was a concern for maintaining the other side of these affirmations; there was an insistence that man is made in the image of God, that Christ is one with his human brethren, and that God is at work in his world here and now.

Origins of such a notion go far back in human history, to primitive days when our remote ancestors thought that some special anima indwelt human bodies; it was given additional support by the teaching of certain of the Greeks, with their insistence on the soul as entirely distinct from, yet temporarily the tenant of, the body — at its most extreme this expressed itself in the saying soma sema, «the body is the prison - house of the soul».

A second difference between such groups as EBC and predecessor organizations is to be found in the absolute, cold, crisp insistence of the new outfits upon competence as a first requirement to he met in the hiring of staff.

But Slutskiy said he was unaware of any such incidents, reiterating the club's insistence that its supporters were not guilty of racist chants.

Despite some lactivists» insistence to the contrary, there are women who simply can't breastfeed, such as those taking certain medications or who've had breast surgery.

The Assembly would only keep such a matter confidential at the express insistence of the victim.»

The push back this time comes from Nick Clegg; the unremitting insistence that it's «not going to happen with Liberal Democrats in government» from such a prominent Cabinet member effectively takes the idea of the table - for the time being at least.

The government risks further embarrassment this year as Mr Brown has been uncompromising in his insistence public sector workers such as nurses, police officers and prison guards must accept a 1.9 per cent pay rise to maintain inflation.

And on April 1, lawmakers passed a state budget granting a significant benefit to medical malpractice insurance companies operating in the red, such as PRI, a measure Cuomo reportedly opposed but eventually assented to at legislative leaders» insistence.

Analyzing China, for example, the report balances that country's centralized planning and financial strength against countervailing factors such as its «endemic» corruption, repressive political structure, opaque legal system, and insistence that, in return for access to its vast market, foreign companies surrender proprietary intellectual property.

Insistence that more African Americans serve on national technical panels with government agencies such as NASA, DOE, NSF, and NRC.

There are countless examples of «expert physicians» who have given extremely bad recommendations over the years — from insistence in the 1950s - 60s that cigarette smoking is not harmful, to cardiologists in the 1970s recommending potent (and toxic) anti-arrhythmic drugs for the treatment of benign PVCs — until randomized controlled trials documented increased mortality in the treatment group, to numerous unnecessary surgeries that used to be commonplace (such as tonsillectomies, elective C - sections, spinal fusion for back pain, etc., etc..

There's a curious insistence in Hollywood action - adventure films these days (doubtless aided by the comic books that provide such an increasing amount of their adaptive material) on the centrality of origins, from the X-Men to Batman to Bond and beyond — often, if not always, revolving around daddy issues.

Martin Scorsese's intrusive insistence on his abstract, metaphysical theme — the possibility of modern sainthood — marks this 1973 film, his first to attract critical notice, as still somewhat immature, yet the acting and editing have such an original, tumultuous force that the picture is completely gripping.

Although Franco evidently wasn't interested nearly enough in Wiseau's motivations, «The Disaster Artist» does succeed in capturing the sheer ineptitude of his endeavor, including details that many don't know — and might never guess — such as Wiseau's decision to shoot «The Room» in both digital and 35 mm formats, or his insistence on having his own personal bathroom on set.

Peter Debruge of Variety says, «Although Franco evidently wasn't interested nearly enough in Wiseau's motivations, «The Disaster Artist» does succeed in capturing the sheer ineptitude of his endeavor, including details that many don't know — and might never guess — such as Wiseau's decision to shoot «The Room» in both digital and 35 mm formats, or his insistence on having his own personal bathroom on set.»

Using unconventional methods, such as an insistence on personal hygiene and dance therapy, they aim to make student life a better place.