Sentences with phrase «theological justification for»

John Jewel (1522 - 71) and Richard Hooker (1553 - 1600), however, provided a theological justification for the via media or middle way of the Church of England.

Its members had long since given up any theological justification for their views and the claims to scientific authority were already weakened by the many internal critiques of the myth of objectivity.

It took forty years for one of history's most productive intellects in the most opportune moment — in, perhaps, the kairotic moment — in American intellectual history to reach, in the nick of time, a philosophical and theological justification for the unorthodox action he had taken in his twenties.

Carefully distinguishing the termination of a planned pregnancy from the abortions of «other» women, Christians are seeking theological justification for their decisions to terminate disabled fetuses.

The theological justification for infant baptism depends on the commitment of parents and members of congregations to the task of rearing the children and youth of the church «in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.»

Moreover, it certainly does create a strong theological justification for the type of coercion many process theists believe is necessary on the human level.

Its political role was unambiguous: to provide theological justification for apartheid.

My only contribution is to name it Christ and to offer theological justification for doing so.

The case is simple where the ideological, philosophical, or theological justification for a type of rule (e.g.) is a front behind which lust for domination and ambition for power hide.

This is the argument that is offered as a theological justification for the minister in the dominant roles of enabler and conflict manager.

The Virgin Mary remains the church's major theological justification for emphasizing virginity as an ideal.

Their stories often suggest the appalling extent to which the church tends not simply to ignore sexual, physical, emotional and spiritual violence against women and children as a major crisis, but actually to provide theological justification for this violence in its teachings about male headship, women's subordination, and the sinful character of sexuality.

He is equating the theological justification for actions... not the actions themselves.

For pastors, this material offers substantial theological justification for the supportive, kenotic style of counseling and pastoral care, along with a belief that, without formal words of doctrine, we build health and even faith through our concern for the counselee.

Give me an activity or attitude that appeals to you and I will — after some sensitive, caring, pastoral reflection — find theological justification for it.

«Speaking the truth in love», in my experience, is usually a good theological justification for verbally abusing someone.

Karl Barth recognized that liberal theologians provide theological justification for Kulturprotestantismus, an establishment mentality eager to adjust Christianity to suit bourgeois culture.

Not exact matches

Deterrence and rehabilitation indeed stand as the two central justifications for punishment — core theological tenets — in the contemporary advocacy for the liberal peace and specifically in the international courts.

BTW, for theological jargon «justification.

I published an article for Chafer Theological Seminary Journal called «Are Works the Necessary Result of Justification?»

A doctrine of creation that gives theological justification to human rights; the history of exodus and covenant; the ministry of Jesus Christ; the ethic of care for the stranger; and the stories of women in the Bible are all fruitful resources for liturgies of healing and for the work of securing justice.

Did Peter and Paul â $ ˜construct a theological and cultural justification for their experiences with Jesus?????»

The natural assumption would then follow that the writers of the Bible constucted a personal theological and cultural justification, based on the need for a comfort zone religion.

The justification for public - policy studies within a religious curriculum must be given in theological categories.

The theological term for this Christian assertion is «justification by grace through faith.»

Theological exegesis, at least as I have defined it, gives us an intellectual justification for the development of an ever richer, ever deeper understanding of the Bible.

Suffice for now is to say this: it is my opinion that 1) Scripture is clear that God's wrath and holiness demanded a sin payment, 2) as I read your articles you seem to be trying to use every logical, illustrative, and theological trick to convince yourself it's not true, but it's like you're losing the argument with yourself, 3) I really enjoyed that you broadened the truth of salvation through Jesus past justification (which many fundamentals focus on) to include redemption, sanctification, covenant marriage, adoption, etc..

The question of providing spiritual fellowship to those committed to Christ in different religious communities is a peculiarly Indian ecclesiological problem which has been with us for many decades and needs to be faced squarely, for the number involved is large and the stand of many of them based on the distinction between the spiritual fellowship of faith and the Christian communality, have theological justification.

After developing certain theological themes — for example, justification, providence, sin, grace, communion and vocation — the group might comment on examples provided by participants from their family life, work or the larger community.