Sentences with phrase «toward human self»

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«In the next few decades, we are either going to head toward self - destruction, or toward human descendants eventually colonizing the universe,» he said.

The revelational rap against apologetic theology is that it either engages in a sellout to the «world» (the self - disclosure of God being so utterly relativized by human wisdom that Christians are unable to tell atheists anything that they don't already know), or it is an exercise in various intellectual imperialisms, such as: «We can prove the existence of God» or «If human culture really understood itself, it would find that it is striving toward that which we already have.»

The porous self stems from the social imaginary of an enchanted world; its primary trait is an openness toward the world as a causal matrix filled with other humans, spirits, demons, and cosmic forces that produce meaning.

In great areas of human action man's refusal to accept his finiteness makes him proud, self - righteous, and in rebellion against God; man's selfishness makes him refuse to use his freedom with love toward his fellow men.

The third and most important cause of confusion and conflict in the moral enterprise is the human tendency toward self - centeredness.

The best way to bring the sinfulness of such sins home to us is to point toward the places where humans in fact act wrongly: in home, school, business, contacts with others, and the like, where by pride, self - seeking, neglect of our neighbors, ugliness of behavior in our homes, and so much else, we often behave in a reprehensible manner or we subtly and insidiously treat other persons as mere «things.»

Human potentiality is not toward becoming divine, but toward so responding to the divine initiative that the Self - Expressive Activity of God would have what Athanasius styled an organon — a personal instrument open to employment by God but with full human freedom retained — adequate for the divine purHuman potentiality is not toward becoming divine, but toward so responding to the divine initiative that the Self - Expressive Activity of God would have what Athanasius styled an organon — a personal instrument open to employment by God but with full human freedom retained — adequate for the divine purhuman freedom retained — adequate for the divine purpose.

Human sexuality is intimately related to, indeed may be called the ground for, the drive toward self - fulfillment in a societal fashion.

And it is not so much imitation of the picture of Jesus given in the New Testament as it is imitation of the response which is God's action and to which the New Testament witnesses, whereby God's intention in creating us «toward the divine self» is manifested in a concrete human life.

A realistic appraisal of human nature leads to a view of democracy as a dyke against the flood of self - interest, as a means of approaching basic justice in relationships between people who are by nature inclined toward injustice because they look first to their own advantage.

He also tells how this closed circle of the self was again and again forced outward toward relationship through those times when, despite his will, he found himself confronting his patient not as an analyst but as human being to human being.

God is the «subjectivity of the subjectivity of man» which is understood especially as the «freeing freedom of human freedom ’13 or the «transcending willedness of the will» which is «the ground of every particular self - realization» of the will 14 God is the ground and origin of the will by being the end, the fulfillment toward which it is called.

It is also the revelation of what creates the human level of existence, sustains it in being, saves it from its self - destructive propensities and, when required conditions are present, progressively creates it toward the greatest good that man can ever attain when «greatest good» means the widest range, diversity, depth, and integration of all values.

Niebuhr's inordinate emphasis on the doctrine of sin derives from the anxiety inherent in the paradox created by the conflict between man's freedom and his tendency toward the prideful self - dependency which is a universal human tendency.

No human love can redirect itself by its own power toward the Kingdom of God; but no human love is without its potential service to the work of the Kingdom when it comes to full self - understanding.

When one is content in his own life, he isn't prone to such hostility toward people he has never met and have done him no harm — assuming it is a reasonable individual possessing any sort of self control or true intelligence — certainly a basic understanding of human interaction.

Rightly understood, faith and justice are in principle different because, while faith is a matter of human existence, of authentic self - understanding in trust and loyalty in response to God's love, justice is a matter of human action, whether right action toward all others (its generally moral sense), or right structures of social and cultural order (its specifically political sense).

There is a radical capacity in human freedom to create realms of meaning and reshape the world, but it can also deny meaning to existence, reject God, and plunge toward self - destruction.

Human loves are directed toward the self and the things that immediately gratify the self.

Traditional theological conceptions of human nature were turned inside out: each self was a «portal of the divine,» a natural repository of inborn qualities, capacities, and talents, not least of which was a disposition toward good will, kindheartedness, fair play, and so on.

In his account of the movement toward the abolition of slavery, Whitehead faced this problem squarely, In his view the long delay in the abolition of slavery after the introduction of the idea of the human soul does not reflect only human willfulness and stubbornness in the pursuit of unjustified self - interest.

Politics of self - imposed isolationism with regards to Syria led to this horrific situation, which sadly illustrates so much of what the year has encompassed: an appalling lack of human decency, a moral bankruptcy that will define the absence of responsibility toward human suffering.

Yet we are dismayed by his disregard for the most basic scientific findings regarding the human embryo, namely, that from the single - cell stage of development onward, the human embryo is a distinct, determinate, self - directing, integrated, human organism — a living member of the human species who, if given a suitable environment, will move along the seamless trajectory of biological development toward maturity.

But Garland is more interested in using The Shimmer to explore the human urge toward self - destruction.

The real enigma isn't the glimmering, matter - warping nature of Area X, despite how intoxicating it looks on screen — it's the darkest part of the human heart, that desire to break ourselves open, even if it's just a little bit, in rebellion against our animal instincts toward self - preservation.

Gibson has made a big, bold, nightmarishly beautiful film not just about the dawn of the Christian faith, but about the awful tendency of human communities (wherever and whenever in the world they may exist) toward self - preservation, intolerance and mob rule.

They examine how teachers can redesign the curriculum and differentiate instruction to respond to students» natural human interests — the drive for mastery, the drive to understand, the drive toward self - expression, and the need to relate — in order to engage even the most reluctant learners.

There is evidence that computer - based tutoring can yield results similar to one - on - one tutoring in certain subjects, such as science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, 27 or when certain principles of the cognitive science of learning — such as self - explanation — are embedded in the program or software.28 While these programs can not replace the need for human interaction and relationships, they may be effective for some students and allow for greater targeting of resources toward students who most need traditional one - on - one tutoring.

Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human - driven cars as they step toward a world of self - driving vehicles.

[Michele Kambolis] Find a mentor that inspires you, create a dedicated practice of self - awareness, go to therapy, get vulnerable, do a deep dive into ethics, live by that code, learn to listen to your body, make your database your best friend, become a brain science nerd, lean into your supports, get supervision often, open your heart and mind to your clients, lovingly crush your ego, and finally, ask... «Who am I NOT to take this step toward healing our human family?»

, Self - interest and beyond: Toward a new understanding of human caregiving.

Based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), The User's Guide to the Human Mind is a road map to the puzzling inner workings of the human mind, replete with exercises for overriding the mind's natural impulses toward worry, self - criticism, and fear, and helpful tips for acting in the service of your values and emotional well - being — even when your mind has other pHuman Mind is a road map to the puzzling inner workings of the human mind, replete with exercises for overriding the mind's natural impulses toward worry, self - criticism, and fear, and helpful tips for acting in the service of your values and emotional well - being — even when your mind has other phuman mind, replete with exercises for overriding the mind's natural impulses toward worry, self - criticism, and fear, and helpful tips for acting in the service of your values and emotional well - being — even when your mind has other plans.

Imago stems from the principle that humans possess impulses toward not only self - repair and self - actualization, but loving connection.

Still, humans possess impulses toward not only self - repair and self - actualization, but loving connection.