Here is our entry into the history of the interpretation of
the traditions of the people of God as von Rad understands that process.
Not exact matches
«Part
of it is the nature
of working with creative
people that are looking for an outlet to express it not just in their work, but as a way
of showing affection for their co-workers and having fun,» explains Bluebeam's Chief Human Capital Officer, Tracy Heverly, about the
tradition.
«It is
of our opinion that children in newly forming households are made up
of people who have a
tradition in this newly forming lifestyle,» says Brannon.
They have been successful in that kind
of an environment and those are the kinds
of people that are attracted to aviation,» says Stonecipher, who is not himself a veteran but has grown up in a family that made it a
tradition to give back to those who served.
Funeral potatoes are what they sound like — the dish originally comes from the Mormon
tradition of bringing the well - liked comfort food to
people at gatherings after a funeral.
«There's a
tradition in America
of people of principle when they are sufficiently offended and disagree with their president on matters fundamental resign,» he said.
The fact
of the matter is when you talk about central banks, you're talking about powerful institutions rooted in their own management styles and
tradition (even if the latter has just now seen a very unusual break) and it's not likely that one
person can radically change things, even if he or she wanted to.
Transgender
people are, however, also sometimes venerated in the South Asian
tradition of according spiritual powers to eunuchs and others who fall outside traditional gender divisions.
«Many successful
people I know have a routine
of starting their morning with a simple chuckle — whether it's from a «joke
of the day» email they subscribe to or some
tradition they've created to give themselves a chance to laugh each morning,» says Kerr.
As
people's tastes widen for all things handmade and delicious, the old
traditions of cheese making and aging have become big business.
PASTA has been enjoyed for centuries and by
tradition, Italian
people have consumed more than the rest
of the world's population put together.
«Indigenous
peoples are being forced into long and costly court battles to defend their
traditions and ways
of life because governments in Canada still refuse to accept the need to work collaboratively with Indigenous
peoples on important decisions about environmental protection and resource development,» said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union
of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
Political Life and Human Dignity Mary Ann Glendon («The Bearable Lightness
of Dignity,» May) is right on target in noting that within the Christian
tradition, dignity has a twofold meaning: «In its ontological sense it is a given attribute
of the
person, while, in its moral sense, it is a call to an end to be gradually realized.»
But, we also criticize
people who adhere to the dogma —
of Christianity,
of Islam,
of Hindu
tradition — when the actions are far removed from what the «policies»
of the respective texts dictate (e.g. love thy neighbor, but act badly to others, specifically non-Christians *), or when the «policies» are adhered to VERY closely and make no sense in today's day and age (e.g. homosexuality is a sin).
Theological
tradition speaks in this connection about a «quasi-sacramental character» in matrimony, because a
person is permitted to contract a new marriage after the death
of the spouse, but not while the spouse is alive.
Second, the
tradition is too big and too full
of parties, caucuses, movements, and organizations to permit such a
person emerging on a national scale.
It is no surprise that the Emperor Constantine created the belief / church / assembly
of Roman
peoples that embraced the «universal / καθολικη» values
of the Roman Empire, a popular mix
of «compromised Christian» and non Christian beliefs and
traditions.
How can there be so many del usi onal
people out there that ignore that he follows some sort
of Christian faith
tradition or label is brand
of Christianity «non-Christian»?
Isn't this what so many
of us don't like about
people who use religious
tradition as a means for explaining their behavior... they're not CONSISTENT?
The phenomenon
of globalization is frequently invoked: «Accelerating globalization makes it essential for young
people to be exposed to different cultural
traditions.»
Maybe it would be easier to get
people to convert to Christianity if Christians went back to their old
tradition of killing those that do not want to convert.
Religion is a central part
of the society and
tradition as a whole; and as such, is hard to break away especially without hurting the
people we love.
Institutions offering separate women - only swim hours demonstrate that they seek to include in their community
people from many different cultures, faiths, and
traditions, representing a range
of values, beliefs, and experiences.
Some
people would rather not engage in any
of the
traditions or festivities, and that's fine.
I consider myself a descendant
of the Roman
people and feel I would have been much better off being raised according to pagan
traditions.
Or... you can put asside your prophecies
of doom & gloom, praying and hoping for God to smite all the yellow, black & brown
people who don't believe the way you do anyway, and attempt to make peace with your neighbors, not by converting them at swordpoint, but accepting them and learning about their cultures and
traditions and give them as much respect as you want them to show you.
They fail to distinguish two types
of religious
persons who may be part
of this group: the first, who depend completely upon the literal interpretation
of Scripture and
tradition by an authoritarian pastor, and second, those who undertake rescue activity as the command
of God, based upon a thoughtful and self - ratified interpretation
of the ethical imperatives
of the gospel.
I don't hate you at all, but I do see
people following religion that hate out
of tradition.
The distinction the Oliners made between the appropriation
of religious
traditions by non-rescuers and rescuers comes to mind here: The rescuers tended to understand the inclusiveness and extensiveness
of injunctions to love to extend to all
persons and groups.
So, just because
of the situation that someone was born into, in your example a
person born to Muslim parents in a different part
of the world than you, where that
person took on the religous
traditions and practices
of their parents (as many
of us do when we're children), and just never had an opportunity to learn about christianity and Jesus, again only because
of where they were born... you contend that
person is going to «burn» in an eternal lake
of fire?!
For Hart and the
traditions from which he draws, it is a gross anthropomorphism to speak
of God as «a
person» or «personal.»
There are
people of many Christians
traditions that have been abused in the name
of God.
Most
people celebrate this
tradition, if so, then celebrate this day in the name
of Jesus Christ.
The Western
tradition of moral reflection has produced a long line
of reasoning about the fundamental worth
of people and the immorality
of direct killing.
crazy that when i was watching the news it had a split screen with 1 guy saying the buried him with all the muslim
traditions to show respect to islam and on the other side
of the screen it had
people singing na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!!!
In nearly every nation whose cultural heritage, moral and legal systems developed from this western, Christian
tradition, he is free to insult
people of faith as much as he wishes.
An entire
people was mesmerized by the rupture
of a culture and a
tradition that were entitled to be called the best in Western civilization but that ended up as the worst ever in Western civilization.
@RUReal, «In nearly every nation whose cultural heritage, moral and legal systems developed from this western, Christian
tradition, he is free to insult
people of faith as much as he wishes.»
People follow religions because
of custom and
tradition.
Indeed, over the years, Georgetown has been perhaps the clearest example
of what many such schools practice: the whipsaw
of «Catholic
tradition,» in which the strongest declarations
of Catholic identity come from the fund - raisers, the alumni association, and the public - relations office ¯ all the
people trying to sell the university in a tight economic situation that requires a good bit
of niche marketing.
Oral
tradition was a self correcting excercise, as opposed to the ridiculous comparison
people make to the game
of telephone.
However, in our Jewish
tradition, the possibility
of return — teshuvah — turning away from evil to come back to a more primordial source
of good, can not be denied to any
person or to any
people on earth.
Each
person who made the journey, each
person who tacitly or actively acquiesced to the Nazi slaughter
of the innocents as well those who opposed it, had to define and redefine the meaning
of his or her career and life in improbable conditions
of place, language, and
tradition.
The more I have tried to comprehend the nature
of the Wesleyan
tradition and to develop a theological method informed by its distinctive vision
of Christianity, the more I have had difficulty understanding my own
tradition and myself within the outlines
of what most
people seem to mean by evangelicalism.
It sucks when
people ignore the
traditions and make money off
of their recovery like this, but it doesn't affect you one bit.
It is this conviction that Yahweh is recognized by his intervention on behalf
of the poor that explains the denunciations in the Jeremiah
traditions of the falsehood
of Judaite faith.3 For prophets to speak words
of peace in the name
of Yahweh to a
people who practice injustice is to speak a lie, for it is not Yahweh who has sent them (Jer.
While I agree that the church could definitely be less political and break with
tradition in some areas, I think that a lot
of this has to do with
people hardening their hearts to the truth
of the Bible.
Among those gathered here in her modem voice (through scriptural images, verbal echoes, parallel situations) are women whose stories have been muffled in the Bible's
tradition — Hagar, Bilhah, Zilpah, Mary, the Lord's «handmaiden,» Sarah, Rachel, Leah, Rebekkah, Ruth, Puah and Shiphrah (the Hebrew midwives in Egypt), Jael, Jephthah's daughter, the «Jezebel»
of Revelation, and other, unnamed ancestresses, «missing
persons without textual authority.
Traditions and rituals bond
people together in a common, shared experience and offer a sense
of familiarity and security, but discovering vashti said they seem to be more authentic.
Contrary to the Editorial Board's portrayal
of sin, the
tradition Christian teaching is not that certain
people are «inferior» or «second - class» because
of sin.