Sentences with phrase «traditional beliefs which»

There is an unspoken skepticism of traditional beliefs which lack sufficient philosophical justification.

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There seems to be fewer responses from those holding more Traditional / Conservative beliefs which often served as a catalyst to evoke Progressive / Liberal responses.

Those holidays, along with every denomination and belief that is apart of Traditional Christianity ALL come from the Catholic Church; which is FALSE AND IS IN ERROR itself!

a: allegiance to duty or a person: loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions 2a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust 3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially: a system of religious beliefs

We do not just go to the world; rather, we bring with us beliefs which determine the kind of data we select.2 The traditional distinction between reason and faith in which the scientist uses only the cold light of reason while the theologian uses the light of faith is not strictly true.

Our definition of religion and religious belief departs from the traditional one in which Marxism, naturalism, scientism and positivism are classified as ideologies, not as religion, the implication being that they are formulated and attained by pure reason alone.

Neo-fundamentalists believe they alone are remaining true to the fullness of the gospel and orthodox faith while the rest of the evangelical church is in grave, near - apocalyptic danger of theological drift, moral laxity, and compromise with a postmodern culture — a culture which they see as being characterized by a skepticism towards Enlightenment conceptions of «absolute truth,» a pluralistic blending of diverse beliefs, values, and cultures, and a suspicion of hierarchies and traditional sources of authority.

Muslim, Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Atheist, etc.... however all are American first One is not comfortable with the other, however each lives with the other based on inter faith and universal values All share the same primary core belief... the belief in freedom of rights and religion This core belief is a reliigion in itself, which all worship before their «traditional religion» It is, as Daniel said... the «god of fortresses»

Then the Great Awakening not only creatted a belief in the new man which tended to question traditional values; it also created an image of a new age.

It is important to recognize that traditional beliefs about the Trinity and about the status of Jesus Christ, which are often called Christology, were shaped by opposition to views which the majority of Christians felt were untrue to scripture and to their experience of faith.

Your religion shall change from the mere intellectual belief in traditional authority to the actual experience of that living faith which is able to grasp the reality of God and all that relates to the divine spirit of the Father.

Naturally, those beliefs collide with what we consider traditional religious beliefs, neither of which we can prove.

The extent to which Santayana and Whitehead are often quite close is disguised by Santayana's wish to formulate new thought in as traditional a form as possible, and Whitehead's belief that his ideas require a new terminology.

But it is different from traditional theology in that it uses the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead (instead of Plato or Aristotle) to express and integrate that belief into our contemporary perception of reality — a perception which is increasingly sensitive to integration and change as the fundamental reality.

«65» In the paragraphs which follow, it becomes clear that behind Wallis's question is his belief that traditional evangelical thought has failed to deal with our fundamental human nature as social beings, choosing instead to center on the solitary individual vis - à - vis God.

And this was no diluted, traditional belief in miracles, according to which events in themselves natural are called miracles on account of their significance or their surprising or terrifying character.

The traditional Christian belief regarding both the divinity of Jesus and the immutability of God is formulated in a set of static, non-temporal categories that give the impression of a certain absoluteness about these matters which is heedless of their relation to the temporal.

The third of the major functions of traditional religious faith is to provide a body of belief structures which serve to harmonise the many disparate ideas, experiences and institutions within society in such a way that individual as well as corporate needs and aspirations are given expression.

He sets out some traditional beliefs - that we have an all powerful, loving and knowing god - who gave us free will - but he's ultimately in control (both the prime cause, so in terms of cause - effect and foreknowledge there can be no free will, and with the ability to intercede at any moment, which is the reson for intercessionary prayer).

In a similar fashion, the Revivalism of the Great Awakening transformed certain of the central symbols of Puritanism and introduced new values and beliefs which questioned not only the authority and function of Crown and Parliament but also the traditional role and power of established clergy and magistrate alike.

There are several reasons for this: loss of appetite; vomiting, which may discourage mothers from giving food; or mothers feeding children less or giving diluted food based on traditional beliefs or on incorrect recommendations to «rest the bowel».

Defining our offering to the electorate through our traditional values of personal liberty, social progression, meritocracy and a radical shakeup of the establishment - all of which I believe are at the core of Tim's beliefs - will help to make sure the public have a strong instinct of what the party stands for, why it's not a «split - the - difference» party, and why it plays a crucial role in British politics.

I suggest that by refusing to demonise the incumbent, Syllenhaal isn't just challenging our beliefs around politics but also the traditional structure of a Hollywood screenplay, which usually coerces viewers into an emotional response by ramping up the evil of the villain.

Unlike the introduction of Catholicism into Mexico, which resulted in a bizarre amalgamation of traditional and Catholic religious beliefs and practices, the introduction of science into Mexico resulted in scientific beliefs and practices that are largely indistinguishable from those in Britain or the United States.»

Patients in certain parts of Asia in particular may have ingrained cultural beliefs or preferences to self - medicate with traditional treatments, poor access to healthcare, or socioeconomic limitations which could hypothetically lead to long delays before seeing a doctor.»

They needed a discreet approach to dating, which is why Seventy Thirty offered a more traditional method, where a team of psychologists, matchmakers and relationship experts, met prominent members in person, consulted with them about their values, beliefs, personality, lifestyle and goals before carefully selecting and introducing potential partners.

Though religion comes muted in True Grit, the film clearly aligns Mattie's thirst for justice with her belief in God, something underscored by Mattie's quoting of scripture but also by Carter Burwell's music, which borrows heavily from the traditional American hymn «Leaning On The Everlasting Arms.»

Their dogmatic belief that poverty is the root cause of educational underachievement is a cop - out in an age in which there are great examples of schools, traditional, charter and private, who are helping kids reach brighter futures.

He captures this belief in his work, which presents traditional subjects, such as classical and religious architecture, alongside modern ones.

Rooted in her belief that «a unified style is not preordained,» Semmel pushes beyond traditional notions of scale, as well as color, as shown in Crossed Limbs (2016), in which she depicts her figure in naturalistic tones, and crops the composition to the point that the forms of her body become a landscape.

It is the firm's belief that this has been achieved by the team spirit which drives the firm and the ability to merge traditional knowledge with modern methods of working.

First Insurance's core belief is «innovative broking with traditional values» which provides our clients with great value insurance products, treating our clients as individuals — the way we would wish to be treated ourselves.

The adoption of a broad definition of «traditional laws and customs», which includes the observances, practices, knowledge and beliefs of an ATSI group, will facilitate the receipt of more diverse evidence which can be used to prove the existence and content of particular traditional laws and customs of the group.

This theme seems to correspond to the traditional Chinese belief about learning, as mentioned by one of the interviewees, which proposes that one needs to continue putting in effort to maintain the current level of intellect and knowledge.

And while years of mission experience has imbued traditional owners with elements of Christian belief and practice, most traditional owners also hold the Dreaming, and its accompanying ritual system, as fundamental, both to their lives and the wellbeing of the ongoing socio - cultural order of which they are part.