It's true that in Hendra's account, Father Joe occasionally seems to stray from the more
traditional formulations of church teaching.
The traditional formulations of doctrine, then, are not irreformable.
Beyond this, Gutiérrez's observation, along with converging insights of other liberation theologians, has led me to realize that the ideology involved in
the traditional formulations of faith's claims is as much a problem as the mythology they involve in establishing their credibility to contemporary men and women.
If
the traditional formulations of God show him to be the Perfect Good, Absolute Truth and Supreme Being, since goodness, truth and being are positive values, then there should not be too great a difficulty in accepting a formulation of God's eternity as Absolute or Perfect Time, since time is now revealed to us as positive, thanks to the discovery of evolution.
We will then examine
the traditional formulations of Jesus» centrality which are rooted in a different common sense.
The traditional formulation of subject and predicate as connected by means of a copula has been entirely eliminated.
If God who created time also said that it was good, then a formulation of God's eternity must show it to be the source of time, just as
the traditional formulation of God as Perfect Good, Absolute Truth and Supreme Being clearly show God to be the source of all good, truth and being.
Thus goes
the traditional formulation of the problem.
Not exact matches
And part
of the reason may be that the
traditional formulation has worn out its welcome.
Of course, I disagree with McDermott that fresh and faithful biblical research that challenges
traditional doctrinal
formulations inclines toward liberalism.
The argument between Ford and
traditional interpreters, then, is about how to move forward from the very last phase
of Whitehead's
formulations in Process and Reality, not about what Whitehead intended to say.
I go along with Nietzsche, Feuerbach, Marx and Sartre and the modern death -
of - God theologians that the God
of traditional metaphysics is dead, and that in relation to this
formulation, it is more Christian to be atheistic than theistic.
This
formulation makes sense, but I find myself compelled by Scripture, reason and experience to disagree with much
of what constitutes
traditional doctrine.
And here difficulty arises for the
traditional formulation, since if God's eternity is seen as the absence
of time, it is difficult, to say the least, to see how he could possibly be the source
of time.
The issue
of theological priority is illumined by a consideration
of traditional formulations such as those
of Warfield The question
of historical accommodation is addressed by an exegetical appeal to the tenth chapter
of Mark.
For theology is the translation
of Christian truth into contemporary idiom with an eye toward Biblical foundations,
traditional formulations, and contemporary judgments.
Nevertheless, they should show the possibility
of a style
of thinking potentially more meaningful to us than the
traditional formulations and yet in greater continuity with the tradition than modern radicalism.
Though some may find it ironic that the Rav borrowed the language
of Kierkegaard and Barth, his
formulations are rooted in the
traditional halakhic conception
of Torah as part
of a sacred covenant between God and Israel — a covenant for which the conjugal image is a suitable metaphor.
The text which has been made the basis
of traditional formulations is,
of course, Paul's statement: «Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Christian feminists protest that the
traditional trinitarian
formulation, Father, Son and Spirit, should be rejected because it perpetuates the symbolic domination
of males as the true image
of God.
For example, there are those who have tried existential and personalistic categories; those who have applied linguistic analysis to biblical statements; those who have advocated the dehellenization
of traditional formulations; those who have experimented with political and social categories
of the secular city; those who believe in the relevance
of pragmatic philosophy or Whiteheadian process philosophy, and so on.
An alternative
formulation is that the world as a unity is explainable only by the divinely inclusive love that binds the many into a single cosmic structure; and, therefore, the world
of secular experience is nonsense if God does not exist.79 Similarly, one neoclassical version
of the
traditional teleological argument would be that the fact that the world has any order at all is only to be explained by an eternal divine Orderer, because apart from God it is impossible to understand why chaos and anarchy are not unlimited and supreme.80
This is especially true
of the intellectuals for whom many
traditional theological
formulations of revelation have been deeply unsatisfying.
James knew
of certain Christians who believed that «faith without works» is salutary (James 2:14), a view which conforms in outward expression to the
traditional Pauline
formulation (see, e.g., Romans 3:28 and Galatians 2:15 - 16; and compare the post-Pauline
formulations in Acts 15:11 and Ephesians 2:8 - 9).
In the
traditional psychological
formulations, psychosis refers to a loss
of contact with reality» think, catatonic schizophrenic or the man who insists he is Jesus Christ.
This proposal differs from
traditional trinitarian
formulations in that the third principle indicated by Spirit does not have the primary function
of unifying the other two.
The PN and CN
of God include together all reality; nothing could be separate or beyond ordinary reality, as was thought in the
traditional formulations.
The «pure» images conjured up by many
traditional theological
formulations, on the other hand, situate Cod outside
of the physical cosmos.
But with the knowledge presently available to theology and with the vast change
of philosophical perspective that has occurred since the first centuries
of Christendom, tentative new
formulations of the original Christian experience that are not always literally contained within the
traditional normative statements are now being proposed by theologians from a variety
of philosophical perspectives.
The classical Christian center seems to me to involve, in any case, a far more just and dynamic view
of eternal life than has so far been expressed in
traditional formulations, a view which accepts and incorporates whatever is true in the first two.
There is no parallel to Matthew's v. 12 in Luke; it is to be regarded as a Matthaean
formulation using
traditional phraseology, but his v. 11 turns up in a Lukan collection
of sayings about the difficulties
of salvation (Luke 13.22 - 30).
Family businesses are infusing the tastes and ingredients
of their
traditional cultural foods in new product
formulations and categories.
According to Mintel, two thirds
of consumers rank authentic,
traditional flavors as the most important factor when choosing ethnic foods.5 From a culinary perspective, authentic regional Mexican cuisines — from Mexico City street vendors to moles
of the Oaxaca region — are major influences in recipe and
formulation development.
Lists
of so - called «no - no» components direct manufacturers toward ingredients,
formulations, and front -
of - pack label claims to appeal to three consumer expectations: no food additives or synthetics; ingredients listed with commonly used names, without chemical or artificial implications (think «vitamin E» instead
of «tocopherol» or «tocotrienol»); and minimal processing using
traditional techniques that are not perceived as artificial.
«Ice cream brands should consider the use
of traditional and top - selling ice cream flavors in «permissibly indulgent»
formulations for mass appeal,» Johnson said.
For instance, the minority leader is sometimes statutorily authorized to appoint individuals to certain federal entities; he or she and the majority leader each name three Members to serve as Private Calendar objectors; he or she is consulted with respect to reconvening the House per the usual
formulation of conditional concurrent adjournment resolutions; he or she is a
traditional member
of the House Office Building Commission; he or she is a member
of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission; and he or she may, after consultation with the Speaker, convene an early organizational party caucus or conference.
Dry powder inhalers exhibit several advantages over
traditional drug delivery methods, including improved
formulation stability, enhanced delivery efficiency, excellent portability and ease
of use.
Gaia Herbs offers a blend
of organic and wildcrafted Ashwagandha root as a highly absorbable liquid phyto - extract, which is a special, highly concentrated
formulation designed for maximum infusion into the body's tissues, similar to
traditional tinctures but without alcohol or allergenic substances.
My clinical experience supports the use
of this unique
Traditional Chinese herbal
formulation based on its ability to significantly promote healthy internal organ function, as well as systemic microcirculation, detoxification and cellular energy production.
All
of our
formulations are rooted in
traditional plant medicine and incorporate the whole plant, not just parts
of it.
Our dairy free version uses natural protein sources
of pea protein (non-GMO) with our
traditional, thoughtful
formulation of vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients intended to promote healthy lean body mass and blood sugar balance.
Our
formulation also includes silymarin, the active bioflavonoid in the seeds
of milk thistle, a plant used by many
traditional cultures to treat diseases and conditions we now associated with a burdened liver.
The skilled combining
of traditional medicinals that have been used safely for thousands
of years into unique
formulations for each patient.
Developed to provide nutritional flexibility in pet food and treat
formulation, Versity is a highly palatable dried yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisae) alternative to
traditional plant and animal proteins that delivers a profile
of essential amino acids with low levels
of fat and calcium.
It is a dietary alternative to
traditional dry food
formulations and which uses whitefish and potatoes to reduce the number
of proteins and carbohydrate.
Numerous young artists,
of different backgrounds and practices, draw inspiration from the spirit
of such a
traditional movement, addressing the theme in a new light to discover innovative perspectives by presenting a variety
of formulations dealing with a number
of issues to characterize today's social and environmental concerns.
In Leskun v. Leskun, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 920, at para. 29, the Court defined «means» as including «all pecuniary resources, capital assets, income from employment or earning capacity, and other sources from which the person receives gains or benefits», adopting the
formulation of the
traditional interpretation
of «means» in Strang v. Strang, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 112, at para. 15.
This
formulation represents the
traditional version
of the tort which imposes liability upon a defendant for inducing breach by a plaintiff's promisor, such as when a defendant intentionally and without justification induces a plaintiff's employee to breach an employment contract and come to work for that defendant.
This is because, as part
of this commitment, the government supports the establishment by the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (ALRM)
of a system
of participation which ensures that
traditional owner groups have an opportunity not only to directly negotiate their claim, but also to assist in the
formulation of the government policy which directs these negotiations.