There are
triumphs of evil over good as well as the victories of light over darkness.
Not exact matches
The religious themes that run through many
of his works reflect the age old belief
of good
triumphing over evil.
Regardless
of your views, I still have my personal faith, you may condemn me as simple minded or living in a fantasy world, but having witnessed first hand good
triumphing over evil, I shall leave you to decide your own journey in life.
This view entails a complete dismantling
of traditional Christian doctrine, including: creation out
of nothing, the finite duration
of history and nature, miracles as direct divine acts, and the final
triumph of good
over evil.
Progress means the enlarging
triumph of good
over evil.
Ideas such as the Kingdom
of God are expressions
of confidence in the ultimate
triumph of community, i.e., in the long - run victory
of good
over evil, or the final establishment
of progress.
With the
triumph of goodness
over evil came «happiness» as defined by the play.
Morality plays, based on scriptural themes and dramatized for the illiterate masses
of the Middle Ages the struggle
of good with
evil, embodied in the various characters virtues such as innocence, beauty, kindness, and patriotism in their
triumph over vices such as sloth, ugliness, gluttony, lying, and cheating.
Ely complains that even if God
triumphs over the
evil of «perpetual perishing» (which is the «ultimate
evil in the actual world»), the ultimate
evil is still ultimate for us humans because we do perish as individuals.
To eschatological faiths such as Judaism and Christianity, the
triumph of good
over evil is an ultimate ideal.
The forces
of evil conspired to defeat God, but he was able to
triumph over evil in the end by raising up Jesus as the Christ.
The book starts with a baptism, ends with a trial
of a man who fights the establishment for standing up to his vision after all
of his friends desert him, and culminates in a liberation and
triumph over evil.
For them, the resurrection is robbed
of its crucial significance if it is not a
triumph over an awesomely powerful
evil.
A subtler form
of wickedness will ensue, however, if this movie — with its obvious
triumph of good
over evil — is turned into the latest weapon for waging the culture wars.
Christians often find it hard to adopt the spiritual idiom
of the New Testament» to think in terms, that is,
of a cosmic struggle between good and
evil,
of Christ's
triumph over the principalities
of this world,
of the overthrow
of hell.
Whether God's victory is thought
of as coming within or beyond this world, God's actual ultimate
triumph over evil is a tenacious note which Christians refuse to surrender.
Why does the full meaningfulness
of life and history necessarily demand that good will ultimately
triumph over sin and
evil so that sin will no longer be a condition
of our being?
The Civil Rights Act
of 1964 signaled
triumph over a great national
evil.
In both the presence
of evil and the eventual
triumph over evil the sweep is cosmic.
He is alive and his cross has become the source and symbol
of the ultimate
triumph of goodness
over evil, courage
over fear, love
over righteousness.
The power
of love «converts even suffering itself into something active and creative and makes the very forces
of evil, even through the apparent completeness
of their
triumph over it, nevertheless subserve its own purpose
of good».21 The Anglican theologian W H. Vanstone (b. 1923) puts this poetically in a now well - known hymn:
A reversed pentagram, with two points projecting upwards, is a symbol
of evil and attracts sinister forces because it overturns the proper order
of things and demonstrates the
triumph of matter
over spirit.
While everyone loves a story about good people
triumphing over evil forces, such stories don't encourage us to become a part
of the narrative.
The Holi festival is meant to celebrate the
triumph of good
over evil, and it's a day for friends and family to come together with good times and some fun colored powder, which is where these new adidas shoes get their inspiration.
Compiling these accounts (in a book that included some
of the Titsch photographs), Mr. Keneally told «the story
of the pragmatic
triumph of good
over evil, a
triumph in eminently measurable, statistical, unsubtle terms.»
Remember this fantasy cult favourite in which good
triumphs over evil with the help
of a flying swastika?
Like Whedon's first «Avengers» movie, Snyder's «Justice League» falls into three parts: the assembling
of the team, the team's faltering early battles and internal squabbling, and the slam - bang finish in which — spoiler alert — good
triumphs over evil.
And now comes Elysium, the second feature film from South African director Neill Blomkamp (District 9), in which Damon plays a man on a determined mission, on the run from the forces
of authority, not quite alone, perhaps, but forced to rely on his own reserves
of strength to
triumph over evil.
Although its no surprise the mysteries
of the universe are not unraveled here, The Shaggy D.A. does offer some silly fun, a positive family example, the opportunity for good to
triumph over evil, and an underdog worth rooting for.
It's an unambivalently grim shot that says more about the power
of evil over good than the film eventually says about good
triumphing evil.
The animation is somewhat reminiscent
of The Incredibles, but instead
of presenting a predictable, linear tale where good
triumphs over evil, this flick takes a different route.
Two thirds
of the way through as I wiped tears from my face and not for the first time, I remember thinking with some despair that there was such pure
evil in the world and then I was reminded that for every ounce
of that
evil, there is also pure & true & honest love that will always
triumph over it.
Diwali is a time to celebrate the
triumph of good
over evil.
Evil triumphs this week as the second issue
of Forever
Evil pops up on three charts, while the ponies run wild
over at iBooks.
Intrepid young heroes and ungossipy heroines
triumphed over evil and got lots
of fresh air, wholesome exercise and nutritious snacks in the process.
Evil has
triumphed over good and leading this new age is none other than Ultron, the deadly sentient robot created by founding Avenger Hank Pym who turned on his creator to achieve his twisted  objective... the utter destruction
of humanity. Now, it's up to the few remaining heroes to band together and find any way to topple their new monarch.
There is much to enjoy about the book besides the mutual devotion betweenman and dog, and the
triumph of good
over evil.
As I wrote in my review five years ago, the hotel's presence «is a confirmation
of how good
triumphed over evil.»
The origins
of the festival are centred on the
triumph of good
over evil, but
over time the meaning has changed and now Holi is a celebratory festival announcing the beginning
of spring.
With everything on the line, Haku and his friends must do everything in their power to ensure that the future
of Yamato
triumphs over the true
evil that lurks in the depth
of the darkness.
Link's latest quest, The Legend
of Zelda: A Link between Worlds, takes us back to the start, returning us to the world
of A Link to the Past to
triumph over evil once more.
Take control
of turrets, lasers, shields and thrusters, using teamwork to
triumph over the
evil forces
of Anti-Love.
The best co-op games are the ones that let you explore new worlds with a buddy by your side,
triumph over evil as a team, introduce a novice to the wonder
of the medium, or simply beat each other
over the head with questionable weaponry for kicks.
Dancing Devils
of Yare is an annual festival in Cristobal Valecillos's home country
of Venezuela, rooted in an 18th Century tradition
of Renewal and
Triumph and Good
over Evil.
Bartolome Bermejo — St Michael
Triumphs Over the Devil (1468) Long before Jake and Dinos Chapman were born, the artistic imagination fed on
evil, as the depiction
of the Devil in this Spanish Gothic painting shows.
Her focus is criticism, and she burns the sculptures using an old Mexican custom that represents the
triumph of good
over evil.