Sentences with phrase «understanding culture and history»

I believe that when we begin to understand the culture and history behind a Scriptural figure or book of the Bible, the Scriptures not only come to life but are also more easily applied to life.

«We really want guests to slow down here, understand the culture and history of the valley, meet the craftspeople who keep alive generations of traditions, and enjoy the fjords the way they used to be enjoyed — without polluting cruise ships.»

Not exact matches

As Mandel - Campbell wrote in her book: «Language is only window dressing without a solid understanding of a country's culture and history.»

As our community in India has grown, I've gained a deeper appreciation for the need to understand India's history and culture.

How to Handle Employee Complaints: Taking the First Steps One of the first things Ramos» company does is «talk to management and get an understanding of the company's history and culture.

«She helped me to understand Canadian business culture, she taught me a lot about Indigenous history, and gave me some very helpful advice as far as working with Peavine Métis Settlement.»

In fact, the Tanach is very clear to the Jews that the only covenant they have (and will ever have) is the one pounded out between G - d and the Jews on Mt. Sinai (which, if you read the fine print AND the NT is allowed to be understood / interpreted by designated leaders in the Jewish society; Jesus believed those people to be the Pharisees and told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or historand will ever have) is the one pounded out between G - d and the Jews on Mt. Sinai (which, if you read the fine print AND the NT is allowed to be understood / interpreted by designated leaders in the Jewish society; Jesus believed those people to be the Pharisees and told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or historand the Jews on Mt. Sinai (which, if you read the fine print AND the NT is allowed to be understood / interpreted by designated leaders in the Jewish society; Jesus believed those people to be the Pharisees and told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or historAND the NT is allowed to be understood / interpreted by designated leaders in the Jewish society; Jesus believed those people to be the Pharisees and told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or historand told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or history).

@fimilleur from time to time mankind experiences the presence of God, there have been and continue to be events that testify to the presence of Him.The multiple gods you continually point to have an unique difference from the God who first revealed His presence to ancient men i.e. the Hebrews.The particular gods you mention roman etc. are all man made and in many instances men themselves i.e. hercules, but even the ancient greeks realized the limitations of their understanding and included an «unknown» God in their worship structure.many cultures did likewise, having a glimpse of God but not the fullness of understanding that was given to the Jews.Whether or not «we» believe, does not alter the fact that God exists as an unique being, whether or not «we» acknowledge Him «we» will stand before Him.You do not choose to understand, but we are actually standing in His presence right now as He is much bigger than the doctrines and knowledge man ascribes to Him those things you find so questionable are the misconceptions and misrepresentations of God made by men throughout history.

I find that most of my Christian friends who talk about homosexuality are either determined to not think about the issue because of tradition and fear or are on the other end and choose not to think about the issue because the pressure of contemporary culture (in our part of the world) is to equate my sexuality with the colour of my skin which is, in light of history, a silly equation but we should just adjust our understanding to accomodate.

It is definitely true as we understand each others cultures, and histories among the many other things, I believe planet earth has a chance.

Zieba offers a bracing introduction to both the prophetic and humanistic aspects of the Pope's proposal, and does so within a comprehensive understanding of the culture and history of the West (of which, Fr.

And in this task we will always be impoverished if we do not honour and respect the insight, wisdom and contribution of those who, from many traditions and cultures over the centuries of the history of the Church, have also brought their understanding to this sacred conversatiAnd in this task we will always be impoverished if we do not honour and respect the insight, wisdom and contribution of those who, from many traditions and cultures over the centuries of the history of the Church, have also brought their understanding to this sacred conversatiand respect the insight, wisdom and contribution of those who, from many traditions and cultures over the centuries of the history of the Church, have also brought their understanding to this sacred conversatiand contribution of those who, from many traditions and cultures over the centuries of the history of the Church, have also brought their understanding to this sacred conversatiand cultures over the centuries of the history of the Church, have also brought their understanding to this sacred conversation.

Such an oversimplification ignores the biographical, religious and political realities running through the history of Christian missions during the «great century» and long before, as missionaries have, in the name of Jesus, striven to understand and learned to respect the particularities of the cultures to which they have come.

From this point of view history can not be understood as a purely immanent development, for it is partially a product of an encounter with a primary reality which transcends culture and gives rise to it.

He seems to assume that Christian culture and politics in other parts of the world can be understood through categories derived from the past 200 years of Western liberal democracy and misses the fact that these communities have histories of their own.

Miseducation, poor self - esteem and the failure of black Christians to understand and appreciate their own history and culture is a real problem in black churches.

Somewhat different from the question of genre is the issue of how different cultures and different authors understand history and its recording.

Until sixty years ago, the Church had earned a lasting place in history for inspiring Christian culture through the literary, visual, and musical arts, understood as beautiful.

This optimistic approach to man's virtue and the problem of evil expresses itself philosophically as the idea of progress in history.17 The empirical method of modern culture has been successful in understanding nature; but, when applied to an understanding of human nature, it was blind to some obvious facts about human nature that simpler cultures apprehended by the wisdom of common sense.

«Science,» she writes, «is important for exactly the same reason that the study of history or of language is important — because we are beings that need in general to understand the world in which we live, and our culture has chosen a way of life to which that understanding is central.»

None of us are so untouched by the biblical stories of God's self - disclosure that our understandings of mystery, nature, history, and self are innocent of the interpretations provided of them by the impact of biblical faith and doctrinal traditions on our culture and language.

In the process of that widening estrangement, Christianity has lost its understanding of the Jewishness of Jesus; has lost touch with the culture out of which the message of Jesus was spoken, thus bringing a Gentile definition to Jewish words; and has lost its sense of the immediacy of God's working through scandalous particulars in human history in order to affirm the universal goodness of his creation.

It is fundamental to any adequate understanding of Ricoeur to note that his phenomenology is so constructed as to be open to the «signs» generated by «counter-disciplines,» and indeed to read the meaning of human existence «on» a world full of such expressions generated by the natural and social sciences, as well as in the history of culture.

Hegel's understanding of the forward progress of the will through the history of culture is richer than Kant's, but it leads to a notion of the completion of the will in «absolute knowledge,» a metaphysical abstraction which Hegel's critics, Ricoeur among them, find pretentious and impossible.

Today this mistrust is reinforced by the conviction that the understanding of the self is always indirect and proceeds from the interpretation of signs given outside me in culture and history and from the appropriation of the meaning of these signs.

The control of the written word by aristocrats, clergy; academics, and politicians skews our understanding of culture and history in the West — a history portrayed by those in control of society.

In this book we are following, with some modification, the approach of Jürgen Moltmann, namely, that of understanding Revelation as a promise that makes history possible and that enters deep into history while at the same time, in its partly unavailable futurity, exercising an ongoing critique of any contemporary culture.)

But it is precisely the significance of that decade that the irrationalities and horrors of modern history were borne in upon Americans so seriously that for the first time mass disaffection from the common understandings of American culture and society began to occur.

How does one understand the experience of sacredness and worshipfulness through the history of mankind and throughout so many diverse cultures?

«Clearly such a history has not been widely recognized — and our understanding of Christian presence and identity within the particular histories and cultures of the region has been massively distorted — often for doctrinal or ideological reasons.»

The people as victims of the historical religions and cultures provide the key to our understanding of the real history and world of religio - cultural experiences.

Niebuhr treats these contradictory understandings of Christ's association with culture as motifs advanced by different theologians and schools of thought through Christian history.

More than simply delicious, these classics are edible archives of culture and history, a way to deepen our understanding of place by performing the same techniques, working with the same ingredients, and reveling in the same flavors as countless cooks before us.

«As I've gotten older, and I've read more books and talked to more people,» says Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders, «the history of college football that I have come to understand more fully has produced such a rich culture, richer than what I would call the â $ ˜ sterile» culture of professional sports.

To promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions, and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs, and activities that illustrate African and African American history, culture and art.

After taking as full of a history as my understanding of their culture and my terrible Pidgin (with the help of an interpreter) allowed, I examined her breasts.

-- Empowerment and development of inclusive national narratives — Global knowledge of cultures and histories — Cultural respect and understanding — Communication, exchange and exposure — Global citizenry through responsible media and political statements — Global values and equality — Avoidance of dehumanization of the other and abuse of knowledge — Other moral truths and views.

Radice has been through the archives and has complete command of all the secondary sources and an understanding of the history and tribal culture of the Labour Party.

To suggest he is «less British by blood» is simply to misunderstand what Britain is about: since the Mail is very keen on instilling an understanding of our history, culture and traditions, I am just trying to help them get that right.

You can't really understand a place until you understand its culture, history, landscape and traditions.

They explore the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help you understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news, in your life, and on the shelves.

We will be working with the people of the region for years to come, to gain even greater understanding of their fascinating history and culture, and if we are lucky, we might even unlock the mysterious and unique code of their ancestors.

Bergman was eager to «meet the people, taste the food, see the high and the low technology, understand the history and the culture.»

I hope it's a game that others embrace as a stepping stone towards understanding a history and culture that too many are too eager to dismiss as «weird» or different.

Affleck stars as the story's hero, CIA agent Tony Mendez, depicted as just about the only man in Washington who could find Iran on the map, much less understand the history and culture.

Kate Nehring, president and founder of Infused, a leadership organization trying to create more inclusive school and nonprofit cultures, argues that change begins only with exploring and understanding personal histories and identities — and finally becoming aware of one's own biases.

FINE ARTS: Visual Arts GRADES 9 - 12 NA - VA.9 - 12.3 Choosing and Evaluating A Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas NA - VA.9 - 12.4 Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures NA - VA.9 - 12.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines

When we look back on this era in our history, I believe only then we will understand the power of the web as one of the greatest equalizers of opportunity in our society... So if this is the case, we should encourage and build a culture of participation in a conversation and celebration of our schools online.

Students get involved in various interactive simulations, so, for our Southeast Asia unit, they do a mock United Nations session where they look at Myanmar (formerly Burma) and the human rights situation there; at the same time, we go into depth about the history of these cultures so they have a background and a context for understanding current events.

K - 4.9 Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture GRADES 5 - 8 NA - M.5 - 8.9 Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture GRADES 9 - 12 NA - M.9 - 12.9 Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture