A revealing light can now be cast
upon the problem of the distinctive meaning of an apocalyptic faith by comparing that faith — particularly as it is present in the radical Christian — with the higher religious expressions of mysticism.
Bonhoeffer's list of confessed faults touches
upon the problems of our age and all ages.22
In the preceding chapter we were considering the bearing of our thesis
upon the problem of Christian unity.
(Revelation 21:1) While their minds worked
upon the problem of suffering — exploring its retributive and disciplinary aspects, its saving power in the form of self - sacrifice, its future solutions in the eternal realm, and its inexplicable residue of mystery — their practical devotion was given to the kind of world where man's monstrous cruelty to man would end.
Paul's emphasis
upon the problem of the law prevents him from making much of the Exodus, but this motif is present in his letters, especially I Corinthians.
-- Suppose there lived a man in the immediately succeeding generation who combined in his own person a tyrant's power with a tyrant's passion, and suppose that this man had somehow conceived the idea of concentrating his entire time and energy
upon the problem of bringing the truth to light on this point, would this constitute him a disciple?
It bears more
upon the problem of human existence than animal existence.
I came
upon this problem of mine over 3 yrs ago when i was pregnant with my son, this idiot brought this upon me and now I feel like i am soo lost.
Going in with few expectations, «Dark of the Moon» has a lot of potential to improve
upon the problems of the last movie but instead gets sucked even deeper into the thoughtless style - over-substance filmmaking that Bay has been accused of often.
The exhibition by the London - based artist calls
upon the problem of the physical materialisation of language.
As it turned out — and despite the elaborate care and ingenuity Abbott and his team had lavished
upon the problem of eliminating atmospheric influences upon observed solar radiation — the real variation is much smaller than Abbott had argued.
Addressing the matter of artificial intelligence (AI), Macron touched
upon the problems of huge companies, which could become a challenge to democracy and «open a Pandora's box of privacy issues.»
Not exact matches
But for all the big talk, Ivey has a lot
of walk.MBA graduates, according to the school's owndata, can expect an average starting salaryof over $ 98,000 a year
upon graduation.Every class evolves from students tacklingreal - world
problems on their own, to doing so in groups, then as an entire class.Outside the classroom, the school offersscores
of special projects, internationalinternships and one -
of - a-kind programs, like the Ivey Consulting Project, the largestand longest - running Canadian programpairing MBA students with real - world businessesin need
of help.
And nothing illustrates the
problem more vividly than the picture
of patients forced to wait weeks
upon weeks for care that, at these prices, should be available practically the same day the patient calls.
The summer traveling season is
upon us, and this year has brought a whole host
of problems for the travel and tourism industry.
It is true that the housing bubble caused more damage because it was a debt bubble vs. an equity bubble, and that caused a bigger financial
problem because banks and shadow banks were more financially exposed to the equity losses
of the housing bubble (equity based
upon debt x 10).
In addition, the banks themselves became more cautious and less willing to lend to each other, both because
of the uncertainty surrounding the exposure
of each institution to these
problems, which is only now being slowly revealed, and because each institution was unsure the extent to which the lines
of credit they had provided were going to be called
upon.
so, if God created humans, they would all be perfectly formed, experience absolutely no health
problems of any kind, and either live forever, or evaporate into thin air
upon reaching their 100th birthday?
Oh gee, once
upon a time, an uneducated Jewish goatherd decided that he needed to make up a story to explain away all
of man's
problems.
Based
upon this story my guess is that religion's main
problem is an acute lack
of self - awareness.
The
problem, mique, is that the Christians (and some other religions) believe that your actions or lack
of action (e.g., not properly worshiping their deity) can anger their god and bring his collective punishment
upon everyone, so they think it's their civic duty to help you see the light and to legislate their ideas so that all must follow their ways (
of course, history shows they can't even agree among themselves what those ways are).
Blacks think we must cling to victim status because it provides the only secure basis
upon which to press for attention from the rest
of the polity to the
problems of our most disadvantaged fellows.
These questions are, as you know, at the heart
of many
problems in our society today, and it is against the background
of such questions that I want to reflect
upon the significance
of human cloning.
Patriarchae, my point is that Pastor Jeffers» comments about Mormonism perfectly exemplifies the main
problem with the hundreds
upon hundreds
upon hundreds
of Protestant denominations (most
of whom can not agree on the time
of day much less matters theological).
Those things are all well and good, and so it is an even stronger indication
of the
problems of religion that atheists are intent
upon challenging it, in spite
of all the good it does or claims to do.
The
problem that many atheists have, whether they are vocal or not, is that religion is continually thrust
upon us (Federal holidays that are Christian only for example), and it gets really really tiring explaining to our children what is truly the US and what is Christian infiltration
of our government.
My only
problem with your article centers on the Traditions violation and in that the Traditions are based
upon humility
of the individual and primacy
of AA as a whole, perhaps they would be worthy
of consideration.
But the extent to which human existence depends
upon a natural order
of «societies, harmoniously requiring each other» has recently become all the more apparent as the accumulated effects
of industry, technology, and population growth have presented major «environmental»
problems (see CC).
Fundamentalism had totally failed to turn back the rising forces
of modernism, achieving no significant impact
upon the world
of its day, because it failed to address the social
problems of its time.
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden
of guilt, shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind
of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance, and fix intractable
problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any
of a hundred different gotchas that can be called
upon to justify the lack
of an affirmative answer.
The openhearted observer
of Islam in the West can discern the shape
of hope in the increasing willingness
of people
of the two faiths to come together for dialogue and consultation on the mutual
problems they face; in the reevaluation
of Islam forced
upon Muslims by their minority status in many places; and in the development
of the concept
of international law and universal human rights.
Kindness and compassion are not theoretical principles that the church reflects
upon and then seeks to apply to the
problems of the world.
It seems to me that the real
problem occurs between Phases 4 and 5, where —
upon facing the reality
of my actual life and my actual responsibilities — I not only abandon Shane Claiborne's way
of following Jesus, I abandon following Jesus altogether.
The main
problem is the perversion
of the human heart, which is turned in
upon itself, as Augustine said, rather than being open to the other beings as well as to the Source
of all being.
Consequently research
upon such classical
problems as the Son
of Man» can meaningfully be continued.
Therefore at least an initial attempt to work
upon the central
problem in terms
of specific
problems should be made.
I greatly welcome this turn in the discussion, for this latter question was also the theme
of my own sermon, and it was only because the former arose in «Meeting Point» and was seized
upon by many
of my correspondents that I have had to devote a disproportionate amount
of space to the historical
problem.
Again, it seems that he has come
upon what he thinks is a
problem — the perdurance and pervasiveness
of religion — and wants us to join him in trying to wish it away.
The deductions from it in this particular sphere
of thought can not be looked
upon as more than suggestions as to how the
problem is transformed in the light
of that system.»
But what we do insist
upon is that in the final analysis
of any human
problem, we have to raise these ultimate religious questions if we are to have any adequate understanding
of what fulfills a human life.
The greatest tactical
problem of modern Christianity is to reconcile its dependence
upon the rich with its natural devotion to the poor».
V) to get the actual work under way by laying hold
of the central
problem in terms
of which the detailed research
upon individual
problems will gain its relevance.
After drawing out how the encyclical applies this to various social, economic and ecological issues he highlighted, concerning «the
problem of technology», that «this is the first time an encyclical deals with the subject in such an organic manner -LSB-...] The exclusively technical mentality [and ideology] in fact, reduces all to pure doing... [True human development] requires a new perspective
upon man that only the God who is truth and love can provide.»
Mark Greaves has written an article for this week's Catholic Herald («Bishops insist on uniformity for Masses on Holy Days») in which he quotes «an official» from Ecclesia Deiwho dutifully says
of traditionalists «They're obliged to keep to the Holy Days that have been agreed
upon» but then goes on to say that there is «no
problem» with them also celebrating them during the week.»
Nevertheless, a close study
of his doctrine
of prehension will reveal that he is really struggling with the same
problem that challenged and excited Bergson and James in their insistence
upon relations being experienceable.
A clergyman's degree
of effectiveness in counseling will depend, to a considerable extent,
upon his ability to relate to people; his sensitivity and insight in recognizing the nature
of the
problem; his non-judgmental acceptance
of the person in distress; and his knowledge
of whether, when, and where to involve other helping resources.
But most
of these «adult»
problems and responsibilities are not foisted
upon us even when we grow up.
The specific purpose
of the church Eddy founded is to be an effective agency for the spiritual awakening
upon which, as Christian Scientists see it, the solution
of humanity's manifold
problems ultimately rests.
The ambiguity lies in this: Hartshorne has superimposed a theoretical structure creating an insoluble
problem upon the unanalyzed many - sidedness
of experience.
The
problem of theodicy can be solved, or at least relativized, this way — there is no God completely distinct from this world who looks down coldly
upon this cave - like existence.