Sentences with phrase «which present and future generations»

Not exact matches

A member of African society has a moral responsibility in regards to past generations to venerate the ancestors; a moral responsibility in regards to the present generation to consider the well - being of his / her contemporaries throughout the community; and a moral responsibility in regards to future generations to create conditions which serve the well - being of those who are called «the beautiful ones» by Ayi Kwei Armah in his classical novel — The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born.

Whether among the secularized masses of industrial societies, the emerging new ideologies around which societies are organized, the resurging religions which people embrace, the movements of workers and political refugees, the people's search for liberation and justice, the uncertain pilgrimage of the younger generation into a future both full of promise and overshadowed by nuclear confrontation - the Church is called to be present and to articulate the meaning of God's love in Jesus Christ for every person and for every situation.

Niebuhr's categories have been subjected to numerous critiques and present a number of problems if we are to continue to use them, Without attempting to be exhaustive, let me summarize what I see as the major criticisms that bear on our purpose, which is to see if we can refine and clarify his categories so that they may» be useful to future generations.

Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.»

It served as a challenge to future generations of artists, writing, in part, «In sum, my goal is twofold: first of all, to register the trace of human sentimentality in present - day civilization; and then, to register the trace of fire, which has engendered this very same civilization — that of the fire itself.»

Other themes at the exhibition include a mixed media installation by Guillermo Bert, which features video testimonies of L.A. immigrants projected onto suspended tumbleweeds; multiple slide projections and audio narratives exploring what it means to be a second - generation Filipina by looking to the past, present and future by artist Michelle Dizon; and a video installation that critiques systemic patriarchy and misogyny by Michele O'Marah.

Going down this path, you'll quickly find yourself in a debate on discounting and the time value of action / resources, which will take you deep into discussions of subjects such as environmental ethics, future / present generations, the foundational assumtions of the discipline of economics, etc. — all very important and interesting subjects, but ones on which there is unlikely to be forged a new consensus on meaningful time scales related to climate change.

Human action that doesn't respect nature has a boomerang effect on human beings, creating inequality and increasing what Pope Francis has defined as «globalisation of indifference» and «economics of exclusion» (Evangelii Gaudium), which endanger solidarity and present and future generations.

Human action which is not respectful of nature becomes a boomerang for human beings that creates inequality and extends what Pope Francis has termed «the globalization of indifference» and the «economy of exclusion» (Evangelii Gaudium), which themselves endanger solidarity with present and future generations.

In fact, they are asking our third branch of government — the courts — to uphold our government's duty to present and future generations of Americans to protect that which we need for our health and safety, our well - being and our livelihoods.

For instance, the introduction to the Society's latest report reveals: «Changes in climate have significant implications for present lives, for future generations and for ecosystems on which humanity depends.»

After 50 years of wise land use planning which protected fragile mountain ecosystems, and recognized the importance of natural beauty to the human psyche, the US has been duped by the wind industry into deciding, for present and future generations, that the mountain tops are now industrial zones.

The board of the California chapter declared, «there is a clear and present danger to the public health of the children of this State based on our society's failure to adequately address the impact of child custody proceedings upon children as a chronic, system - wide, statewide, public health crisis which impacts the previous, current and future generations of California's most precious resource — its children.»

The board of the California chapter declared, «There is a clear and present danger to the public health of the children of this State based on our society's failure to adequately address the impact of child custody proceedings upon children as a chronic, system - wide, statewide, public health crisis which impacts the previous, current and future generations of California's most precious resource — its children.»