Sentences with phrase «whose understanding of faith»

Karl Barth, who changed the direction of twentieth century theology with his recognition of the bankruptcy of nineteenth century liberalism, nevertheless did not ignore the theological discussion of those whose understanding of the faith he judged to be inadequate.

It is this shift in how truth is perceived and appropriated that is one of the factors creating resistance to electronic culture by theologians and clergy, whose understanding of faith has been strongly shaped by the characteristics and requirements of print culture in which they were educated and by virtue of which they hold status and power.

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@Richard — I came across this understanding of «faith» from the writings of a Catholic priest whose job it was to understand and explain Christian theology.

The religious whose doctrines rely strictly on a literal interpretation are most at risk of losing their faith through education and understanding the history of the bible.

Of that number, 90 % — 1.8 billion — belong to sects whose official p [osition is that there is no problem with a faith in the Christian version of a god, and an understanding that evolution is a facOf that number, 90 % — 1.8 billion — belong to sects whose official p [osition is that there is no problem with a faith in the Christian version of a god, and an understanding that evolution is a facof a god, and an understanding that evolution is a fact.

Of that number, 90 % — 1.8 billion — belong to sects whose position is that there is no problem with a faith in the Christian version of a god and an understanding that evolution is a facOf that number, 90 % — 1.8 billion — belong to sects whose position is that there is no problem with a faith in the Christian version of a god and an understanding that evolution is a facof a god and an understanding that evolution is a fact.

Of that number, 1.8 billion (90 %) belong to sects whose position is that there is no problem with a faith in your version of a god, and an understanding that evolution is a facOf that number, 1.8 billion (90 %) belong to sects whose position is that there is no problem with a faith in your version of a god, and an understanding that evolution is a facof a god, and an understanding that evolution is a fact.

The word «evangelical» distinguishes that group in Christendom whose dedication to the gospel is expressed in a personal faith in Christ as Lord and whose understanding of the gospel is defined solely by Scripture, the written Word of God.

I need more than the resources of Bible, theological tradition, and my own commitments if I am to understand my faith and the world in which it is set; I also need the ethical insights of my secular colleagues, the political and psychological analyses of my friends and foes, and the prophetic jab of nonchurchmen whose degree of commitment so often puts my own to shame.20

«1 What theologians have to show if they want to be heard is the biblical view that the world is unintelligible apart from Christ.2 The theological hang - up on the problem of the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith is irrelevant for the ordinary man whose goal is the understanding of the message of Christ and which task is theology's very purpose.

Is the creation of the soul of man at the beginning of the history of humanity and at the beginning of the individual life of each particular person, as this is understood by traditional Christian philosophy and the Church's magisterium (as a truth of faith), an exceptional, extraordinary occurrence whose special ontological features contradict everything that is otherwise understood regarding the relation of the first cause to second causes?

However, Rice also notes that there was, and always has been, another side both to Calvin and the Reformed tradition — a side that was less confident in the intellect's ability to answer all questions — a side that could acknowledge ambiguity and be open to mystery at the heart of the faith — and that understood God to be immanent as well as transcendent, and one whose «dependability came not from being unchanging, but from being loving.»

In their historical context, however, the issues, in response to which the Pauline formula was forged, no longer existed: because Christianity was well on the way to becoming a gentile religion, separate from Judaism, the question of the salutary benefit of faith in Christ, which earlier had arisen among Christians who did not observe the cultic requirements of Jewish law, and in that sense were without «works of the law, arose now among Christians whose lives exhibited moral laxity, which could be understood in terms of popular moral philosophy.

Granted that faith does indeed imply justice in the generally moral sense of right action that gives each his or her due, what this does and does not imply depends upon some understanding of what is due to those whose interests are affected by our action and of what we are able to do to realize these interests.

The ultimate goal of our study of Exodus is the deeper understanding of and commitment to our faith in him whose love daily brings us again out of Egypt, out of bondage, out of all our besetting slaveries into the land of forgiveness, renewal, redemption, and love.

The first key point to understand is the difference between the Prime Minister's roles as head of the Cabinet, who wields executive power via the confidence of the House of Commons, and as Tory leader, whose authority rests on the faith colleagues have in you as a general election winner.

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