In magic anything might turn into anything else in the twinkling of an eye before one's face; but such nature - oriented, visual, spatial, magical imagery has little if anything to do
with human transformation.
Not exact matches
Watching the New England Patriots — trailing 21 - zip in the second quarter, down 25 points in the third, 19 points in the hole
with less than 600 seconds to go in regulation — rally to win the Super Bowl in overtime, I couldn't help but wonder if there was some mysterious science behind «the miraculous comeback»: something measurable, or at least point - to - able, that captures the
transformation of
human spirit that drives an individual — or, more inexplicably, a team of separate beings — to see «victory» when «loss» is flashing all around them.
Rather, the new NIV here makes it possible for English readers to discover a more Catholic or Orthodox or truly Lutheran Paul, one who teaches that the problem
with the Jewish law is its ethnic and temporary character and that
human salvation concerns our real sacramental participation in divine life, real
transformation, and ultimate resurrection.
«Salvation» began to be taught as an extrinsic juridical transaction rather than an experiential internal
transformation and Law rather than Grace [Unconditional kenotic Love] became the solution to coping
with human evil in classical Protestantism.
It is no paradox that we use the term «modern» to refer both to the external material and social forces that transformed the world, and to the internal intellectual and expressive movements that wrestled
with, and often deplored, the
human costs of that same
transformation.
The moving account of Helen Keller's
transformation from the essentially animal to the truly
human level illustrates both the importance of a physiological basis for meaningful
human existence and the dramatic contrast between life
with and without symbols.
The remainder of this chapter will be concerned
with three other kinds of
human relations — economic, political, and familial — and
with what the sciences centrally concerned
with them tell about
human nature and its
transformations.
For Bonhoeffer, the perfection of being is achieved through the
transformation of
human life by the redemptive activity of the transcendent God, who identified himself
with human beings in order to effect wholeness.
And it went on: «That is why, at this moment when the
human race is undergoing so deep a
transformation, women imbued
with a spirit of theGospel can do so much to aid humanity in not falling».
But in the midst of all this poverty and misery the little clown came,
with his antics and his
human tenderness and his magical
transformations.
Jenkins, on the other hand, describes appreciatively theological schools, from the Orthodox doctrine of theosis to Teilhard de Chardin to the modern «creation spirituality» movement, which one way or another allow
humans to share
with God in the evolution of the world to a glorious
transformation ¯ although, as Jenkins points out, there's a danger that that could veer off into anthropocentric management.
If - these men will begin to speak
with one another not as pawns on a chessboard but as they themselves in the chamber of
human reality, a tiny seed of change will have been started which could lead to a
transformation of the whole situation.
Kaplan maintained: «The
human mind, as Kant has shown, can not really solve the problem of absolute beginnings, and identifying creativity
with transformation marks the limit of its capacity (MOG 61).
Genesis affirms the value of
human guidance and
transformation of nature in harmony
with the whole of creation, and it rejects our culture «s frequent affirmation of consumption and waste.
They do not see the
transformation of every physical limitation as a guarantee, or even as necessary for fulfilling our
human potential, and they construe healing in a holistic sense, as the inclusion of all people, regardless of bodily or mental function, in communion
with God.
The second wave — developed largely by various historicist schools of thought, especially in the nineteenth century — replaced belief in the idea of a fixed
human nature
with a belief in
human «plasticity» and capacity for moral progress and
transformation.
His machine is just as much an abstraction as he claims the materialists» matter is: an arbitrary, idealized device
with absolutely identical interchangeable parts,
with no history and no determinate future, completely subject to adjustment and
transformation by its
human inventors and users.
When discussing Christ's transforming effect upon humanity, Wheeler implies that, for both evangelicals and process theists, the essence of any such
transformation «will not involve merely a perfecting of our intrinsic capabilities, but an overcoming of
human hostility to God's aims, a healing of
human deformation consequent to that hostility, and a reuniting of humanity
with the God from whom we are estranged.»
Through the hypostatic union of God the Word
with the
human nature, men are given the highest possible destiny - beatific
transformation as co-sharers of the infinite Godhead.
As far as the Bretton Woods organisations, the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO, are concerned, they require total
transformation, following a philosophy that meets the integral goals of the economy, i.e. the satisfaction of
human needs rather than alignment
with the satisfaction of capital accumulation.
Now the interpretation of the perfecting of the
human / word process, leading to a threshold of radical change, is both in keeping
with the pattern of evolutionary change evidenced in the natural world, and the biblical concept of the eschaton as the threshold of the new aeon, and the total
transformation of humanity and cosmos.
Essentially this school of thought deals in the broadest sense
with issues of unity and dynamism — the action of the Spirit — and
with the possibilities of
human transformation or potential.
It would only do so were we to understand
human nature, in the manner of Rousseau, to be intrinsically good,
with evil a mirage of unjust social life that will disappear
with the
transformation of corrupt institutions.
It is the journey of primordial matter through its marvelous sequence of
transformations — in the stars, in the earth, in living beings, in
human consciousness — toward an ever more complete spiritual - physical intercommunion of the parts
with each other,
with the whole, and
with that numinous presence that has been manifested throughout this entire cosmic - earth -
human process.
The first crisis terminated about 40,000 years ago
with biological man becoming
human; the second crisis will terminate in an equally great
transformation before another century passes.
Turning first to the Asian values claims, I offer a four-fold critique of the these culture - based claims: first, I will briefly address the Asian values claim on a substantive level; second, I will address a related cultural prerequisites argument which seeks to disqualify some societies from realization of democracy and
human rights; third, I will consider claims made on behalf of community or communitarian values in the East Asian context; and fourth, a recent shift to concern
with institutions and their role in social
transformation will be considered as a prelude to the constitutionalist argument addressed in the second half of this essay.
«And
with the leadership of our Board, senior team, faithful staff, and our army of supporters, we will continue to pursue our inspiring mission — to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working
with the poor and oppressed to promote
human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.»
This was understood as passing from the profane level of
human life through a
transformation which raised the
human being to the sacred level, into a relationship
with God who is Holy.
We must come together in a new partnership
with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for
transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the creative exploitation of our
human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»
The legal scholar Julie E. Cohen points out the parallels
with the era of industrialisation where
transformations in technology and the accompanying social upheavals brought
with them new threats to
human freedom.
«Whereas, the movement further resolved to be inspired and motivated by the ideals of social democracy,
with great emphasis on: the triumph of social justice; the nobility of
human dignity; the harmony of fairness and equality; the power of working together in solidarity; the excellence of good governance, driven by good leadership; the wisdom of reforms and
transformation far beyond mere growth; the horror of poverty, demanding eradication; the dignity of prosperity; the imperative of democracy and the security of peace
with justice
If a drug could boost the
transformation of short - term memory to long - term memory, it could help
humans absorb and retain information
with considerably less practice and commitment of time.
«The spectrum of tissues at risk for
transformation when harboring a p53 mutation include many of those that we would like to target for repair
with regenerative medicine using
human pluripotent stem cells,» said Eggan.
(2015) TRIM24 links glucose metabolism
with transformation of
human mammary epithelial cells.
Moreover, many
human tumors have highly abnormal numbers of chromosomes (that is, they are aneuploid),
with initial chromosomal loss participating in the early steps of the
transformation cascade in inherited cancers caused by heterozygous mutation in tumor suppressor genes and the more widespread aneuploidy characteristic of advance tumors thought to drive acquisition of malignant growth properties.??
in the short - term, further understand the molecular pathways involved in the process of oncogenic
transformation in
human hemopathies, using fine structural in vivo analysis of clinical materials, combined
with the development of functional in vitro experimental systems and in vivo models of genetically modified mice;
Supporters of misleading Vitamin A labeling regulations argue that the
human body has the ability to convert carotenes to true Vitamin A
with beta carotene the easiest of all to make the
transformation.
During the last half - century, our
human DNA has not experienced major changes commensurate
with this radical
transformation of wheat, and many people's bodies simply may not be capable of processing modern wheat effectively.
Successful system for full feminization or
transformation and hypnotherapy for transgenders and transsexuals
with over 30 years experience Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in
humans whereby two people meet socially
with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a
Richard Armitage's Thorin is the only character that undergoes any kind of
transformation, and Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens» screenplay is apparently satisfied
with showing base
human emotions in a series of extremes.
Tusk has been one of the most talked about films of 2014 and has drawn in my curiosity since day one
with the
transformation of Justin Long (Zack and Miri Make A Porno, Jeepers Creepers) into a
human walrus.
What Wallace doesn't count on is that Howe is obsessed
with human - to - animal
transformations involving walruses.
Even more risky was Marília Hughes Guerreiro and Cláudio Marques's A Cidade do Futuro (2016),
with a language of its own mixing footage, documentary style and fiction to reveal the antagonism of social
transformation and new form of
human bonds.
The world needs profound
transformations in the fundamental values and organizing principles of society; new values must ascend, values that emphasize
human solidarity, affinity
with nature, and quality - of life.
If Global Education shift the focus onto the
transformation from a culture of reproduction and domination to one of partnership we are changing the general rules — transforming the value system underlying the global economy to make it compatible
with the demands of
human dignity we all ask for.
Slower
transformation and recovery of relational as well as other aspects of social life is evident in communities
with bigger loss of
human lives — the places deeply traumatized
with horrible experiences of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Learning decisions centered on each student's individual needs, influenced by the data gleaned through technology in combination
with the expertise and
human touch of a teacher are — together — what will drive true education
transformation.
The
transformation plan, as Principal Smith shared
with the staff, focused on three areas —
Human Capitol Development, Parent / Community engagement and involvement, and Instructional systems and structures.
Regardless of how the A.I.s feel, they must be dealt
with and so a new team forms, headed up by The Vision, an android created by the robot Ultron who has been through a number of
transformations and is able to form real bonds
with humans (he was once married to fellow Avenger Scarlet Witch).
To understand how this
transformation occurred, take a brief trip back into the history of the Middle East, where it all began.Go back to the origins of humankind, where two rivers formed the Fertile Crescent and civilization sprouted.Watch the Abrahamic Religions bud in the Levant along the eastern Mediterranean Sea and develop into Judaism and Christianity.Witness the steady march of empires hold sway over Middle Eastern trade, resources, religion and culture for millennia.Visit the sacred cities whose connections to holy people and events sparked bitter conflict.Start your study of the birthplace of
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