Sentences with phrase «world as a sphere»

Most of our denominations have formulated statements that take seriously the natural world as a sphere of God's creative activity and concern.

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However, don't forget that the cryptocurrency sphere is increasingly crowded, and bitcoin is sure to face plenty of threats to its title as the world's No. 1 cryptocurrency from a host of well - organized and professionally backed competitors.

Um, the BIBLE talks about the world as being a sphere and it was written a couple thousand years ago when people were POSITIVE the world was flat.

Whereas they pointed to the pantheon of gods in their unseen heavenly world, the Bible pointed to one who was in no way to be identified with the gods of ancient man, but who was known to them in the sphere of human history as the deepest reality confronting them there.

Can we reconceive theological education in such a way that (1) it clearly pertains to the totality of human life, in the public sphere as well as the private, because it bears on all of our powers; (2) it is adequate to genuine pluralism, both of the «Christian thing» and of the worlds in which the «Christian thing» is lived, by avoiding naiveté about historical and cultural conditioning without lapsing into relativism; (3) it can be the unifying overarching goal of theological education without requiring the tacit assumption that there is a universal structure or essence to education in general, or theological inquiry in particular, which inescapably denies genuine pluralism by claiming to be the universal common denominator to which everything may be reduced as variations on a theme; and (4) it can retrieve the strengths of both the «Athens» and the «Berlin» types of excellent schooling, without unintentionally subordinating one to the other?

Just as there are scientific instruments to establish a «more» in the sphere of the material world, so too without instruments, but not without the higher development of spirit, there are experiences which grasp... eternity.

At the same time as the focus of much interfaith activity has become more practical, those in positions of leadership in the political and economic spheres are both recognizing the importance of religion in shaping the modern world and acknowledging that there is a spiritual and ethical dimension to the major problems facing humankind.

The chief points of change are, first, that the scene has been transferred from the supernatural world of the gods to the earthly sphere of human history; secondly, that It is not a god who experiences the renewal of life (for the God of Israel is not himself subject to death and resurrection, but on the contrary initiates and controls these events) but the people of Israel, who look in hope for restoration when their existence is threatened; and thirdly, that this hope is expressed as a metaphor describing the historical future, rather than as a myth of cosmic renewal.

The phrase «the music of the spheres» in the popular hymn by Babcock is a vestigial expression of the early belief that the world itself «made music» as it moved in its ordained rounds.

The imagination is at home in the sphere of change as well as in the sphere of changeless ideas; it is rooted as much in the visible as in the invisible world; indeed, its peculiar excellency consists exactly in its capacity of making visible what is invisible and of detecting the invisible element in the visible situation.

And they are bound to be with us if our perspective is time - bound and world - bound; it is only by relationship to, and trust in, some Reality bigger and other than the world, yet working in and through the processes of time and history, that we can be raised above the level of immediacy into the sphere of ultimacy — and it is in that sphere alone, so far as I can see, that man can achieve any peace of mind.

A brilliant school of interpretation of Greek mythology would have it that in their origin the Greek gods were only half - metaphoric personifications of those great spheres of abstract law and order into which the natural world falls apart — the sky — sphere, the ocean - sphere, the earth - sphere, and the like; just as even now we may speak of the smile of the morning, the kiss of the breeze, or the bite of the cold, without really meaning that these phenomena of nature actually wear a human face.

Of the «euhemeristic» view of mental evolution which culminates in an understanding of «the whole metaphysical world [as even originally] a psychical structure projected into the sphere of the unknown,» Jung writes:

The market economy which has been heralded as the «new saviour» by the capitalist forces, as part of the «one world» culture, has imposed an overbearing homogeneity in all spheres.

Prior to Galileo science thought of Man as the mathematical and moral centre of a World composed of spheres turning statically upon themselves.

Along with Kant's most conservative followers, Royce argued that the existence of mental categories shows that the material substance of the world must be ruled over by an Absolute Mind, which is fully as active and independent in its universal sphere as human minds are in theirs.

For me the main thesis of The Secular City is as valid today as it was then: the secular, «nonreligious» world is also the sphere of God's judging and freeing action.

The notion that morality applies to individuals and not to governments is completely contrary to a central doctrine of Reformed theology which is endorsed, in varying forms, by other Christian traditions as well: that Jesus Christ is the Lord not just of the church, nor of a special sphere of religious activity, but of all of the natural and human world.

These are similar to Newton's sphere in that, so far as at least some interactions with the outside world are concerned, effective unification occurs.

Words such as salvation, wrath, forgiveness, justice, Kingdom of God, grace, world, satan, and gospel are also within the sphere of terms one might need to learn in the quest for understanding the crucifixion of Jesus.

After the Second World War, Poland was placed within the communist sphere as a result of the Yalta agreement and the Church found itself in constant confrontation with the communist system imposed upon the country.

This approach to the public world ascribes importance to a sphere of relatively private relationships and actions, insisting that within that sphere you should not be beholden to anyone for your ability to act as you will.

But it should be made clear that the hegemonic social sphere that emerged in Europe and spread thereafter all over the world, did not, as held by Arendt, intrude into the public and private lives of Muslims, Asians and Africans, but rather, substituted for the social sphere already existing in those cultures and societies.

What we do know is that the solution does not lie in exporting to other parts of the world the values formed in the new social sphere (as held by many neoliberals) which can only exacerbate the problem; nor in sidestepping, or doing away with, the challenge from the new social.

His legs bestrid the ocean: his rear'd arm crested the world: his voice was propertied as all the tuned spheres, and that to friends; but when he meant to quail and shake the orb, he was as rattling thunder...

When considering signs of civilisation that could be visible around distant worlds, many people picture those that require extreme technological prowess, such as giant lasers or Dyson spheres — huge structures that harvest power from a star.

These spheres were identified as framboids which are seen world wide in black smokers, algal mats and are commonly found in sediments [4].

However, as is the case everywhere in the world, one should always travel with care in the public sphere.

Online dating sites are becoming more than a viable option nowadays as more of the world enters the technological sphere.

In that sphere of the dating world, women are known as cougars, and men are referred to as cubs.

It's full of great phrases — Mud describes an evil rival as «the triple - six real - deal Scratch» — as well as great lines: «We knew to be afraid of snakes long before we ever got into this world,» Mud says, with an emphasis on the word «this» that bespeaks his private vision of another sphere.

And in the wider sphere, Hitler takes power, war comes closer, Mrs. Simpson wreaks havoc, and the dreaded day approaches when Bertie, as George VI, will have to speak to the world and declare war.

Formerly known as TourWrist, Sphere is an exciting way to bring the world back to your students.

Opening: Survival Research Laboratories at Marlborough Contemporary As more and more artists make work about the internet, the art world has started looking to the technology sphere for new additions to art history.

As Halt Action Group cofounder (and independent curator) Alison Gingeras explained to me, the powerlessness of an artist seeing his or her work in a carefully constructed Instagram picture posted by Ivanka — subsumed into her digital world — proved jarring for more than a few artists in her sphere.

Or is it more as Raphael Rubenstein said in his recent AIA article on Neo-Expressionism, an art world of «closed spheres» of «clusters of like minded partisans»?

November 19, 2010 — February 20, 2011 Invoking what the philosopher Gaston Bachelard identifies as «working reverie,» each artist in this exhibition turns an extraordinary and precise attention to physical elements of the world and of landscape, opening spheres of thought and imagination that produce receptive quiet, free play, and deep reflection.

Her interactive narrative game is conceived as a feminist critique, changing Borges's text so that the woman is seen as an intruder in a man - made world, but also in the gaming sphere.

The idea seems so old, almost of ancient times, and we so badly wish it was, yet alas, when we still witness misogynistic comments on a daily basis, when men continue to objectify women, even blatantly in the public, political sphere, and when women sometimes still fail to support each other against these behaviors, Minter's work serves as a voice that sheds light on these serious social issues that our world must face.

The show is conceived as a sensory and perceptive experience and opens with a small finite universe: a sphere of repaired mirrors that creates a world of infinite possibilities.

These intricate artworks are constructed in the material of ladies» accomplishments, such as quilled paper and shell work, emphasizing the capacity of traditional female crafts to reflect on the complexities of the world beyond the domestic sphere.

Jeremiah Hulsebos - Spofford (b. 1983, Vermont) approaches his practice as a conduit into many worlds, intervening in spheres of activism, art discourse, education, science fiction fandom, and equine technology.

Hence, position of the art sphere is semi-autonomous, as it is independent field of creation freed from the rules, function and norms, but on the other hand, art world is deeply connected and dependent from artistic production, ways of curating and display as well as socio - economical conditions and political context.

Invoking what the philosopher Gaston Bachelard identifies as «working reverie,» each artist in The Nameless Hour turns an extraordinary and precise attention to physical elements of the world and of landscape, opening spheres of thought and imagination that produce receptive quiet, free play, and deep reflection.

His work often functions as a means to discover an unidentified end, and he makes use of simplistic human actions in public spheres to encourage interaction with the pedestrian world.

Henrot relates the construction of knowledge to haptic and sensual experience, reflecting our common desire, evidenced in spheres from the artistic to the domestic, to create model worlds of fantasy and symbolism as a means of inhabiting reality.

As an extension of their VITRINE exhibition into the social sphere, the artists recycled the fabric through a limited edition of unisex sweatsuits, worn each day and evening of FIAC by 3 different personalities of the art world.

He believes that understanding the «world» as such, and having a real sense of its properties and character as a sphere orbiting a star, enables us to achieve the sense of context necessary to become truly global citizens.

With different approaches, the artists reflect about the forest as a mythical border to foreign worlds, as well as a metaphor for the complex emotional spheres of the modern individual.

«Working in the public sphere can allow projects to escape the bracket of art and often they can simply exist as unexplained phenomena in the world.