As far back as September, he was confiding to visitors that he was longing for a life of theological reflection and prayer nd weary of high ecclesiastical politics.
As such, we may say in particular of those Biblical prooftexts employed by Saadya in support of the importance of reasoning, that they simultaneously (one might even say, paradoxically) beckon us to (a) the limitations of reasoning, (b) the need for (and consistency with reason of) revealed Knowledge, and even (c) the need to ground a life of reasoned reflection in a life of revealed tradition.
"I had a life of books, of reflection," he said.
Wisdom of Solomon, an example of the "wisdom" genre of religious literature, which commends a life of introspection and reflection on human existence, especially from an ethical perspective.
Yes, Richard, the obit was well above the fold, a reflection of a life of unrelenting and passionate engagement.
His apology becomes a reflection on a life of struggle with little reward at the end.
The second session will involve the completion of a life reflection interview using the standardized interview protocol [ 13, 15, 17, 19].
Of course, for a man who opted for a rural life of isolation and reflection, attention in some distant city remains all too abstract a concept.
The abundance of children, and strollers, is a striking feature of street life — a reflection of the Hasidic tradition of raising large families.
This has been a really quiet and simple chapter in my life with a lot of reflection.
