Sentence examples for christian order from inspiring English sources

The same process happened in France, ossifying that peculiar junction point between Roman paganism and the new Christian order.

In Tahiti in 1830 there was a revolt against the new Christian order by supporters of the old ways; in 1831 there was a similar reaction in Tonga.

A former lay member of the lay brotherhood of the Christian Order (he later renounced Catholicism), Gaynor could be secretive, scrappy, ill-tempered and blunt.

Alongside his wife, Lisa, Owen belongs to a small Christian order called Urban Neighbours of Hope whose mission is to live in the communities they serve and help in any way they can.

In "Crime and Punishment," Raskolnikov confesses his sins and is punished for them, while being redeemed by the love of a woman named Sonya, who helps to guide him back toward a pre-modern Christian order.

Italian cultural icons including poet Goffredo Mameli are buried in the 2,000-year-old 2,000-year-old 2,000-year-oldstian order (the Arciconfraternita dei Trapassati) protects it as a sacred site.

Whereas most Christian orders of this sort also fulfilled medical or healing commitments, non-Christian monastic orders of this type did not cater to the sick.

Among religions derived from the teachings and practices of India, a true hierarchy comparable to that of the Christian orders is found only in the Tibetan ecclesiastic setting.

Although in some Christian orders and in some regions (e.g., India), the number of vocations is steady or even increasing, in most it is sharply declining.

Here also there is a blend between the contemplative and the preaching life; the different Hindu orders place varying emphases on the one or the other, a distribution of functions that is similar to that within some Christian orders.

"Because the bell rings": that's a succinct summary of the approach to time expressed in the Rule of St Benedict, the sixth-century document most Christian orders still use to govern their days.