Sentence examples for doctrinal debate from inspiring English sources

The doctrinal debate began over obscure and petty matters of ritual, but larger, unarticulated issues were at stake.

Peopled by dozens of prelates locked in furious doctrinal debate, the scene is musically among the most complex in opera.

Doctrinal debate was complicated by the rivalry among bishops and theologians as well as by the intrusion of imperial politics that had begun at Nicaea.

The scene is replayed in "Home," with Glory anticipating an endless and fruitless doctrinal debate: "Ames and her father had quarreled over this any number of times, her father asserting the perfect sufficiency of grace with something like ferocity, while Ames maintained, with a mildness his friend found irksome, that the gravity of sin could not be gainsaid".

The works have, however, an interest far beyond their contributions to the immediate doctrinal debate.

But these doctrinal debates are hard to kill.

The doctrinal debates and papal intrigue in Rome hardly concern him.

Until now, such doctrinal debates have been dominated by the generals and their conservative interests.

MUNICH — When Pope Benedict XVI was archbishop of Munich and Freising, he was broadly described as a theologian more concerned with doctrinal debates than personnel matters.

On Thursday, the Society of St. Pius X said it was ready to begin the doctrinal debates necessary for its return to full communion with the church.

Using Islamic teaching to combat extremism is complicated, however, as there is no single authoritative interpretation of Islam unlike Catholics, Muslims have no pope who can settle doctrinal debates.