Sentence examples for doctrinal expressions from inspiring English sources

The confession reverts to the doctrinal expressions of the early Greek Church Fathers as a basis for mutual understanding among the contending Christian communions.

In recent years, in Christianity especially, notwithstanding the doctrinal divergencies and modes of expression in the nature and function of the priesthood, new approaches have been made by both Catholic and Protestant theologians, liturgical scholars, and laypersons.

In spite of the initial military resistance to his structural and doctrinal reforms at the Pentagon, his departure brought widespread expressions of regret.

The modern ecumenical movement is based upon the belief that the church has different cultural expressions that must be honoured and differing confessional or doctrinal traditions designed to express the essential faith.

Pentecostals and charismatics look to the Bible to support their doctrinal position.

So perhaps it's no coincidence that atheism emerged in the context of the Western Christian expression of both Roman Catholic and Protestant "intellectual" and "rational" religions that carried on doctrinal disputes over their "facts" to such a degree that those theological issues became the root cause of endless wars, persecutions and killings.

A denomination, with its own distinctive doctrinal emphases, modes of worship and forms of organization, does not claim to be the only legitimate expression of Christianity, although it may claim to be the best.

In the face of secularism, believers make common cause, rather than emphasising doctrinal differences.

On January 24th, the American Library Association issued a condemnation of Arizona's "suppression of open inquiry and free expression caused by closure of ethnic and cultural studies programs on the basis of partisan or doctrinal disapproval," and the Tucson school district's "restriction of access to educational materials associated with ethnic and cultural studies programs".

Syncretism is common, and doctrinal rigidity rare.

It was a perfectly doctrinal speech.