Sentence examples for doctrine from practice from inspiring English sources

With that came the first step which would eventually lead to the divorce of doctrine from practice.

Formerly indentured labourers who settled on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the mid-19th century have consolidated doctrine and practice from various locales in Gangetic India, with the result that Rama and Sita have a heightened profile.

He rejected any departure from Greek Orthodox doctrine and practice, including universal papal authority, the Latin concept of the Holy Spirit (Filioque question), and the use of unleavened bread in the Communion service.

In the end, Catholicism was largely unaffected in doctrine and practice by the movements to eliminate alcohol from church life, and it retained its emphasis on the virtue of temperance in all things.

We must accept that Church doctrine and practice are in continual flux and have been so from the beginning.

To this end, special wardens (Kirchenpfleger), chosen from among the laity, were assigned to each congregation to supervise both doctrine and practice.

Early Christian attempts to forge a "unity of doctrine and practice" often dissolved into theological controversies, many of which persist.

And the worst are, as ever, full of passionate intensity, oblivious to the grotesque failure of their doctrine in practice.

One of the many "best kept secrets" of the Catholic church is its development of doctrine and practice.

"There are aspects of the doctrine, the practice, the experience that prepare people well for leadership," he said.

They seek to base doctrine and practice on the Bible alone.