Sentence examples for ecumenical religious from inspiring English sources

Film screenings, art exhibitions, journalists' briefings and even ecumenical religious services can be blocked by pressure from various nations.

This extraordinary generosity of spirit, on the part not just of the governor but of ordinary Iowans, was made practical by the state's ecumenical religious attitudes; many local churches worked together to create a safety net for the refugees.

Second, the author says, the Pope could have accepted the suggestions Of Cosmo Lang, An glican Archbishop of Canter bury, advanced early in 1939, that Pius take the leadership of an ecumenical religious movement, uniting Christians of all denominations against ag gression.

Forty years to the day after that horrific explosion, I would co-lead an ecumenical religious witness at the Nevada nuclear weapons test site where over 150 people gathered to be inspired by my friend Henri Nouwen and then to be arrested for trespassing on government property.

The Right, in other words, rejects all efforts by the center and left, Obama or Bloomberg, European leaders or the United Nations, and ecumenical religious leaders, to calm the storm and to appeal to Islamic moderates and isolate the radical Islamists.

Rabbi Irving J. Block, an ecumenical-minded religious leader who founded the Brotherhood Synagogue in Manhattan and delighted in sharing the sanctuary with Christians of all denominations, died Thursday.

Most are admirably ecumenical in their religious instincts.

He also founded Call to Renewal, a religious ecumenical organization committed to overcoming poverty and racism.

Mr. Bloomberg presided over an ecumenical breakfast with religious leaders at which he warned of impending budget doom, was sworn in, then closed his schedule to the public.

While seeking to understand the bases of conflict and unrest, it examines traditions, practices and historical examples that demonstrate the potential for understanding, tolerance and ecumenical values within religious traditions, as well as patterns of social institutions that may facilitate coexistence and mutual support.

The conservative group, named for the Italian word for hearth or fireside, attempts to spread Christian values by strengthening traditional families and promoting ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue.