In fact, Mr. Cohen appears to see performance and prayer as aspects of the same larger divine enterprise.
We will discuss who Dante was, the literary traditions his work built off of, and the historical, political, social, and philosophical contexts of Inferno and the larger Divine Comedy.
At some point fairly early on in his study of nature, beginning as early as his Beagle voyage, Darwin found it more and more difficult to accept the idea that pain and suffering can be justified because they fit into some larger divine plan.
It recognizes the 'Lord' in both Adonai and Somandla, harnessing the power of the larger divine for the all-important process of self-reflection.
But it appears that my reaching out to this man was part of a larger divine plan that actually brought about a transformation in his life, and for that I'm profoundly grateful for the small role I was able to play.
But each of the many options represents only a facet of a larger unknowable divine absolute called Brahman.
One of the show's largest pieces, "Divine Violence," by Daniel Joseph Martinez, fills a substantial room with hundreds of gilded plaques carrying the names of what Mr. Martinez labels terrorist organizations, from Al Qaeda to tiny nationalist and religious groups.
Almost 10 years ago, Amanda Hesser, writing in The New York Times, said their blocky, chunky, fudgy creations "may possibly be the largest, most divine chocolate chip cookies in Manhattan" — and it's still true.
In contrast to caregivers, few patients were able to articulate how religion plays a part in their coping, although some referred to the feelings of connectedness between individuals, and the overall sense of the role that even illness has in a larger, potentially divine, plan.
In invoking its large themes, The Divine Comedy announces its high aspiration; in addressing them, it exemplifies the pertinent truth that performance is not always equal to desire.
