Sentence examples for matters of church from inspiring English sources

Despite failure to promote reform in matters of church structure, the Puritan spirit continued to spread throughout society.

Relations with old Rome, whether in matters of church or of state, were not to be cordial.

"Shakespeare knows exactly where he does, and doesn't, want to go, in matters of church and state.

In matters of church polity, controversial tendencies that began in the Reformation remained as divisive forces within the ecumenical movement in the 20th century.

Scope: Contains session minutes which document the acceptance and dismissal of members, selection of delegates to the Presbytery, selection of elders and trustees, and matters of church discipline.

In matters of church governance, Hooker preferred the more-autonomous Congregational model to the hierarchical structure of Presbyterianism and defended his views in A Survey of the Summe of Church Discipline (1648).

He enjoyed a national reputation as a Constitutional scholar, and his expertise in First Amendment issues, most especially matters of church-state relations, was as deep as it was broad.

On that issue, the Baptists find themselves on the same side as more conservative religion advocates like the Becket Fund.But as Mark Silk, a professor of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College, Hartford, has pointed out, Ms Rogers has a record of being even stricter than the Obama administration over matters of church-state separation.

The cause of the schism, though nominally about dress codes and bedtimes, was understood on both sides as a matter of church law.

This isn't merely a matter of church law, but because the Church of England is the established church: it is the law of the land.

Celibacy is a matter of church discipline rather than doctrine, and Catholic priests were often married up until the 12th century.