The speech he made in 2006 at the University of Regensburg was a public relations disaster: one wonders how, in the midst of a deeply thoughtful reflection on faith and reason, he failed to foresee the damage he would cause by quoting, without evaluation, the Islamophobic remarks of a 14th-century Byzantine emperor.
At the same time, Habermas insists on the difference between theological and philosophical modes of discourse: as a reflection on faith, theology must not renounce its basis in religious experience and ritual.
Becoming biodynamic was a reflection of that faith.
His attitude is a reflection of his faith.
Bishop McCarthy spoke of Cardinal O'Connor's life as a reflection of his faith.
It is a reflection of public faith mainly in the corporation that television newsreaders are trusted to tell the truth by 63% of Britons, according to Ipsos MORI, a pollster.
Mr. Conte said the fact that he has not seen the company perform since he stepped down -- even though he still directs its school -- was as reflection of his faith in Mr. Vincent.
"Mr Pio Roda's Gestapo-like arrest and detention beginning 23 July 2015 and the filing of a one-million-dollar criminal complaint is a shocking development, if not a reflection of bad faith in breach of the terms of the compromise agreement," it said.
There is a sense in which this renders any commitment to a value system an expression of faith, rather than a result of rational reflection.
In this time of Ramadan, when 1.6 billion Muslims enter a special sacred season of discipline and reflection, all people of faith should confront this contradiction.
