Sentence examples for secular development from inspiring English sources

But the entrepreneurial activities of churches pose questions for their communities that do not arise with secular development.

Also, around his village, the Islamist presence has become aggressive, as the leaders feel more threatened by the influx of secular development.

Consequently, tactics tended to repeat themselves in cycles rather than undergo sustained, secular development—as was to become the case after 1500 and, above all, after 1830.

"From the Ottoman period to today, our experience and traditions have made Turkish Islam more open to secular development than was the case in other Islamic societies," the foreign minister, Ismail Cem, said in an interview.

The rubbish gets passed on to arcenciel, a secular development and preservation organization, for recycling.

That means addressing concerns provoked by what is seen as "secular" development that include unease at changing gender roles provoked by modernization.

Indeed, there are numerous secular relief and development organizations, said Ruth Messinger, the former Manhattan borough president who is president and executive director of the American Jewish World Service.

For secular Turks, its development in the early days of the republic represent the nation's founding principles, while devout Muslims have long sought to build a mosque there.

Secular portraiture saw developments stimulated in part by the central role of patriarch and mentor portraits in the Zen tradition.

The change has been lauded as a "hugely positive" development by secular groups.

Doctrines and dogmas also have influenced and been influenced by the ongoing development of secular history, science, and philosophy.