Sentence examples for study of scripture from inspiring English sources
A more recent tendency, the so-called school of the separation of the religious and secular sciences (maktab-i tafkik), accuse Mulla Sadra of conflating the faith and the study of scripture with 'Greek science' and of violating the literal sense of scriptural verses in pursuit of his philosophical agenda; they argue that Mulla Sadra does not represent an 'authentic', scripturalist philosophy.
Written for his monks, the first part discusses the study of scripture and touches on the Christian fathers and historians.
Discusses Anthony's close study of Scripture and the often boisterous and violent Bible study classes Anthony organized in Trinity's early years.
After three more years spent at Basel in the study of Scripture, he wrote De Jesu Christo servatore (completed 1578, published 1594), his most important work.
There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture," he said in a statement.
Perhaps his greatest innovation was to recommend the study of nature for boys, applying the principle of induction from personal inquiry and experience that Erasmus had advocated for the study of Scripture and languages.
The Zen ethos that people in each new generation can and must attain spiritual awakening does not imply any rejection of the usual forms of Buddhist spiritual cultivation, such as the study of scriptures, the performance of good deeds, and the practice of rites and ceremonies, image worship, and ritualized forms of meditation.
He is retiring from public engagement, channeling his energies towards deep study of scriptures, and a journey inwards.
The reasoning behind the exemption was that just as Israel's top athletes, musicians, and artists could be exempt from the military, so too could those who dedicate their lives to the study of the Scripture.
"Authentic Christian faith is not afraid of scholarship or the critical study of the Scriptures".
A study of the scriptures does not confirm any prohibition on images.
