Sentence examples for teachings which from inspiring English sources

"I accept the Catholic teachings, which promote the sanctity of life from conception to natural death.

But it does increase the relative weight, within Islam, of teachings which tend to sharpen the Christian-Muslim divide.

More promising, perhaps, is the contemporary western turn to Buddhist teachings, which offer an atheistic interpretation of suffering.

In his early 20s Klein began his study of Rosicrucianism, a set of esoteric spiritual teachings, which would play a key role in his evolving mystical beliefs.

His strong religious convictions were reflected in his teachings, which stressed piety and moral values as much as, or even more than, intellectual achievements.

Himself a Jesuit, he overturned Jesuit teachings which used to warn that the greatest danger for Christianity would be Jewish sovereignty over the holy sites.

President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying those responsible "are not aware of the Islamic teachings which outlaw the killing of innocent people".

They practised a form of joint meditation that resulted in a text of 43 teachings, which will soon be available on the internet at www.thetantrachronicles.com.

"It's the acts which contradict the teachings, which make the apology pertinent," said the Rev. Michael J. Baxter, a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.

Though he was raised Catholic, he does not believe in its teachings, which has led to some difficult conversations with his mother.

At the same time, the Saudi political system acquires its legitimacy by making a pact with the religious authorities of the nation, who advocate "pure" and backward-looking interpretations of Islamic teachings -- which explains why the society is so conservative.