... not be derived from any world and, in fact, may be unilaterally independent of it. He seems to infer that if the world is not God's body, then God is distant from the world. He says that the phrase "in God" does deny the "existence of an individual, solitaire, insulated own-being in anything" (GNG, 121). While ... to infer that all God's experiences are "world based". If any of God's experiences are not "world based", Lodahl seems to imply that such a God is distant and engaging of the world only from a distance. While the world is important to God and that God is universally present in...

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... greatest of all Christian Miracles". Adherents believe the Holy Fire makes the resurrection of Christ present, as if Christ died and was resurrected more recently, rather than in the distant past. Orthodox Christians seek comfort in knowing Christ's faithfulness towards adherents is present which they believe he displays by giving the holy flame every year in spite of human frailties ... ...

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... also notices that even though God is seen as the male figure, there is no superiority attached to this image. He is perceived to be an equal, a companion and not a distant authoritarian figure that perpetuates patriarchy (as in the Brahmanical tradition). The woman's struggle in the denouncing of all social ties and the superfluous lines imposed on the world, requires the ... ...

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... ordinary happy life by themselves. There was no conversation regarding how people should worship the gods or show gratitude towards them. The Queen herself did not act very mighty and distant from her people. She fought the battle herself and talked to her army like a fellow. Also, there are other details that link the movie closer to the contemporary society. The ... ...

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... change. What is around someone has a great influence on how they will take action in certain situations. Armstrong mentions "A good creation myth did not describe an event in the distant past but told people something essential about the present. It reminded them that things often had to get worse before they got better, that creativity demanded self-sacrifice and heroic ... ...

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... Vodoun, more commonly spelled Voodoo, continues to be considered mysterious or in some circles evil. What many people do not know is that Vodoun has long been considered to be a distant relative of Catholicism (Schaeffer 25). The beliefs and practices of Vodoun are saturated with African and European influences rich with artistic culture. The history, beliefs, practices, and rituals have shown ... ...

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... Kayser wrote in his biography of Einstein (Riser 28). They sent Albert to a Catholic public primary school at age six, though he did receive instruction in his own religion from a distant relative, as such instruction was compulsory in the state of Bavaria. When Einstein moved on to the Luitpold Gymnasium, he received the two hours of religious instruction per week that ... ...

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