I have chosen to use the word `` mimesis '' in its Christian rather than its classic implications and to discover in the concrete forms of both art and myth powers of theological expression which, as in the Christian mind, are the direct consequence of involvement in historical experience, which are not reserved, as in the Greek mind, only to moments of theoretical reflection.

We may thus trace the notion of individual autonomy from its manifestation in religious practice and theological reflection through practical politics and political theory into literature and the arts.

`` Tact '', by its very derivation, implies that its possessor keeps in touch with other people, but the author of Clericis Laicos and Unam Sanctam, the wielder of the two swords, the papal sun of which the imperial moon was but a dim reflection, the peer of Caesar and vice-regent of Christ, was so high above other human beings that he had forgotten what they were like.

One could shave in the reflection of its French-polished panels, and its axles were greased like those of roulette wheels.

National identification was reflected jurisprudentially in law theories which incorporated this Hegelian abstraction and saw law, domestic and international, simply as its formal reflection.

That meant that something between the light and its reflection on the wall was moving closer to the source of the light -- in this case, the window.

If ( x, y ) are the Cartesian coordinates of a point, then (− x, y ) are the coordinates of its reflection across the second coordinate axis ( the Y axis ), as if that line were a mirror.

Likewise, ( x, − y ) are the coordinates of its reflection across the first coordinate axis ( the X axis ).

The second principle is organization in its reflection of the nonsentient force or dynamis, also called the one or the Monad.

However, should a solution be equivalent to its own 90 degree rotation ( as happens to one solution with five queens on a 5x5 board ) that fundamental solution will have only two variants ( itself and its reflection ).

Should a solution be equivalent to its own 180 degree rotation ( but not to its 90 degree rotation ) it will have four variants ( itself, its reflection, its 180 degree rotation and the reflection of that ).

It is not possible for a solution to be equivalent to its own reflection ( except at n = 1 ) because that would require two queens to be facing each other.

It is distinguished from zodiacal light by its high angle of reflection of the incident sunlight on the dust particles.

* Pope John Paul II's Angelus Message, August 11, 1996 ( The same in Italian ) This is a brief modern reflection by a Pope that refers directly to Hesychasm, indicating that its defense was in conflict with certain aspects of Roman Catholic teaching

Harold Clurman is right to say that `` Waiting For Godot '' is a reflection ( he calls it a distorted reflection ) `` of the impasse and disarray of Europe's present politics, ethic, and common way of life ''.

It is through such reflection that literature approaches philosophy.

The most appalling aspect of Krim's piece is his reflection of the beat aesthetic.

The I. A. P. A. is a reflection of the problems and hopes of the hemisphere ; ;

This is a phenomenon familiar to all radio listeners, resulting from reflection of skywave signals at night from the ionized layer in the upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere.

Albedo (), or reflection coefficient, derived from Latin albedo " whiteness " ( or reflected sunlight ), in turn from albus " white ", is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface.

Being a dimensionless fraction, it may also be expressed as a percentage, and is measured on a scale from zero for no reflecting power of a perfectly black surface, to 1 for perfect reflection of a white surface.

Algerian music is a perfect reflection of the cultural diversity that characterizes the country, music directories are distinguished by a profusion of several styles.

Every line of written text is a mere reflection of references from any of a multitude of traditions, or, as Barthes puts it, " the text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture "; it is never original.

Whether this was a reflection of his age or of the fact that Christie was by now heartily sick of him it is difficult to assess.

The first charter of human rights by Cyrus the Great as understood in the Cyrus cylinder is often seen as a reflection of the questions and thoughts expressed by Zarathustra and developed in Zoroastrian schools of thought of the Achaemenid Era of Iranian history.

He held that the Absolute Infinite had various mathematical properties, including the reflection principle which says that every property of the Absolute Infinite is also held by some smaller object.

According to the Bahá ' í teachings the human purpose is to learn to know and love God through such methods as prayer, reflection, and being of service to humankind.

Chapters 1: 1-2: 5 are thus a confession of failure ; chapters 2: 6-3: 6 are a major summary and reflection from the Deuteronomists, setting out the over all formula which the stories in the main text will follow: Israel " does evil in the eyes of Yahweh ;" the people are given into the hands of their enemies and cry out to Yahweh ; Yahweh raises up a leader ; the " spirit of Yahweh " comes upon the leader, the enemy is defeated, and peace is regained.

The energy gap is most directly observed in tunneling experiments and in reflection of microwaves from superconductors.

Precise definition of roles and self-identification is a common subject of debate, reflection, and discussion within the community .< ref name =" Terms ">

Jefferson's music is uninhibited and represented the classic sounds of everyday life from a honky-tonk to a country picnic to street corner blues to work in the burgeoning oil fields, a reflection too of his interest in mechanical things.

fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons ; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable ; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, increased more than 6-fold between 2002 and 2007 reaching a subscribership base of 25 per 100 persons

The global cooling effect of carbon sequestration by forests is partially counterbalanced in that reforestation can decrease the reflection of sunlight ( albedo ).

Angst in serious musical composition has been a reflection of the times.

In long-wave UV light it has a very strong reflection, almost white.

Various studies have noted the threats to the country's cultures and the continuing growth in population that has contributed to poverty and are a reflection of unsustainable development.

Ezekiel, like all the other prophets, has beheld only a blurred reflection of the divine majesty, just as a poor mirror reflects objects only imperfectly ).

As was observed after other disasters involving destruction and loss of life and their media depictions, such as those of the 2001 World Trade Center Attacks or Hurricane Katrina — and has been recently observed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it is also important not to pathologize the reactions to loss and displacement or disruption of governmental administration and services, but rather to validate these reactions, to support constructive problem-solving and reflection as to how one might improve the conditions of those affected.

Legend has it that he had the Koh-i-Noor positioned near a window so that Shah Jahan could see the Taj only by looking at its reflection in the stone.

According to legend, a vampire has no reflection in mirrors because it is an undead creature and has already lost its soul.

It is also possible to produce polarised light rays using a combination of reflection and refraction: When a refracted ray and the reflected ray form a right angle, the reflected ray has the property of " plane polarization ".

Their symmetry group has two elements, the identity and the reflection in a line parallel to the sides of the squares.

Their symmetry group has two elements, the identity and a diagonal reflection.

It has two axes of reflection symmetry, both aligned with the gridlines.

It has four axes of reflection symmetry, aligned with the gridlines and the diagonals, and rotational symmetry of order 4.

Conversely, Baptists are underrepresented, a reflection of their quite recent expansion in numbers ; there has been only one Roman Catholic president, although they are currently the largest single denomination, and there have been no Lutheran, Pentecostal, or Latter Day Saint presidents.

It has support for introspection, reflection and metaprogramming, as well as support for interpreter-based threads.

Retrospective reflection on the Mode 7 visuals has been mixed with IGN stating that the once revolutionary technology now looks " crude and flickery " while the Video Game Bible describes them as " beautiful " and adding to the game.

D < sub > 1 </ sub > is the 2-element group containing the identity operation and a single reflection, which occurs when the figure has only a single axis of bilateral symmetry, for example the letter A. D < sub > 2 </ sub >, which is isomorphic to the Klein four-group, is the symmetry group of a non-equilateral rectangle, and D < sub > 3 </ sub >, D < sub > 4 </ sub > etc.

A perfect sail is flat and has 100 % specular reflection.

Life expectancy also has risen, a positive reflection of Thailand's efforts in executing public health policies.

The transmission coefficient for FTIR is highly sensitive to the spacing between the high index media ( the function is approximately exponential until the gap is almost closed ), so this effect has often been used to modulate optical transmission and reflection with a large dynamic range.

A lesser-known aspect of total internal reflection is that the reflected light has an angle dependent phase shift between the reflected and incident light.

In Judaism, the historical absence of political authority has meant that most theological reflection has happened within the context of the Jewish community and synagogue, rather than within specialized academic institutions.

Active acoustic torpedoes home in on the reflection of a signal, or " ping ", from the torpedo or its parent vehicle ; this has the disadvantage of giving away the presence of the torpedo.

This attribute, although not universal ( the Greek vrykolakas / tympanios was capable of both reflection and shadow ), was used by Bram Stoker in Dracula and has remained popular with subsequent authors and filmmakers.