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.

With theological insight, he interpreted the use of pictorial and symbolical representation in J. S. Bach's religious music.

The use of the Creed in a sermon by Caesarius of Arles, as well as a theological resemblance to works by Vincent of Lérins, point to Southern Gaul as its origin.

Thus, the use of a psalm creates an important theological point.

It is argued that these differences can come by human variability, such as by growth in theological knowledge over time, different occasion for writing, as well as use of different secretaries ( or amanuensis ) in composition.

" One year later, the earliest recorded use in reference to a theological distinction was by Sir Thomas More, who spoke of " Tyndale his evangelical brother Barns ".

The evangelist almost certainly knew the story of John's baptism of Jesus and he makes a vital theological use of it.

She combined these elements with a theological notion ultimately derived from Genesis: all things put on earth are for the use of humans.

Rousseau's idea of the volonté générale (" general will ") was not original with him but rather belonged to a well-established technical vocabulary of juridical and theological writings in use at the time.

Modern scholarship dating from the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement of 19th century Germany, as well as textual analysis influenced by the 20th Century discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, suggests that dating from this period there existed " liturgical formulations of a communal nature designated for particular occasions and conducted in a centre totally independent of Jerusalem and the Temple, making use of terminology and theological concepts that were later to become dominant in Jewish and, in some cases, Christian prayer.

Methodists, stemming from John Wesley's own practices of theological reflection, make use of tradition, drawing primarily from the teachings of the Church fathers, as a source of authority.

Theological discourse for Methodists almost always makes use of Scripture read inside the great theological tradition of Christendom.

It is a historical position of the church that any disciplined theological work calls for the careful use of reason.

As Anglicanism represents a broad range of theological opinion, its presbyterate includes priests who consider themselves no different in any respect from those of the Roman Catholic Church, and a minority who prefer to use the title presbyter in order to distance themselves from the more sacrificial theological implications which they associate with the word “ priest .” While priest is the official title of a member of the presbyterate in every Anglican province worldwide, the ordination rite of certain provinces ( including the Church of England ) recognizes the breadth of opinion by adopting the title The Ordination of Priests ( also called Presbyters ).

The metaphor of a pearl appears in the longer Hymn of the Pearl, a poem respected for its high literary quality, and use of layered theological metaphor, found within one of the texts of Gnosticism.

Puritans eliminated the use of musical instruments in their religious services, for theological and practical reasons.

Bentham disagreed with Blackstone's defence of judge-made law, his defence of legal fictions, his theological formulation of the doctrine of mixed government, his appeal to a social contract and his use of the vocabulary of natural law.

These commentaries-which date from the 3rd to 10th centuries-were not intended for use as theological texts by themselves but for religious instruction of the ( by then ) non-Avestan-speaking public.

Different traditions / doctrine schools in Islam called Kalam schools ( see Islamic schools and branches ) use different theological approaches or nizaam al lahoot in approaching God in Islam ( Allah, Arabic الله ) or the ultimate reality.

Following the Gregorian Reform's emphasis on canon law and the study of the sacraments, bishops formed cathedral schools to train the clergy in Canon law, but also in the more secular aspects of religious administration, including logic and disputation for use in preaching and theological discussion, and accounting to more effectively control finances.

Quodlibet debates were popular in Western culture through the thirteenth century and are still in use today in Tibetan Buddhist theological training.

Some nations do not use juries at all, or rely on theological or military authorities to issue verdicts.

The theological dispute that ensued about the use of this evidence centered on whether a person had to give permission to the Devil for his / her shape to be used to afflict.

In coining the word Altruism, as stated above, Comte was probably opposing this Thomistic doctrine, which is present in some theological schools within Catholicism.

Erasmus probably coined the modern usage of the Latin word in his Adagia (" Adages "), published in the winter of 1517 – 1518, to designate the coherence of dissenters in spite of their differences in theological opinions.

In academic theological circles there is some debate as to whether theology is an activity peculiar to the Christian religion, such that the word " theology " should be reserved for Christian theology, and other words used to name analogous discourses within other religious traditions.

And by extension of the philosophical meaning, " theoria " is also a word still used in theological contexts.

" The word " worship " ( in the same way the theological term " cult " is traditionally used ) in these classical definitions was not at all synonymous with adoration, but could be used to introduce either adoration or veneration.

It has been suggested that behind the vague outlines of this tale lurks an older myth having to do with Herakles ' encounter with the river deity Achelous, who had chthonic associations and whose name was the subject of speculative theological etymology among the Greeks, in this case involving acherōïs, another Greek word for " poplar.

The word also refers to a mode of academic debate or oral examination ( usually theological ) in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.

After its completion, word came that Whitefield had returned to Pennsylvania, bristling and angered by theological disputes with certain Moravians, particularly on the issue of predestination.

" The word " worship " ( in the same way the theological term " cult " is traditionally used ) in these classical definitions was not at all synonymous with adoration, but could be used to introduce either adoration or veneration.

In Arabic the word means " discussion ", and refers to the Islamic tradition of seeking theological principles through dialectic.

This question of the exact relationship between the Father and the Son ( a part of the theological science of Christology ) had been raised some fifty years before Arius, when Paul of Samosata was deposed in 269 for agreeing with those who used the word homoousios ( Greek for same substance ) to express the relation between the Father and the Son.

The word " antinomianism " literally means " against or opposed to the law "; in a theological context it means " the moral law is not binding upon Christians, who are under the law of grace.

As a theological word, adoption has similar connotations to the act of legally placing a child with a parent or parents other than those to whom they were born.

The word means fullness from (" I fill ") comparable to πλήρης which means " full ", and is used in Christian theological contexts: both in Gnosticism generally, and by St. Paul the Apostle in Colossians Colossians 2: 9 KJV ( the word is used 17 times in the NT ).

There is also no evidence to the rumor that he was driven out of town when word of his activities reached the ears of the townspeople — though he was often banned from countries for his controversial theological positions, notably Sweden and Russia.

As with ignosticism, the consistent theological noncognitivist awaits a coherent definition of the word God ( or of any other metaphysical utterance purported to be discussable ) before being able to engage in arguments for or against God's existence.

The word atonement is a theological term that is used to describe some act that pays for or erases one's sins and transgressions.

Following Adolf von Harnack, many scholars have interpreted the word ( which only appears in this instance ) as denoting a theological school and have therefore seen not only Eusebius but also Arius and other Arian leaders ( among them Maris, Theognis and Asterius ) as pupils of Lucian and have transferred Arian views unto Lucian.

Others have interpreted the word as indicating not a theological link but the special veneration accorded to Lucian by Eusebius, who by that time headed the church of Nicomedia, the place of Lucian's martyrdom.

" F. Dale Bruner notes that the word way often has theological overtones in Matthew and that a reference to verses such as Matthew 7: 13 and 7: 14 that discuss the way of salvation might be implied.