Word: concept
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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What Would Jesus Do? is more a revelation of nostalgia for a simpler world than an actual coming to grips with the contemporary Christian's problems. But even readers who agree with Author Clark's oversimplified concept of the Christian's duty may find some of his situations too embarrassingly cozy to stomach. Example: the preacher-hero's pep talk to a college assembly. Jesus, he assures, "is in your backfield-the greatest triple threat player the world has ever known . . . He could plunge, pass and punt, that is preach, pray and penetrate to the very...
...informal elaboration of his views, Father Messineo added: "Today tolerance is taking a larger place than ever in Catholic concept, because this is a democratic age and democracy stresses the rights of individuals . . . You'll see that when the Dutch Catholics become a majority,* Holland will be a tolerant country-not because Dutch Catholics are indifferent to truth, not because they'll deem it prudent to be tolerant, nor again out of charity, but because they are aware of the individual rights of non-Catholics to tolerance...
...need for personal relationships with members of the faculty, a need to be known and valued as individuals with unique qualities, not to be anonymous, one of an undifferentiated mass of students. The Houses provide the most favorable environment for meetingx this need. It is central to our whole concept of a good advising system that the need...
...column, "Brass Tacks," in your November 9 issue with the assertion that "the political maturity of Puerto Rico is now doubtful." On first reading this piece I felt strongly inclined to take issue with him. Further reflection has persuaded me that it would be fruitless to do so. The concept of "political maturity" is rather vague. I do not know how Mr. Ratner himself understands it or what consequence he thinks should follow from it. Therefore I prefer to offer some comments, by way of footnotes to the text of "Island Insurrection," which may convey further information to your readers...
...concept that the flesh is evil and that sex is related to the flesh and is therefore evil is not a part of historical Christianity," he stressed, adding, "Christianity is the most materialistic of the religions. Another misconception concerning Christianity is that 'man shall be conceived in sin'. This is not a Christian conviction; actually the story of Adam and Eve from which it stems was a clumsy attempt of the early Hebrews to explain how sin came into the world...