Word: sectarian
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Since faith is primarily a way of life rather than a creed to be so proclaimed, it is not something that can be reduced to an articulated set of principles. In an age of ecumenical breakthrough and doctrinal pluralism, sectarian particularities of belief seem largely irrelevant and even a little quaint. What is important is not the doctrine of predestination, for example, but the mystery of man's relationship to God that lies behind it. A Christian must accept the Incarnation-but there is room for differing interpretations of Jesus' unique relationship to God. The Resurrection...
...Cardinal Cushing Fund is "Catholic-related, but non-sectarian in practice," Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to the President for civic and governmental affairs, said yesterday...
Campus organizations, including those affiliated with an extramural organization, should be open to all students without respect to race, creed, or national origin, except for religious qualifications which may be required by organizations whose aims are primarily sectarian...
...primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion." It did not matter that the grants were specifically limited to nonreligious purposes-construction of dormitories and science buildings. Instead, the court asked whether each church college was so permeated by religion that a secular grant would automatically aid its sectarian ambiance...
Going Beyond a Charter. Academically, the renaissance of religion at Stanford began in 1962, when Theologian Brown was hired away from Manhattan's Union Theological Seminary as professor of religion. Guided by a 19th century charter that forbade any sectarian instruction in doctrine, the university did not even have a lecturer in religion until 1951. Now the religion teaching staff, operating within the humanities division, consists of four...