| 单词 | proselytise |
| 例句 | Despite their perverse attitude to proselytising, it is impossible not to conclude that the Phelpsites love publicity of any description. I'd rather see Rowan Williams meet the Phelps family 2011-04-06T13:59:00Z But what about Howard Brenton's Anne Boleyn at Shakespeare's Globe, which offered a radically revisionist view of its proselytising Protestant heroine? Year of the great performance 2011-02-07T14:26:28Z While these references can seem too directly proselytising, they are quickly subsumed into the dazzling theatricality of this piece, as Tino uncovers yet another fragment of memory. Silent – review 2012-06-07T13:46:34Z She joined I'm a Celebrity in order to proselytise her abortion-obstructing agenda. What should Nadine Dorries do next? 2012-11-22T14:03:04Z The people enjoy proselytising for being militia men or swingers, and I sort of enjoy hearing it, and whatever brought them to that can remain tacit. Louis Theroux: 'I'm not that comfortable doing polemic' 2011-01-30T20:30:00Z “If I do talk about it, it becomes, ‘Oh, he’s proselytising.’ Tom Cruise: Scientology is 'a beautiful religion' 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Of Gods and Men Spiritual drama – or tendentious piece of Catholic proselytising? The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z Rather, it derives from Catholicism's status as a minority and occasionally a pariah religion, keen on a kind of proselytising that the Anglican church rarely likes to engage in. DJ Taylor on the Catholic novel 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z It’s an arrangement they began while Light was filming Ugly Betty, and she is happy to proselytise. Transparent's Judith Light: 'Botox doesn't work on me. I'm serious. I've tried it' 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Then, as now, he was keen to proselytise for his country's music and arts. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z Chang could be a Zen master, whose vocation is to proselytise for the futility of revenge. Cannes 2013: Only God Forgives 2013-05-22T09:45:00Z Rogers has long proselytised for the "compact city". One Hyde Park ? review 2011-01-23T00:05:43Z This did not exhaust his amazing energy or his proselytising zeal for poetry. John Rety obituary 2010-03-18T18:22:00Z For me, part of its value is in showing, so accessibly and without proselytising, how far the global movements for economic and gender equity still have to go. This is 18 Around the World — Through Girls’ Eyes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The proselytising atheists rounding on the astronomer royal, Sir Martin Rees, for accepting a £1m award from an idiosyncratic foundation fall into a similar trap. Martin Rees: Prize war 2011-04-07T23:05:06Z Alone among his superstar peers, Sir Elton seems to spend as much time proselytising about young artists as he does plugging his own records. Elton John: father figure 2012-06-01T19:00:01Z An exhausted 21-year-old Mormon, Gary, is on his way back to Lancaster from a two-year proselytising mission in Utah, and he summons the energy to try to rescue one more soul on the plane. The Friday Gospels by Jenn Ashworth – review 2013-01-26T18:00:01Z Coterminous with an era in which divorce rates soared and casual sex became socially unexceptionable, Mr and Mrs proselytised for the straight and narrow virtue of heterosexual commitment. Derek Batey obituary 2013-02-20T19:23:11Z It certainly wasn't because I'm attached to the 3D experience and wish to proselytise on its behalf. Step Up 3D 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z He doesn't view their work as breaking the law, because in his mind they are not openly proselytising or baptising. Christian missionaries target the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z They also say Catholics should actively proselytise to convert others to Catholicism and oppose Francis' insistence that potential converts should be drawn to the faith by nothing more than the example of Christians. As pope Kazakhstan visit ends, conservative critic speaks out 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Iran’s intelligence ministry said on Monday it had arrested a number of adherents of the banned Baha’i faith for links to a centre in Israel, and for proselytising in schools and kindergartens. Blinken sidesteps question on U.S. return to Iran nuclear talks 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But he does not want to turn Malawi into a theocracy and neither does he want to proselytise, he added. The president who 'argued with God' 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z While the country’s laws do not place an outright ban on proselytising, it is forbidden to preach to a person under 18 without the consent of a parent. Israel threatens to pull evangelical Christian TV station aimed at Jews 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z When it comes to making money from nature, the small, poorly renumerated band of writers proselytising for its health benefits do not enter Levinovitz’s line of fire. Can nature really heal us? 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z But the JSM's members continued to live an austere life, proselytising, studying the Koran and the hadiths, and adhering to the tenets of Islam as defined by the Saudi religious establishment. The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The 10-year sentence appears to have been simply for his proselytising – and came after his lawyer sought leniency for the first-time offender. Uighur man's 10-year sentence shows harsh reality of Chinese repression 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z All three of those writers were positive pinkos compared to Campbell; even Robert A Heinlein, who was an anti-communist rightwinger who proselytised the positives of nuclear weapon testing. Enid Blyton had racist views. But I still read her | Sian Cain 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z China lacks the "proselytising zeal" - the sense of over-seas mission, that over the twentieth century saw the US strive for global dominance. Is the US still Asia's only military superpower? 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z It wasn’t always the case that readers recoiled from proselytising fiction. Is the political novel dead? 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “Populist” or “civic nationalist” groups provide forums for those with more radical beliefs to proselytise and organise, and the barrier between such groups tends to be extremely porous. 'We would never put that image on page 1': how we covered Christchurch 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Conversion from Islam to Christianity is banned - as it is in many Muslim countries - and proselytising is punishable by up to three years in prison. Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z In social media and the more secretive spaces of the online far right, eco-fascists are proselytising for genocidal solutions to environmental problems. Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the extreme right | Jason Wilson 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z On stage in the BT film Fury looks vaguely pleased at this, but also forgetful, preoccupied, concerned only with this strange proselytising mission. Tyson Fury casts some unexpected light from the darkest of places | Barney Ronay 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z To do otherwise, he suggests, would be “proselytising” and “alarmist”. David Attenborough has betrayed the living world he loves | George Monbiot 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “These are not ecological programmes. They are not proselytising programmes. they are not alarmist programmes. What they are is a new form of wildlife filmmaking.” David Attenborough: too much alarmism on environment a turn-off 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z I have glimpsed it a little bit – people from the church have been on set now and again, but he doesn’t proselytise about it.” Simon Pegg: ‘I was lost, unhappy and an alcoholic’ 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z As word spread, more people yearned to proselytise the Bikram method. “Bikram” investigates allegations of abuse against a megastar yogi 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z She says she thought he was going there to teach Mandarin, but quickly adds that as a Christian she would be "proud" if it was true that he was proselytising there. Risky road: China's missionaries follow Beijing west - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z It is not proselytising or alarmist to tell us the raw truth about what is happening to the world, however much it might discomfit us. David Attenborough has betrayed the living world he loves | George Monbiot 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Observers argue that Trump’s campaign rhetoric runs parallel to the racialised economic populism of the far right, and opened up a space in which they can proselytise. Socialism, fascist-style: hostility to capitalism plus extreme racism 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Hinduism remains the country’s dominant religion, but the transition to secularism opened up space for other religions, even though proselytising is outlawed in the constitution. ‘They use money to promote Christianity’: Nepal's battle for souls 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Iran, for its part, retorts that Saudi Arabia is the root of the terrorist problem with its acquiescence towards religious intolerance and its global proselytising based on the narrow ideology of Salafism. Trump Saudi visit aims to build new relationship - BBC News 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z This went on for the next 20 minutes, during which Randy got lost twice as he was apparently proselytising too hard to look at the GPS. America has never seen a party less caring than 21st-century Republicans 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Possibly not, but then few seriously proselytised for Barca this time last week, and look how that panned out. Juventus v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg – live! 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Chinese Catholics are free to go to mass and attend church, but barred from proselytising. Pope Francis targets deal with China in year of mercy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Simeon Garratt has said his parents made no secret of their faith but did not flaunt it in China, where proselytising is against the law. Canadian 'spy' detained by China returns home 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Hindu nationalists have claimed that Mother Teresa was a “soul harvester” who proselytised among the poor, and that she and her followers surreptitiously baptised the dying without their knowledge. Mother Teresa to become saint amid criticism over miracles and Missionaries 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In other words, the court asserts that a burkini may not be seen simply as an innocent religious symbol, but as a militant and proselytising form of radical Islam. Burkini beach row puts French values to test - BBC News 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z In prison, he had been flagged up for radical proselytising, the state prosecutor said. French police officer and partner murdered in 'odious terrorist attack' 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Jung, who presented the project at the Oslo Freedom Forum recently, was stressed that his aim was not to proselytise. 'Stealth gospel' music aims to shake up North Korea's songs of praise 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z A few even try to recruit new members through social media and websites, despite a ban on proselytising. Underground, overground 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z These projects cannot be dismissed as ideological or proselytising. Society needs to find shared values again | Cristina Odone 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Stockly was accused by the Islamic extremists of proselytising for Christianity and warned that she would be executed if she tried to return to Timbuktu. Swiss woman abducted for second time in Mali 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Or the revelation in November that a community centre in north London was inadvertently hosting proselytising sessions for IS. Battlefields of the mind 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Two years later it forbade Ahmadis from proselytising; violating this decree remains punishable by five years in prison for blasphemy. With God on whose side? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z There is another view, and that is that Christians certainly have a hard time in North Korea, but they are tolerated providing they don't proselytise. North Korea and Christianity - uneasy bedfellows - BBC News 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z “I would be very happy to come to Britain and proselytise,” one of the girls replied, and we all laughed uneasily. ‘It’s not like Argo’: the trials of a tour guide in Iran 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Her family was not particularly religious – “cultural Muslims who prayed and would want you to dress modestly” – but her sister was scouted at university by Hizb ut-Tahrir, a proselytising Islamist group. Losing their religion: The hidden crisis of faith among Britain’s young Muslims 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z One aspect of prison life that provides prisoners with ample opportunity for proselytising others is the daily exercise break, when inmates are allowed to mill around freely in the courtyard. French prisons fertile ground for Islamists 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Like him, too, the brothers were members of a da’wah proselytising group and grew up in a regional city, Rennes in Brittany, western France. Portrait of a British Jihadi as a Young Man In one dramatic example, the Muslim al-Madinah free school in the city of Derby closed this year after complaints of fundamentalist proselytising, intimidation of non-Muslim staff and poor teaching. The new school rules 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Christian proselytising is considered a crime in North Korea. US works to free trio in N Korea 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s a bit rich for a pope to tell us not to proselytise, when he does. The sinner’s top 10 guide to happiness 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Despite its religious background, the group only does development work; proselytising is forbidden in Afghanistan, where the penalty for converting from Islam is death. Finnish aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan; 6 civilians killed by bomb 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z "The advocacy, the recruitment, the proselytising and the support of terrorists had found a new medium, a new method of communication through the internet," he says. The godfather of internet jihad? 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z That explanation included the enhanced role of proselytising for his party on the airwaves - but he was also closely consulted on the choice of today's new ministerial team. 'War cabinet' for election battle 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The movement regards the street drive as just another way of proselytising, says Mark O'Malley, a spokesperson at the Office of Public Information for Jehovah's Witnesses. The Jehovah's Witnesses' new tactic 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z "He's not proselytising, he's not making speeches," she says. Why Abu Hamza shed tears in court 2014-05-09T01:25:55Z Like other secular creeds, they're continuations of proselytising monotheism by other means. Two cheers for human rights 2013-12-27T16:37:39Z By contrast, the military establishment offers fighting opportunities in both the post-Nato Afghanistan and their arch-rival, India, long considered by Pakistan's religious hardliners as a land that needs to be conquered and proselytised. Pakistanis react with dismay to new Taliban chief 2013-11-07T21:41:04Z He talks about its mission statement - to live better, help often and wonder more - with proselytising zeal. Doing church without God 2013-11-01T09:56:18Z It's a space for religious proselytising – though people of all faiths and none are welcome. Not talking about death only makes it more lonely and frightening 2013-06-30T18:06:25Z I think Christians often seek to avoid tension, so we don't proselytise from the stage for fear of splitting or turning the room. Mocking faith - how far can you go? 2013-05-08T16:29:56Z Now Rauschmann and others are proselytising, travelling around Germany to spread the gospel of unusual tastes. US beer makes its mark in Germany 2013-05-07T10:53:53Z A former senior Malian intelligence officer said Ag Ghali's commitment to fundamentalist Islam - cultivated during years spent in the Gulf and through connections in the proselytising Muslim movement Tabligh - had been underestimated. Analysis: Mali's Islamist groups united by war threat 2013-01-15T18:28:23Z Her followers responded by proselytising the good news among non-believers in what Festinger saw as a classic case of cognitive dissonance. Life after the (non) end of the world 2012-12-21T01:56:23Z But it seems that places like St Elizabeth's offer something that some of these gangsters are desperately seeking - community, acceptance and, as with all proselytising faiths, a new beginning. New Zealand's urban outlaws 2012-09-25T23:28:25Z Somervell annoyed fellow missionaries by dancing and playing cards on the boat out to India and he wasn't interested in proselytising. Olympic secret of Everest's forgotten hero 2012-05-19T11:43:44Z They are expected to proselytise for ten hours a day, six days a week. Schumpeter: The Mormon way of business 2012-05-03T15:00:45Z The Christians, who had been for many years828 proselytising without restraint in the great confluence of nations, and amid the disintegration of old beliefs, had become a formidable body. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The rebels tried sometimes to proselytise; the Royalists were content to murder. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Nor did this acquisition remain a dead letter with her; it awakened the most zealous wish for proselytising. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z He had as little in common with those who would use the artistic profession to persuade and proselytise as with those who would brandish it defiantly in the face of the vulgar. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Her first criticism is of an excessive focus on fund-raising, a distraction from the proselytising efforts that he regarded as the priority. Scientology: Thetans at war 2012-01-05T16:00:47Z Their work fills one with respect: there is no proselytising about it; their idea is to civilise by education. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z It is equally well known that I am paid to teach and not to proselytise. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Their activity in proselytising is equally great with their zeal for missions to the heathen. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Having set his company on the path to what he called "Mount Sustainability", Anderson increasingly turned his attention to proselytising around the world. Ray Anderson obituary 2011-08-26T15:45:44Z But looking back, Jewish historian Professor David Cesarani of Royal Holloway, University of London, is appalled by what appears to him like a crass recruitment exercise of vulnerable people by a proselytising church. British 'Schindler' 2011-08-08T00:21:16Z The learning in all is remarkable; the freedom from sectarian bitterness, from bigotry, and from the insolent assumption of moral and religious superiority, is even more striking, in such proselytising compositions. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z Because he is paid to proselytise, they are ready to tolerate more from him than from an unpaid agent. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The sects which proselytise in Rome are the American Methodists, Baptists, and Wesleyans; many of the better educated preferring to all these the native Waldensian Church. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Many of them no longer even try to proselytise, having found their inability to stretch beyond their boundaries; others still labour, but their gains are few—how few only those who have watched can know. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z All their proselytising efforts, however, remained fruitless; the Kalmucks were deaf to their instruction. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He detested enthusiasm as a dangerous and disturbing element in human affairs, and he viewed with especial indignation the pretensions of unlearned persons to preach and proselytise. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Without any intention of proselytising it came naturally to him to combat beliefs that he considered to be obsolete and obstructive to progress of thought. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Compulsory means for proselytising never have been, and never will be, effectual in the case of Mahommedans; but what can withstand self-denying kindness? The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z I know they like their nuns to be nice looking; prefer that stripe; I suppose, for purposes of proselytising, if nothing more. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Some Russian missionaries attempted their conversion towards the close of the last century, but their proselytising efforts, based on force, were fruitless, and produced nothing but revolts. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z That debate turned toxic, with one side accusing the other of proselytising suspect scientific theories. Met accused on shaken baby cases 2011-02-08T06:04:31Z As you know, it was one of the conditions imposed by my father on the Professor that there should be no attempt on his part at proselytising. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The more Dino looked at him the more remote he felt from any impulse of proselytising. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z Further, Pakistan's blasphemy laws prohibit Ahmadis from calling themselves Muslims or from proselytising. Is your economy sharia compliant? 2011-02-02T15:02:58Z This is not about proselytising, it's not about coercing people. Churches plan 2012 Olympics push for new members 2010-10-24T19:40:00Z Here he lived, wrote and proselytised until his death in 1077. Death in Lahore: Bombing the Light of God 2010-07-02T12:48:00Z You may depend upon him for not proselytising; he will not even introduce the subject; and I am sure that he will be ready to fall in with your wishes in every way. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Ink-veined newspaper managers, veterans of circulation wars, started to proselytise the importance of "free". 'Who do I make it payable to?' 2010-06-03T11:56:00Z The whole design of the piece is to exhibit the supposed agency of the potentates of Hell in proselytising mankind towards the adoption of the most abhorrent blasphemy. A Cursory History of Swearing "The most extraordinary method of proselytising," said the spinster, "that I, who have carried on the trade of mending the species for many years, have ever yet seen." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 There was a great difference in the conduct of the Germans of West Prussia with respect to proselytising Jesuits and Sclavonian tyranny. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Besides this pilfering on the part of the prelates, we must not forget the enormous sums sent into this country to help the proselytising societies in their work. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 He served as a footman, was an inmate of a kind of proselytising almshouse at Turin, and went through many odd adventures, for which there is the dubious authority of his strange Confessions. A Short History of French Literature There is only one religion in the world that would send its servants to do what you are doing—to serve and not to proselytise. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire But the proselytising agency of the Roman church in this country I take to be one of the worst of the religious influences of the age. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Attempts at proselytising have not hitherto succeeded among the subjects of the Pope; but if it had been otherwise, would it have been possible for the Inquisition to proceed against a Protestant? The History of Freedom She never talked platitudes, she would rather remain silent, and she was a little given to proselytising. Jena or Sedan? Galiani was not, like some of his French friends, a proselytising atheist. A Short History of French Literature The spirit that feels them does not try to proselytise; they are his sorrow: he wishes not others to taste their bitterness. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion We know that the Jews of the Diaspora at this period were filled with a proselytising zeal of which the fact is more certain than the details. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity In 1845 Mr. Gladstone remarked that he would answer every objection, but never proselytised. The History of Freedom To proselytise to Catholicism, or to bring into England sacred objects consecrated by the Pope, or absolutions from him, was forbidden and treated as an offence against the State. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) No sooner was she convinced herself than she began to proselytise among the other girls, and in a short time her eloquence and force of character attracted a following from all parts of the school. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Or shall I appeal to her proselytising mania, and do the repentant sinner act? Fantômas And one who reads Anatole France for the sake of an exciting narrative, or for the sake of illuminating psychology, or for the sake of some proselytising theory, will be hugely disappointed. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Do proselytising missionaries in the Islamic field ever sit down and think what they are really trying to do? Pan-Islam The proselytising, the aggressive, the critical spirit diminishes. The Map of Life Conduct and Character It seems strange, indeed, that Mohammedanism, a compact proselytising faith, closely united with the civil rulership, should have so slightly modified, during seven centuries of dominion, this infinitely divided polytheism. Studies in Literature and History Princess Zairoff, however, assured them she had no intention of proselytising. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath General Gordon, I was authorised to state, was no narrow-spirited Christian, for he always put the need of giving education before attempts at proselytising. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The proselytising instinct may be never quite morally defensible, even as between husband and wife. Robert Elsmere The Duchess of Norfolk, writing from Arundel, had criticised the proselytising action of certain Roman Catholic clergy. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 Strange indeed if, where faith assails faith in the name of Allah, Allah Himself should by that means produce general toleration, and an end to proselytising! The Valley of the Kings She did not indeed go about endeavouring to proselytise the household, for she was naturally timid, soft-hearted, and meek, but she made no attempt to conceal her opinions and her sympathy with the persecuted Christians. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar And the pretence at proselytising, with its mongrel mixture of Christianity and superstition, did not make this Transatlantic villeinage a whit less irksome to endure. The Death Shot A Story Retold One is conscious at Benares just now of a pervading effort to proselytise. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah And Mary Magdalen, perceiving that proselytising was not her vocation, retired to a wild cavern since called the Holy Grotto. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 Fakīrs as a body are believed to marry among themselves, and hence to form something in the nature of a caste, but they freely admit outsiders, whether Muhammadans or proselytised Hindus. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Too much time, too much money, too much of true religion is wasted, in our common custom of trying to proselytise others! She and I, Volume 1 It is, that Teufelsdröckh is not without some touch of the universal feeling, a wish to proselytise. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History He recurred to his old idea of establishing a system of unsectarian national education, and he readily abandoned the corrupt and proselytising charter schools. Historical and Political Essays But it may be well to show that even when brought to the tests imposed by the reigning Pragmatism, the nature-mystic can justify his existence and can proselytise with a good conscience. Nature Mysticism Let it be understood, therefore, that in these observations we aim not in the slightest degree at proselytising our northern friends. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 While the reader is amused with his wit and charmed with his descriptions, he is instructed, proselytised, won over to Evangelicalism almost without knowing it. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century XII Farewell Teufelsdröckh’s strange manner of speech, but resolute, truthful character: His purpose seemingly to proselytise, to unite the wakeful earnest in these dark times. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Cui bono is the question repeatedly put to the proselytising Atheist by this modern antique class of persons, who cannot see the utility of destroying the vital principle of all religions. An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles Though he was on his bed Andrew did not forget his proselytising and Duncan and Jean were brought into the bedroom every night while Marcella read the New Testament, and her father prayed. Captivity But he was an enthusiast for Federation by means of a South African Conference, and he made a proselytising tour through the Colony. The Life of Froude Where a Jewish child was received in a Christian home - which occurred frequently - it was prescribed by the Movement, and accepted by the foster-parents, that there should be no attempt to proselytise. The Grey Book I have before me just now a most remarkable instance of the length to which this gentleman carried his proselytising propensities, which I will mention. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times He threw himself whole-heartedly into the work of proselytising, and the progress of early days, although slow, was largely due to his indefatigable energy. Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam Their temporal ambition was wholly subservient to their proselytising spirit, in which they were not exceeded by Mahomet himself. Political Pamphlets There, be sure, was no big talk on the primary obligation of orthodoxy, no attempts to proselytise. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character In the first place it is certain both that Voltaire's opinions upon those matters were fixed, and that his proselytising habits had begun, long before he came to England. Books and Characters French and English Yet such belief is nevertheless well-grounded and right, and there is no great hope for the Church till it gains ground, soberly, powerfully, and apart from all low views of proselytising, or fear of danger. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 On his arrival in Barcelona Gabriel's life was a whirlwind of proselytising, of struggles, and of persecutions. The Shadow of the Cathedral The missionary, for instance, may consider that a knowledge of the similarities of these religions would increase the efficacy of his proselytising work: his purpose would thus be wholly practical. Christianity and Islam That is her system of proselytising," said the Colonel, "and if she is content with outward conversion, it isn't a bad one. The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes It was an odd but most effective proselytising. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes There was no attempt to form a party, or to proselytise; there was no organisation, no distinct and recognised party marks. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 The ardour of his proselytising made him leave Paris at the end of five years. The Shadow of the Cathedral Their attempts at proselytising was not with velvet gloves, but with fire-brand, sword, and the hangman's rope. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe He had no desire to proselytise and avoided religious discussions as much as possible, but Saïd's confidence had touched him. The Shadow of the East And the secret living force of Shinto to-day—that force which repels missionary efforts at proselytising—means something much more profound than tradition or worship or ceremonialism. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Much less is it to be sought for in the efforts of proselytising missionaries from the West—most of whom profess an earnest belief in devils. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series He wished to convince him; he felt all the fervour, all the irresistible impulse of his proselytising days, without trying in any way to disguise his feelings from consideration of the atmosphere surrounding him. The Shadow of the Cathedral In 1836 two French priests came to the island with the avowed intention of proselytising. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World Whenever the revivalist fever attacks a community, it excites in a certain number of individuals, especially women, an indescribable zeal for proselytising. The History of David Grieve Judaism was intolerant, as all merely monotheistic faiths must be, and sure of future universality, but it was not proselytising—not a missionary faith. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Many were forcibly proselytised, their property was confiscated, and they were forbidden to carry on their businesses. Crescent and Iron Cross I do not know a single writer on Islam who defends the use of force in the proselytising process. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation I cannot face the self-satisfied, pitying looks . . . the everlasting suspicion that they suspect me to be speaking untruths, or proselytising in secret. Yeast: a Problem Our object is not to subvert them: you are not sent among those Churches to proselytise. Turkey: a Past and a Future So it did not scruple to persecute as well as to proselytise. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Further enrolments were desirable, and, in March 1917, all Greeks living in Anatolia were forcibly proselytised, their property was confiscated, and they were made liable to military service. Crescent and Iron Cross For it is a remarkable feature of human natural history, the desire to proselytise. The Open Air Darud collected around him, probably by proselytising, a strong party: he gradually increased his power, and ended by expelling the owners of the country, who fled to the N.W. as far as Abyssinia. First Footsteps in East Africa Zeal in proselytising is often due to an uneasy suspicion that we only half-believe. More Pages from a Journal All eating is a kind of proselytising - a kind of dogmatising - a maintaining that the eater’s way of looking at things is better than the eatee’s. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler It was remarkable that Mary discouraged all proselytising towards the Protestants of her train, and even forbore to make any open attempt on her daughter's faith. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland It was this, more than anything else, that held him back from the ambition to proselytise. The Captives Again there is general belief in Arabia that the English sent a mission to the Prophet, praying that Khalid might be despatched to proselytise them: unfortunately Mohammed was dead and the "Ingríz" ratted. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Exception had been taken to an applicant for a mastership, on the ground that he had been a preacher with a strong turn for proselytising. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 So we can only proselytise fresh meat, the convictions of putrid meat begin to be too strong for us. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler No doubt the thunder had shaken her stomach's confidence in the soundness of its opinions, so as to weaken its proselytising power. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino But, it is said, we must regard this Church as an aggressive Church, a proselytising Church, a Church militant among spiritual enemies. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 The absence of fanaticism and of that proselytising zeal which is one of the most prolific sources of religious hatred, is to be explained by the peculiar religious conceptions of these peasants. Russia And this will be effected without any efforts to proselytise; without the smallest interference with religious liberty; merely by the natural operation of knowledge and reflection. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Besides the girls, Yamba, and myself, only our own women-folk were admitted, because I was careful never to attempt to proselytise any of the natives, or wean them from their ancient beliefs. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont |
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