Drawing back

And the men were afraid.—This signifies a drawing back, as appears from the signification of “being afraid,” as here denoting a drawing back, viz., from conjunction with the internal.

All this shows how the mainline theological tradition has reasserted itself in German political theology, so that there has been a drawing back from the more revolutionary implications of its original insights.

The political changes that have taken place since the 1990s (and which represent a drawing back from the “socialist revolution”) are reflected in the various neoliberal reforms introduced into the country, many of which imposed by international agencies, who nowadays consider technical support, information and the production and sharing of knowledge to be the main aspects of their involvement in the country (Mehta 2001).

Not wanting to lose his favorite sword, Orivon hung on grimly to its hilt. During one of its drawing backs, between wall-slams, he leaned down and planted his other sword against the wall, point out and hilt against the stone.