relativize

If revelation requires a receiving agent, then there is a temptation to "relativize" it to that receiver.

Benedict and Bonaventure 2009

In a response to a series of articles from the Beverly Hills Courier, Metro attempts to compartmentalize and relativize the information from their own experts:

John Mirisch: Fault-y Towers: Don't Mention the Core! John Mirisch 2011

In a response to a series of articles from the Beverly Hills Courier, Metro attempts to compartmentalize and relativize the information from their own experts:

John Mirisch: Fault-y Towers: Don't Mention the Core! John Mirisch 2011

Some are better than others and the desire of anthropologists to relativize everything is not all that compelling when it moves, as here, to apologia for tyranny.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010

Yann Martel: Becky, the three religions because I wanted to discuss faith, not organized religion, so wanted to relativize organized religion by having Pi practice three.

The following is an edited chat transcript with Yann Martel, which took place on October 2, 2002 at WrittenVoices.com. Reproduced by permission of WrittenVoices.com 2010

Some are better than others and the desire of anthropologists to relativize everything is not all that compelling when it moves, as here, to apologia for tyranny.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010

Some are better than others and the desire of anthropologists to relativize everything is not all that compelling when it moves, as here, to apologia for tyranny.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010

Some are better than others and the desire of anthropologists to relativize everything is not all that compelling when it moves, as here, to apologia for tyranny.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010

I think that the capacity for societal contextualization is key strength of sociological analysis, which can relativize the parts vis-a-vis the wider whole without actually grasping the whole totality.

Satire: Intentions, Best Interpretations, And Reality » Sociological Images 2009

In the present social and cultural context, where there is a widespread tendency to relativize truth, practising charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human development.

Every Word is Truth 2009