Word: relevantizing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The Indian Jesuits are in an enviable position compared with priests elsewhere. The religious man is still hallowed in India; the priest is still an authority as he was in Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Because he is expected to be an ascetic, there is little temptation to become "relevant...
The seemingly clear-cut aspects of the legal situation in Namibia made a deeper evaluation of relevant moral and political issues unnecessary. Because the problem of Continental Oil is identical with Phillips's, it is likely the ACSR will deal with that question, too, without ever coming forward with an...
Thus, it is of paramount importance for blacks to engage in scholarship. This scholastic engagement is undeniably valuable for blacks--culturally, politically and psychologically. Blacks will not only have firm representation in the production of scholarship, but more importantly, scholastic engagement will provide the black struggle with relevant knowledge and...
A real danger, then, is not financial restriction -- Bok said that unless Congressional action imposes new restrictions, the financial situation is well in hand -- or irrelevance in the curriculum; the danger, Bok said, is "that universities such as Harvard will become too relevant, too preoccupied with the problems around them...
The desire "to get involved, to be relevant, may undermine the work we do in the humanities and general education," Bok said. "The great danger is that for some of the best people, the temptation of a full life will be better fulfilled by going into applied fields rather than...