Religious Studies, Theology, and the University

Conflicting Maps, Changing Terrain

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Explores the relationship between religious studies and theology and the place of each in the modern, secular university.This collection explores the highly contested relationship of religious studies and theology and the place of each, if any, in secular institutions of higher education. The founding narrative of religious studies, with its sharp distinction between teaching religion and teaching about religion, grows less compelling in the face of globalization and the erosion of modernism. These essays take up the challenge of thinking through the identity and borders of religious studies and theology for our time. Reflecting a broad range of positions, the authors explore the religious/secular conceptual landscape that has dominated the modern West, and in the process address the revision of the academic study of religion and theology now underway.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-10-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:327 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:243
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791455227

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Linell E. Cady is Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University and author of Religion, Theology, and American Public Life, also published by SUNY Press. Delwin Brown is Harvey H. Potthoff Professor of Theology at the Iliff School of Theology. He has published several books, including Boundaries of Our Habitations: Tradition and Theological Construction, also published by SUNY Press.

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"On the whole, the authors are scholars whose views on the subject we want to hear, with a good mix of seasoned and new voices. They present us with several good descriptions of the complex, ambiguous, historical, and conceptual relationships of theology and religious studies." — William E. Paden, author of Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion, Second Edition and Interpreting the Sacred: Ways of Viewing Religion"The usefulness of this book cannot be overstressed. It speaks to the new developments toward global issues and pluralism now being engaged in new ways by scholars in related fields." — Robert M. Garvin, University at Albany, State University of New York

Innehållsförteckning

Preface 1. IntroductionLinell E. Cady and Delwin Brown 2. The Study of Religion as an Anthropology of CredibilityRussell T. McCutcheon 3. Why "Theology" Won't WorkIvan Strenski 4. Our Subject "Over There?" Scrutinizing the Distance Between Religion and Its StudyChristopher Chesnek 5. Other People's Theologies:The New Hubris of History of ReligionsRichard C. Martin 6. Embodied TheologySam Gill 7. From Theology to theology: The Place of "God-Talk" in Religious StudiesWilliam D. Hart 8. Territorial Disputes: Religious Studies and Theology in TransitionLinell E. Cady 9. Academic Theology in the University or Why an Ex-Queen's Heir Should Be Made a SubjectDelwin Brown 10. Rethinking Theology and Religious StudiesSheila Greeve Davaney 11. Religious Studies and the Alienation of TheologyDarrell J. Fasching 12. The Place of Academic Theology in the Study of Religion from the Perspective of Liberal EducationPaula M. Cooey 13. The Epistemic Publicity of Academic Black TheologyFrederick L.Ware 14. Theology and Cultural Contest in the UniversityKathryn Tanner Bibliography Contributors Index