Four conjectures on the future of the study of religion/s: a plea for further differentiation of the discipline
In this contribution, I argue that a stronger division of labor within the non-confessional academic study of religion/s would help the discipline to thrive. A further differentiation between Theory of Religion, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science is called for. I am convinced that this division...
| Subtitles: | Futures |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2020
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| In: |
Religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 122-128 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Science of Religion
/ Method
/ Differentiation
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
concept of religion
B Epistemology B philosophy of science B Science of Religion B Discipline B Normativity |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | In this contribution, I argue that a stronger division of labor within the non-confessional academic study of religion/s would help the discipline to thrive. A further differentiation between Theory of Religion, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science is called for. I am convinced that this division would help scholars to cope with the permanent and fundamental challenges of the discipline, two of which are most noteworthy: the disputed epistemic status of the object religion,' and the question of normativity. |
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| ISSN: | 1096-1151 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2019.1684743 |
