Sisyphus and I: Or, Theologians I Have Known in Three Decades as Religionswissenschaftler

My work as a scholar of religion began in a Department of Religious Studies which had been the first in the United Kingdom not to be connected to Theology. I now teach in a Religion programme which has recently severed its institutional connection to Theology. However, for many of the intervening ye...

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Main Author: Sweetman, Will (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2019]
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 145-165
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious studies scholar / Theology
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Theology
B David Hume
B Religious Studies
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Summary:My work as a scholar of religion began in a Department of Religious Studies which had been the first in the United Kingdom not to be connected to Theology. I now teach in a Religion programme which has recently severed its institutional connection to Theology. However, for many of the intervening years in my three decades in the discipline I worked in contexts which combined theology with religious studies. My research began with reflection on the historical origin of the academic study of religion. This article reflects on the relationship between theology and religious studies as I have experienced it, and argues that it is crucial to maintain the distinction and to communicate it clearly to those outside of our discipline.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jasr.40132