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Why study religion?

understanding humanity's pursuit of the divine

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An edition of Why study religion? (2016)

Why study religion?

understanding humanity's pursuit of the divine

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"This brief primer explains why Christian students should study religion, how they should go about it, and why it is important in our contemporary, pluralistic context. Senior religion scholar Terry Muck introduces the discipline and explains how it can be approached by Christian students. He explores the contemporary significance of studying religion in a complex, multicultural world and concludes by addressing the skills students must bring to the study of religion in the twenty-first century. Written in accessible prose suitable for undergraduates, this introduction can be used to supplement any standard religion textbook."--Publisher.

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English
Pages
202

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Why study religion?: understanding humanity's pursuit of the divine
2016, Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group
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Table of Contents

Why?
The study of religion
The student of religion
Why now?
Changing societies: radical differentiation
Complex individuals: hybrid personalities
Clashing religions: contestation, consilience, confession
How?
The scholarly skills: studying texts, collecting ethnographic data, comparing and contrasting ideas
Perspectival objectivity: from premodern to modern to postmodern
New trajectories for the study of religion
Classic books in the study of religion
Classic essays in the study of religion
Categorizing religious traditions: an assignment
Twelve guidelines for the study of religion.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
200.71
Library of Congress
BL41 .M84 2016, BL41.M84 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 202 pages
Number of pages
202

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL39816233M
Internet Archive
whystudyreligion0000muck
ISBN 10
0801049954, 1493404504
ISBN 13
9780801049958, 9781493404506
LCCN
2016004352
OCLC/WorldCat
927382742

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