In this Book
- The Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
The study of religion, traditionally sponsored by sectarian institutions, has within recent decades come to claim an increasingly larger share of attention in colleges and universities generally, and in the process the constituent intellectual disciplines have undergone significant changes. In this volume, twelve distinguished scholars take stock of the current state of the field and explore the prospects for future development.
The areas covered in the essays (with their authors) are biblical studies (Stendhal), Western religious history (Clebsch), philosophy of religion (Diamond), theology (McGill), Catholic studies (Preller), Jewish studies (Neusner), sociology of religion (Harrison), comparative religious ethics (Little), history of religions (Sullivan), religion and art (Turner), and religion and literature (Driver). A "practical commentary" on the current state of the field (Gustafson) concludes the volume.
Taken together, the essays provide an overview of the subject matter of religion study that should enable scholars of religion to situate and define their own work while helping others to appreciate the claims that work has upon the resources and concerns of colleges and universities.
Originally published in 1970.
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Table of Contents
- Biblical Studies in the University
- pp. 21-37
- The Ambiguous Position of Christian Theology
- pp. 103-136
- Catholic Studies in the University
- pp. 137-156
- Modes of Jewish Studies in the University
- pp. 157-187
- Comparative Religious Ethics
- pp. 214-243
- The Religious as it Appears in Art
- pp. 279-303
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 347-352
- Contributors
- p. 353