Ramsey / Wilson The Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7082-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten

Reihe: 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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Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramsey, Paul

Wilson, John Frederick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsunterricht
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Religionspädagogik, Christlicher Katechismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Preface, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
Introduction: The Background and Present Context of the Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities, pg. 1
Biblical Studies in the University, pg. 23
History and Salvation: An Essay in Distinctions, pg. 40
Student Concerns and Philosophical Analysis: Unscrambling Theological Uses of "Contingent", pg. 73
The Ambiguous Position of Christian Theology, pg. 105
Catholic Studies in the University, pg. 139
Modes of Jewish Studies in the University, pg. 159
The Character and Contribution of the Sociology of Religion, pg. 190
Comparative Religious Ethics, pg. 216
The History of Religions: Some Problems and Prospects, pg. 246
The Religious as it Appears in Art, pg. 281
The Study of Religion and Literature: Siblings in the Academic House, pg. 304
The Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities: A Practical Commentary, pg. 330
Selected Bibliography, pg. 347
Contributors, pg. 353