Theology and religious studies in higher education : global perspectives
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Theology and religious studies in higher education : global perspectives
（Continuum advances in religious studies）
Continuum, c2009
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: hb ISBN 9781847063113
Description
A collection of essays by some of today's leading academics on the sometimes contentious relationship between religious studies and theology.Theology and religious studies co-exist in the majority of departments in higher education institutions, yet there has been very little debate or discussion on how these two disciplines relate to one another in this context and on a more general level. This new collection of essays aims to redress the balance and to add to fruitful discussion in this area.Including essays by some of today's leading academics on the sometimes contentious relationship between religious studies - or the study of religions - and theology, this volume is international in scope, with contributions from scholars from the UK, USA, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden and Iran. Many of the essays offer a contextualised account of the evolving relationship between the disciplines.
The contributors address such issues as the place of theology within today's universities; the problem of clashing methodologies in theology and religious studies; the possibility for a 'theological religious studies'; approaching the study of religions without theology; interdisciplinary approaches for bridging the theology/religious studies divide; and the place of biblical studies in the theology/religious studies debate.This groundbreaking new series offers original reflections on theory and method in the study of religions, and demonstrates new approaches to the way religious traditions are studied and presented.Studies published under its auspices look to clarify the role and place of Religious Studies in the academy, but not in a purely theoretical manner. Each study will demonstrate its theoretical aspects by applying them to the actual study of religions, often in the form of frontier research.
Table of Contents
- 1. Theology and Religious Studies for a Multifaith and Secular Society, David Ford
- 2. Theological Theology and Theological Religious Studies, Gavin D'Costa
- 3. Theology as the Future of Religious Studies, Erik Borgman and Stephan van Erp
- 4. 'A Coat of Many Colours': Interweaving Strands in Theology and Religious Studies, Ursula King
- 5. Interdisciplinary Theology: Bridging the Theology/Religious Studies Divide, Shannon Craigo-Snell
- 6. The Inevitability of Normativity in the Study of Religion: Theology in Religious Studies, Thomas A. Lewis
- 7. Recent Developments in Theology and Religious Studies: The South African Experience, Tony Moodie and Janet Jarvis
- 8. The Irony of Religious Studies: An Argument from the Swedish Experience, Mattias Martinson
- 9. Towards a Socio-Cultural, Non-Theological Definition of Religion, James L. Cox
- 10. A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship between Theology and Religious Studies, Kim Knott
- 11. The Bible: Fringe or Hinge? The Place of Biblical Studies in the Theology / Religious Studies Debate, Hugh Pyper
- 12. The Place of Theology in Iranian Universities: Teaching Theology and its Modern Problems in Iran, Mohammad Sadegh Zahedi
- 13. Religious Studies versus Theology: Why I'm Still Glad that I Converted from Theology to Religious Studies, Denise Cush.
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: pb ISBN 9781847063120
Description
Theology and religious studies co-exist in the majority of departments in higher education institutions within the UK, yet there has been very little debate or discussion on how these two disciplines relate to one another in this context and on a more general level. This new collection of essays aims to redress the balance and to add to fruitful discussion in this area Including essays by some of today's leading academics on the sometimes contentious relationship between religious studies a?? or the study of religions a?? and theology, this volume is international in scope, with contributions from scholars from the UK, USA, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden and Iran. Many of the essays offer a contextualised account of the evolving relationship between the disciplines.
The contributors address such issues as the place of theology within today's universities; the problem of clashing methodologies in theology and religious studies; the possibility for a 'theological religious studies'; approaching the study of religions without theology; interdisciplinary approaches for bridging the theology/religious studies divide; and the place of biblical studies in the theology/religious studies debate.
Table of Contents
- 1. Theology and Religious Studies for a Multifaith and Secular Society, David Ford
- 2. Theological Theology and Theological Religious Studies, Gavin D'Costa
- 3. Theology as the Future of Religious Studies, Erik Borgman and Stephan van Erp
- 4. 'A Coat of Many Colours': Interweaving Strands in Theology and Religious Studies, Ursula King
- 5. Interdisciplinary Theology: Bridging the Theology/Religious Studies Divide, Shannon Craigo-Snell
- 6. The Inevitability of Normativity in the Study of Religion: Theology in Religious Studies, Thomas A. Lewis
- 7. Recent Developments in Theology and Religious Studies: The South African Experience, Tony Moodie and Janet Jarvis
- 8. The Irony of Religious Studies: An Argument from the Swedish Experience, Mattias Martinson
- 9. Towards a Socio-Cultural, Non-Theological Definition of Religion, James L. Cox
- 10. A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship between Theology and Religious Studies, Kim Knott
- 11. The Bible: Fringe or Hinge? The Place of Biblical Studies in the Theology / Religious Studies Debate, Hugh Pyper
- 12. The Place of Theology in Iranian Universities: Teaching Theology and its Modern Problems in Iran, Mohammad Sadegh Zahedi
- 13. Religious Studies versus Theology: Why I'm Still Glad that I Converted from Theology to Religious Studies, Denise Cush.
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