The Concept of Cultural Translation in American Religious Studies
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DOI: 10.1086/694129
Abstract: For Carlin Barton on her retirement from teaching—wishing her many more years of py scholarly life. This programmatic essay is propadeutic for and ultimately introductory to my book in prog, The History of Judaism: A… read more here.
Keywords: american religious; translation american; cultural translation; barton ... See more keywords
Three Approaches to Teaching Secularism in Religious Studies
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DOI: 10.1558/imre.40118
Abstract: Response to: Podcast with Donovan Schaefer, 28 November 2016Interviewed by Christopher R. CotterTranscribed by Catrin J. SawfordAudio and transcript available at: https://religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/is-secularism-a-world-religion/ read more here.
Keywords: approaches teaching; three approaches; secularism; secularism religious ... See more keywords
Reduction without Reductionism: Re-Imagining Religious Studies and Religious Education
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DOI: 10.1558/imre.43225
Abstract: School and university teachers of Religious Studies (RS) are caught between presenting the irreducible complexity of their subject matter, and the practicalities of selection and simplification that pedagogy entails. The entanglements of culture, politics and… read more here.
Keywords: religious studies; reduction without; religion; religious education ... See more keywords
THE CONCEPT OF RELIGIOUS SECURITY: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES OF ACADEMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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DOI: 10.17721/sophia.2020.16.4
Abstract: The article considers the methodological approaches used by academic religious scholars in forming the concept of religious security, in particular in Ukraine. A complete and holistic strategy or program "Religious security of Ukraine" does not… read more here.
Keywords: religious studies; religious security; academic religious; methodological approaches ... See more keywords
Taxonomy Construction and the Normative Turn in Religious Studies
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DOI: 10.3390/rel8120270
Abstract: Jonathan Z. Smith contends that a taxonomic agenda underlies the study of religion. Before Smith, structuralist scholars saw it as their task to uncover the roots of human taxonomic arrangements that present themselves as natural.… read more here.
Keywords: normative turn; taxonomy construction; turn religious; construction normative ... See more keywords