Theology And Religious Studies
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| Author | : Orlando O. Espín |
| Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
| Total Pages | : 1566 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780814658567 |
Spanning the gamut from "Aaron" to "Zwingli," this dictionary includes nearly 3,000 entries written by about sixty authors, all of whom are specialists in their various theological and religious disciplines. The editors have designed the dictionary especially to aid the introductory-level student with instant access to definitions of terms likely to be encountered in, but not to substitute for, classroom presentations or reading assignments. - Publisher.
| Author | : Helen Katharine Bond |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 644 |
| Release | : 2003-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780814799147 |
Though they are intimately related, most textbooks cover either religious studies or theology, leaving students lacking in exposure to one or the other of these associated disciplines. Religious Studies and Theology: An Introduction offers a comprehensive introduction to both subjects in one inclusive volume. The text is written in an accessible style and is meant for beginning students and all those interested in learning about these fields. It is divided into six sections, including Theories of Religion; World Religions; Biblical Studies; Practical Theology; Systematic Theology; and The Philosophy of Religion. The volume also contains a guide for further reading as well as boxes to explain key terms. Offering thorough and cutting-edge coverage of all aspects of these fields, it is the only introduction to the whole of religious studies and theology in a single-volume format. Contributors: Douglas J. Davies, Seth D. Kunin, Hugh Goddard, Martin A. Mills, Matthew Wood, F. Michael Perko, Paul Ellingworth, Ken Aitken, Helen K. Bond, John Swinton, Henry R. Sefton, Francesca Aran Murphy, and Derek Cross.
| Author | : Timothy Fitzgerald |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2003-10-16 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0195347153 |
In recent years there has been an intensifying debate within the religious studies community about the validity of religion as an analytical category. In this book Fitzgerald sides with those who argue that the concept of religion itself should be abandoned. On the basis of his own research in India and Japan, and through a detailed analysis of the use of religion in a wide range of scholarly texts, the author maintains that the comparative study of religion is really a form of liberal ecumenical theology. By pretending to be a science, religion significantly distorts socio-cultural analysis. He suggest, however, that religious studies can be re-represented in a way which opens up new and productive theoretical connections with anthropology and cultural and literary studies.
| Author | : Jay Johnston |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2020-11-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 3110472643 |
The discursive study of religion is a growing field that attracts increasing numbers of students and researchers from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds. This volume is the first systematic presentation of the research into religion and discourse. Written by experts from various disciplines, each chapter offers an integrative overview of theory, method, and contextual studies by focusing on a specific approach, interdisciplinary relationship, controversy, or theme in the field. Taking the discursive dimension in the production of knowledge seriously, the book also provides a critical analysis of academic practice and explores new forms of scholarly communication, including open peer-review. The collected volume will appeal to scholars and postgraduate students across a variety of disciplines, including religious studies, history of religion, sociology of religion, discourse studies, cultural studies, and area studies.
| Author | : Linell E. Cady |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2002-10-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780791455227 |
Explores the relationship between religious studies and theology and the place of each in the modern, secular university.
| Author | : Douglas J Davies |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2022-02-17 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 100057959X |
Worldview Religious Studies brings the study of religion, spirituality, secularism, and other mixed attitudes of life under the overarching scheme of worldview studies. This book introduces and defines worldviews more generally before establishing a framework specific to religious studies. The drive for meaning-making is explored through ritual-symbolic activities, ideas of ‘play’, and the power of emotions to transform simple ideas into values and beliefs that frame identity and signpost destiny. Identity and its sacralisation are discussed alongside gift/reciprocity theory in their relation to ideas of merit, karma, and salvation in Eastern and Western traditions. This theoretical background is used to introduce a new classification of worldviews - natural, scientific, ancestral, karmic, prophetic-sectarian, mystical, and ideological. Organised thematically by chapter, this book brings together familiar and unfamiliar authors, theories, and sources to challenge students and teachers of Religious Studies, Theology, and Ethics. It introduces worldview religious studies as a framework through which to re-think human endeavours to identify, cope and even transcend life’s flaws and perils.
| Author | : Frederick S. Colby |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2008-08-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0791477886 |
Discusses the historical development of the well-loved story of the Prophet Muhammad’s night journey to the divine realm and back again.
| Author | : Christiane J. Gruber |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2010-02 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0253353610 |
The tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. The tales are among Islam's most popular, appearing in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature, and in later adaptations throughout the Muslim world. Often serving as narratives designed to promote the worldview of particular Muslim groups, the tales were also a means for communities to construct rules of normative behavior and ritual practices, and were used to assert the superiority of Islam over other religions. The essays in this collection discuss the formation of this narrative, the mi'raj as a missionary text, its various adaptations, its application to esoteric thought, and its use in performance and ritual. -- Book jacket.
| Author | : Jonathan Yates |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 560 |
| Release | : 2020-07-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1614519269 |
This handbook explores the formation of Christianity in Northern Africa from the second century CE until the present. It focuses on the reception of Scripture in the life of the Church, the processes of decision making, the theological and philosophical reflections of the Church Fathers in various cultural contexts, and schismatic or heretical movements. Volume one covers the first four centuries up until the time of Augustine.
| Author | : D.L. Bird |
| Publisher | : Continuum |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2009-03-22 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
A collection of essays by some of today's leading academics on the sometimes contentious relationship between religious studies and theology.
