Locating Value in the Study of Religion

Religious studies courses frequently justify their existence with the rhetoric of “value.” While appeasing the socio-economic concerns of college boards, this undermines the work of more critical approaches under the field’s big tent. The following paper responds to this disconcerting trend by casti...

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Main Author: Newton, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 459-478
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Certeau, Michel de 1925-1986 / Value / Appraisal / Religious studies / University didactics
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AH Religious education
NCB Personal ethics
NCC Social ethics
ZF Education
Further subjects:B Scriptural Economy De Certeau Pedagogy Value Theory Big Tent
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)