The Approach to the Social Sciences in Religion Past and Present

The social sciences do threaten theology/religious studies even when they do not challenge either the reality of God or the reality of belief in the reality of God. The entries in RPP ignore this threat in the name of some wished-for harmony. The entries neither recognize nor refute the challenge of...

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Published in:Bulletin for the study of religion
Main Author: Segal, Robert Alan 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2015]
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart / Social sciences
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Summary:The social sciences do threaten theology/religious studies even when they do not challenge either the reality of God or the reality of belief in the reality of God. The entries in RPP ignore this threat in the name of some wished-for harmony. The entries neither recognize nor refute the challenge of social science to theology/religious studies. They do, then, stand antithetically both to those whom I call "religionists" and to many theologians, for whom there is nothing but a challenge.
ISSN:2041-1871
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v44i3.28018