Anthropology, theology, critique

This article reflects on one potential relationship the anthropological study of religion might enjoy with a critical orientation to religion. To do so, I highlight a burgeoning (but tenuous) dialog between anthropology and theology. Ultimately, I propose that a focus on religion and human flourishi...

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Published in:Critical research on religion
Subtitles:Symposium: “Towards a Critical Anthropology of Religion”
Main Author: Bielo, James S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Critical research on religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ethnology / Science of Religion / Critical theory / Theology
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
FA Theology
Further subjects:B Theology
B Anthropology
B prophetic critique
B Public Religion
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Summary:This article reflects on one potential relationship the anthropological study of religion might enjoy with a critical orientation to religion. To do so, I highlight a burgeoning (but tenuous) dialog between anthropology and theology. Ultimately, I propose that a focus on religion and human flourishing provides one wavelength on which an anthropology-theology collaboration can thrive. I follow the observation that anthropologists and theologians are united by concern with shared problems. If human and social flourishing is one such problem, then what might a collaborative configuration look like? The example I consider is how ethnographic evidence of religion in public life can be mobilized to advance prophetic theological critiques of injustice.
ISSN:2050-3040
Contains:Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2050303218757323