Objectivity Discourse, the Protestant Secular, and the Decolonization of Religious Studies

This article documents a complex genealogy of objectivity discourse that has shaped the study of religion in the modern academy. Analyzing data derived from a 2015 survey administered to Big 10, Research 1, and Ivy League religious studies institutions in the United States, the study posits a provis...

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Main Author: Cooper, Travis Warren (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 376-415
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / University / Science of Religion / Protestantism / Secularism / Objectivity / Discourse
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
KBQ North America
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B the Protestant secular
B Pluralism
B Religious Studies
B the state
B objectivity discourse
B Hegemony
B Identity
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