The Craft of Religious Studies

by Jon R. Stone (Editor)

Professors of religious studies and philosophy of religion contribute autobiographical essays on methodological issues that occur during the academic study of religion. Among the issues covered are the challenges of defining one's terms in the context of religious studies, the search for a method that distinguishes religious studies from other academic disciplines, the assumptions and preconceptions that scholars of religion have to deal with both in themselves and others, and the individual approaches that each of the contributors has chosen in his or own work and life. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

335 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997