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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- The Questions Remain the Same
- Field Notes: News and Announcements in the Discipline
- Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism: An Interview with James G. Crossley
- Bruce Lincoln’s “How to Read a Religious Text”: An Experiment of Application.
- Scholars Are Demons, Not Gods: Meta-Theoretical Reflections Sparked by Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
- Scary Scholarship: A Response to Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
- Ideology, Ideology-Critique, and the Critical Study of Religion in Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions
- Open Space Technology and the Study of Religion: A Report on an Experiment in Pedagogy
Category Archives: Kenneth G. MacKendrick
Critical Questions Series 1: Summary
by Matt Sheedy In this first installment of the Critical Question Series, six scholars of religion were asked to respond to the following question: It is well known, at least amongst insiders, that the study of religion is internally divided in … Continue reading
Critical Questions Series: Kenneth G. MacKendrick
This is part of an on-going series with the Bulletin, where critical questions are posed to a variety of scholars on the same topic. Other posts in this series can be found here, here and here. It is well known, at least amongst insiders, … Continue reading
Guide for the Erudite Student: Asking for a Letter of Reference
By Kenneth G. MacKendrick Part of my job as a professional scholar is to write letters of reference for students and graduates. Asking for an academic letter of reference is not an intrusion on my duties nor should it be … Continue reading
From Cognitive Theory of Religion to Religious Cognition
By Kenneth MacKendrick The discourse on sui generis religion, as outlined by Russell McCutcheon is one that deemphasizes difference, history, and sociopolitical context in favor of abstract essences and homogeneity, characterized by the supposed uniqueness and autonomy of religion. While … Continue reading
Secularization After the Invention of Religion
By Kenneth G. MacKendrick Supporters of theories of secularization have fallen on hard times. Three criticisms of secularization are commonplace. First, secularization did not occur, with the refutation of theories of secularization relying on empirical observations. Second, the very notion of … Continue reading
Acts of Imagination
By Kenneth G. MacKendrick Religion: “While there is a staggering amount of data, of phenomena, of human experiences and expressions that might be characterized in one culture or another, by one criterion or another, as religious – there is no … Continue reading
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