Religion in Five Minutes - Aaron W. Hughes

Religion in Five Minutes - Aaron W. Hughes

78. Can one study one’s own religion objectively?

Religion in Five Minutes - Aaron W. Hughes

Rebekka King [+-]
Middle Tennessee State University
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Rebekka King, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. Her research focuses on the negotiation of boundaries within North American Christianity. Her first book (under contract with NYU Press) charts the development of progressive Christianity in North America as a movement that spurned Christian orthodoxy in pursuit of a resolutely skeptical faith. She teaches courses on method and theory, anthropology of religion, and contemporary Christianity.

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Religion in Five Minutes provides an accessible and lively introduction to the questions about religion and religious behaviour that interest most of us, whether or not we personally identify with -- or practice -- a religion. Suitable for beginning students and the general reader, the book offers more than 60 brief essays on a wide range of fascinating questions about religion and its study, such as: How did religion start? What religion is the oldest? Who are the Nones? Why do women seem to play lesser roles in many religions? What’s the difference between a religion and a cult? Is Europe less religious than North America? Is Buddhism a philosophy? How do we study religions of groups who no longer exist? Each essay is written by a leading authority and offers succinct, insightful answers along with suggestions for further reading, making the book an ideal starting point for classroom use or personal browsing.

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King, Rebekka. 78. Can one study one’s own religion objectively?. Religion in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 290-292 Aug 2017. ISBN 9781781794654. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=33864. Date accessed: 19 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.33864. Aug 2017

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