Why philosophy matters for the study of religion--and vice versa /

Work in philosophy of religion is still strongly marked by an excessive focus on Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Judaism - almost to the exclusion of other religious traditions. Moreover, in many cases it has been confined to a narrow set of intellectual problems, without embedding these in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Thomas A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Mind the Gap: Or, Philosophy of Religioin and Religious Studies
  • Landscapes, Lacunae, and Prospects
  • On the Role of Normativity in Religious Studies
  • History in the Future of the Philosophy of Religion
  • Beyond Comparative Religious Ethics
  • Against Religious Literacy
  • Conclusion: Hegel or Nietzsche?