{"product_id":"religious-studies-the-making-of-a-discipline-9780800625351","title":"Religious Studies : The Making of a Discipline","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReligious Studies : The Making of a Discipline\u003c\/strong\u003e by Walter H. Capps. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780800625351.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its inception almost 200 years ago, the study of religion has informed, enlightened, provoked, and challenged our notions of humanitys deepest beliefs and longings. Now Walter Capps, nationally recognized for the quality and depth of his teaching, has written the first full-scale introduction to the history and methods of religious studies.\nTo assess the many points of view in this mature but diffuse discipline, Capps uses the idea that four basic or fundamental questions and three enduring interests have given formal structure to the study of religion:\nthe essence of religion\nthe origin of religion\ndescriptions of religion\nthe function of religion\nthe language of religion\ncomparisons of religion\nthe future of religious studiesIn this way Capps relates the chief insights and theories of philosophy, anthropology, phenomenology, sociology, and theology of religion, and spotlights theories from Immanuel Kant to Mircea Eliade.\nHis valuable text:\nunites in a single narrative and conceptual framework the major methodological proposals for the academic study of religion\ntreats all the major theorists in their respective disciplines, schools of thought, and intellectual movements\ntreats the whole discipline as a dynamic and evolving tradition.\nReligious Studies constitutes not only an erudite introduction to the field, exhibiting vast scholarship and careful assessment, but also a bold synthetic proposal for its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45253840928821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0800625358","price":42.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780800625351_fa1a2fc1-de2b-4822-9a3e-3416c8af13cb.jpg?v=1779948141","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/religious-studies-the-making-of-a-discipline-9780800625351","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}