{"product_id":"stereotyping-religion-critiquing-clichs-critiquing-religion-discourse-culture-power-9781474292191","title":"Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Clichés (Critiquing Religion: Discourse, Culture, Power)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereotyping Religion: Critiquing Clichés (Critiquing Religion: Discourse, Culture, Power)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Stoddard, Brad. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781474292191.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur culture is full of popular stereotypes about religion, both positive and negative. Many people uncritically assume that religion is intrinsically violent, or that religion makes people moral, or that it is simply \"bullshit\". This concise volume tackles 10 of these stereotypes, addresses why scholars of religion find them to be cliched, describes their origins, and explains the social or political work they rhetorically accomplish in the present.\n\nCliches addressed include the following:\n\n- Religions are belief systems\n- Im spiritual but not religious\n- Religion concerns the transcendent\n- Learning about religions leads to tolerance and understanding\n- Religion is a private matter.\n\nWritten in an easy and accessible style, Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Cliches will be of interest to all readers looking to clear away unsophisticated assumptions in preparation for more critical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964322017333,"sku":"ByrdShop_1474292194","price":27.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781474292191_1250b409-7cb1-4d37-98e7-c7e43506089f.jpg?v=1781428402","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stereotyping-religion-critiquing-clichs-critiquing-religion-discourse-culture-power-9781474292191","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}