Religion In Multidisciplinary Perspective

Author : F. LeRon Shults,Robert Cummings Neville
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438487427

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Religion in Multidisciplinary Perspective by F. LeRon Shults,Robert Cummings Neville Pdf

Religion in Multidisciplinary Perspective provides the first comprehensive treatment of the work of Wesley J. Wildman, one of the most inventive thinkers in the field of religious studies. Scholars with expertise in philosophical, theological, and scientific approaches to the study of religion offer critical and constructive engagements with Wildman's astonishingly creative and integrative oeuvre. The essays address themes that will be of interest to those concerned with the current state of scholarship on religion from a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, ethics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and others. The volume concludes with a response by Wildman.

Author : Jay R. Feierman,Lluis Oviedo
Publisher : Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0367250268

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The Evolution of Religion, Religiosity, and Theology by Jay R. Feierman,Lluis Oviedo Pdf

This book takes a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary approach to religion, religiosity and theology from their earliest beginnings to the present day. It uniquely brings together the natural sciences and theology to explore how religious practice emerged and developed through the four sections into which the book is organized: Evolutionary biology; Philosophical linguistics, psychology and neuroscience; Theology and Anthropology. The volume features an international panel of contributors who develop an innovative picture of religion as a culturally-created social institution; religiosity as a more personal and subjective anthropological element of people expressed through religion; and theology as the study of god. To survive in changing times, living systems -- a good characterization of religion, religiosity and theology -- all must adaptively evolve. This is a vital study of a rapidly burgeoning field. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars in religious studies and theology as well as in the psychological, sociological, and anthropological study of religion.

Author : Gretchen Buggeln,Crispin Paine,S. Brent Plate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474255547

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Religion in Museums by Gretchen Buggeln,Crispin Paine,S. Brent Plate Pdf

Bringing together scholars and practitioners from North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia, this pioneering volume provides a global survey of how museums address religion and charts a course for future research and interpretation. Contributors from a variety of disciplines and institutions explore the work of museums from many perspectives, including cultural studies, religious studies, and visual and material culture. Most museums throughout the world – whether art, archaeology, anthropology or history museums – include religious objects, and an increasing number are beginning to address religion as a major category of human identity. With rising museum attendance and the increasingly complex role of religion in social and geopolitical realities, this work of stewardship and interpretation is urgent and important. Religion in Museums is divided into six sections: museum buildings, reception, objects, collecting and research, interpretation of objects and exhibitions, and the representation of religion in different types of museums. Topics covered include repatriation, conservation, architectural design, exhibition, heritage, missionary collections, curation, collections and display, and the visitor's experience. Case studies provide comprehensive coverage and range from museums devoted specifically to the diversity of religious traditions, such as the State Museum of the History of Religion in St Petersburg, to exhibitions centered on religion at secular museums, such as Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, at the British Museum.

Author : Wesley J. Wildman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438432373

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Religious Philosophy as Multidisciplinary Comparative Inquiry by Wesley J. Wildman Pdf

What can philosophy contribute to the study of religion? This book argues that the study of religion needs philosophy in the form of multidisciplinary comparative inquiry. Contradicting the current tendency to regard philosophical reflection and the academic study of religion as independent endeavors best kept apart, Wesley J. Wildman brings them together, offering a broader vision than that of traditional "philosophy of religion" and surmounting many of its difficulties. His newer conception of "religious philosophy" is well suited to the modern, multicultural, secular university. Through multidisciplinary comparative inquiry, religious philosophy allows for a variety of approaches—from historical and analytical work to evocative description and theoretical evaluation of truth claims—and both secular and religious thinkers participate. The tasks and varieties of religious philosophy as they arc across the world's religions and philosophies are discussed along with religious philosophy's modern and postmodern contexts. Wildman's thoughtful and thought-provoking book will be essential reading for all those concerned with the study of religion, present and future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004677791

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Doing Multidisciplinary Research on Religion by Anonim Pdf

Religion is increasingly visible in the contemporary world as a complex phenomenon – requiring multidisciplinary research to do justice to the complexity. Multidisciplinary research is however, though lauded by many, notoriously difficult to bring to fruition. This volume takes on the challenge to bridge the gap. Contributions formulate the challenges many have faced, but few yet analysed and put into the hands of researchers concrete tools with which to set about designing and executing multidisciplinary research on religions, beliefs and religious behaviour. In an era where research funding increasingly expects interdisciplinary collaboration it provides guidance on constructive pathways and pitfalls to avoid. Contributors are: Riho Altnurme, Anders Bäckström, Lori G. Beaman, Karin Borevi, Leon van den Broeke, Valerie DeMarinis, Victoria Enkvist, Jonny Långstedt, Annette Leis-Peters, Anna-Sara Lind, Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon, Cecilia Nahnfeldt, Per-Erik Nilsson, Peter Nynäs, Margit Warburg, and Anne-Laure Zwilling.

Author : Christopher Cook
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334049852

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Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health by Christopher Cook Pdf

Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health provides reflections from leading international scholars and practitioners in theology, anthropology, philosophy and psychiatry as to the nature of spirituality and its relevance to constructions of mental disorder and mental healthcare.

Author : Ad Borsboom,F. P. M. Jespers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Identification (Religion)
ISBN : UOM:39015059136963

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Identity and Religion by Ad Borsboom,F. P. M. Jespers Pdf

Author : Chief Editor- Biplab Auddya, Editor- Rajni Baghel, Dr. Laxmi Dagar, Dr.M.Dhanalakshmi, Ms. P. Sharmila Devi, Archana Kasaudhan, Dr. Amairullah Khan Lodhi
Publisher : The Hill Publication
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9788196679965

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Multidisciplinary Approach in Research Area (Volume-5) by Chief Editor- Biplab Auddya, Editor- Rajni Baghel, Dr. Laxmi Dagar, Dr.M.Dhanalakshmi, Ms. P. Sharmila Devi, Archana Kasaudhan, Dr. Amairullah Khan Lodhi Pdf

Author : Maureen Miner,Martin Dowson
Publisher : IAP
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781681236650

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Creativity and Spirituality by Maureen Miner,Martin Dowson Pdf

The volume was developed to address conceptual, relational and formational questions around the phenomena of creativity and spirituality from a multidisciplinary perspective. We acknowledge the complexity of each phenomenon, and the need for multiple perspectives, in a number of ways. First, different chapters are written from psychological, theological or philosophical perspectives. Second, multiple research perspectives are considered across empirical and phenomenological methods of inquiry. Finally, multiple associations between creativity and spirituality are evaluated. From such multiple perspectives the theme of this volume emerges. Both creativity and spirituality are important for individual and societal flourishing but we know little about fostering both in the 21st century. Some ways of fostering them are psychologically harmful and need to be avoided. New ways of protecting people as they engage in creative and spiritual endeavours are needed. In particular, formal training in both creativity and spirituality within the sphere of higher education should be developed in the light of current research. However, new research that integrates multiple perspectives and examines creativity and spirituality together is needed for training that avoids harm and promotes individual and social flourishing. The book will be valuable for educators in all disciplines of higher education because it justifies and explicates training in creativity and spirituality within all areas of higher education. Further, it discusses how such training might best be included within andragogical practice. The book will be useful for researchers of creativity and spirituality because it gives an overview of contemporary research issues and findings, and proposes a new philosophical? theological perspective for integrative research in these areas. Students in fields of creativity, theology and spirituality will use the book as a synthesis of contemporary theories and research relating to both creativity and spirituality and for direction in post?graduate research. More broadly, Christians and others who appreciate the creative and performing arts will find much to challenge their thinking and deepen their awareness of spirituality within human creativity.

Author : Chief Editor- Biplab Auddya, Editor- Ms. Sangeeta, Mrs.V.Rekha, Gopalan K.R., Dr. Jibin Francis, Dr. S.P. Sasi Rekha, Dr. Shefali Mendiratta
Publisher : The Hill Publication
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9788196679934

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Multidisciplinary Approach in Research Area (Volume-4) by Chief Editor- Biplab Auddya, Editor- Ms. Sangeeta, Mrs.V.Rekha, Gopalan K.R., Dr. Jibin Francis, Dr. S.P. Sasi Rekha, Dr. Shefali Mendiratta Pdf

Author : Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317610373

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Psychological Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi Pdf

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and ‘spiritual’ ideas, practices and identities surviving and changing as religion loses its political power in those parts of the world which are experiencing increasing secularization? Written by one of the world’s leading authorities on the psychology of religion and social identity, Psychological Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of a century of research into the origins and consequences of religious belief systems and religious behaviour. The book employs a unique theoretical framework that combines the ‘new’ cognitive-evolutionary psychology of religion, examining the origins of religious ideas, with the ‘old’ psychology of religiosity, which looks at correlates and consequences. It examines a wide range of psychological variables and their relationship with religiosity. It is also provides fresh insights into classical topics in the psychology of religion, such as religious conversion, the relevance of Freud’s ideas about religion and religiosity, the meaning of secularization, and the crucial role women play in religion. The book concludes with the author’s reflections on the future for the psychology of religion as a field. Psychological Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity will be invaluable for academic researchers in psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, and history worldwide. It will also be of great interest to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students across the social sciences.

Author : Johannes M. Luetz,Beth Green
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789811588563

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Innovating Christian Education Research by Johannes M. Luetz,Beth Green Pdf

This book reformulates Christian education as an interdisciplinary and interdenominational vocation for professionals and practitioners. It speaks directly to a range of contemporary contexts with the aim of encouraging conceptual, empirical and practice-informed innovation to build the field of Christian education research. The book invites readers to probe questions concerning epistemologies, ethics, pedagogies and curricula, using multidisciplinary research approaches. By helping thinkers to believe and believers to think, the book seeks to stimulate constructive dialogue about what it means to innovate Christian education research today.Chapters are organised into three main sections. Following an introduction to the volume's guiding framework and intended contribution (Chapter 1), Part 1 features conceptual perspectives and comprises research that develops theological, philosophical and theoretical discussion of Christian education (Chapters 2-13). Part 2 encompasses empirical research that examines data to test theory, answer big questions and develop our understanding of Christian education (Chapters 14-18). Finally, Part 3 reflects on contemporary practice contexts and showcases examples of emerging research agendas in Christian education (Chapters 19-24).

Author : Jeroen Temperman
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004222502

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The Lautsi Papers: Multidisciplinary Reflections on Religious Symbols in the Public School Classroom by Jeroen Temperman Pdf

Each from their own discipline and perspective, these scholars contribute to the question of whether, in the present-day pluralist state, there is room for state symbolism or personal religious signs or attire in the public school classroom.

Author : Alex S. Kohav
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781931483407

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Mysticism and Meaning: Multidisciplinary Perspectives by Alex S. Kohav Pdf

The volume investigates the question of meaning of mystical phenomena and, conversely, queries the concept of "meaning" itself, via insights afforded by mystical experiences. The collection brings together researchers from such disparate fields as philosophy, psychology, history of religion, cognitive poetics, and semiotics, in an effort to ascertain the question of mysticism's meaning through pertinent, up-to-date multidisciplinarity. The discussion commences with Editor's Introduction that probes persistent questions of complexity as well as perplexity of mysticism and the reasons why problematizing mysticism leads to even greater enigmas. One thread within the volume provides the contextual framework for continuing fascination of mysticism that includes a consideration of several historical traditions as well as personal accounts of mystical experiences: Two contributions showcase ancient Egyptian and ancient Israelite involvements with mystical alterations of consciousness and Christianity's origins being steeped in mystical praxis; and four essays highlight mysticism's formative presence in Chinese traditions and Tibetan Buddhism as well as medieval Judaism and Kabbalah mysticism. A second, more overarching strand within the volume is concerned with multidisciplinary investigations of the phenomenon of mysticism, including philosophical, psychological, cognitive, and semiotic analyses. To this effect, the volume explores the question of philosophy's relation to mysticism and vice versa, together with a Wittgensteinian nexus between mysticism, facticity, and truth; language mysticism and "supernormal meaning" engendered by certain mystical states; cognitive-poetic analysis of mystical poetry; and a semiotic scrutiny of some mystical experiences and their ineffability. Finally, the volume includes an assessment of the so-called New Age authors' contention of the convergence of scientific and mystical claims about reality. The above two tracks are appended with personal, contemporary accounts of mystical experiences, in the Prologue; and a futuristic envisioning, as a fictitious chronicle from the time-to-come, of life without things mystical, in the Postscript. The volume contains fourteen chapters; its international contributors are based in Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Author : Birgit Breninger,Thomas Kaltenbacher
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443842921

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Creating Cultural Synergies by Birgit Breninger,Thomas Kaltenbacher Pdf

The past several decades have seen the re-invigoration of the concept of “intercultural competence” as one of the fundamental and most promising approaches towards studying culture in a respectfully complex way. The introduction of this concept, which has been defined and adapted in manifold ways in various disciplines, offers new ways of exploring the inherent multiplicity and versatility of cultural encounters and mutual understanding. This book brings together a stellar group of international researchers working in such diverse fields as business studies, religious studies, educational studies and communication studies. In critical pursuit of how to set intercultural competence to work in today’s society, the contributors to this indispensible volume elucidate with passion and astuteness the challenges and potentials of interculturality and interreligiosity.