"This book presents the first systematic and cross-cultural exploration of ideas of heresy, as well as orthodoxy, in a group of major religious traditions, including Neo-Confucianism, Sunni Islam, rabbinic Judaism, and early Christianity. It shows how authorities in all four of …
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Words matter: hermeneutics in the study of religions
Words matter: hermeneutics in the study of religions
Words matter: hermeneutics in the study of religions
Words matter: hermeneutics in the study of religions
Different religious groups in Central and Eastern Europe influenced societies in the region after the fall of Communism and continue to play a crucial role in culture, politics, social networks and value transformations. As part of the REVACERN (Religion and Values in Central an…
Preface : autobiography and comparative theology -- Introduction : revisiting an old tale -- Religious difference and Christian theology : thinking about, thinking with, and thinking through -- The limits and promise of exclusivism and inclusivism : assessing major options in th…
"How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain d…