On Teaching Religion

Essays by Jonathan Z. Smith
Herausgeber: Lehrich, Christopher I

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

On Teaching Religion collects the best of Jonathan Z. Smith's essays and lectures into one volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780197777015
• ISBN-10: 0197777015
• Artikelnr.: 69719973

Autorenporträt

Christopher I. Lehrich is the author of The Occult Mind and The Language of Demons and Angels.

Inhaltsangabe

A Prefatory Note
Introduction: Approaching the College Classroom
Part One: RELIGION IN THE ACADEMY
Chapter 1: The Introductory Course: Less Is Better
Chapter 2: Basic Problems In the Study of Religion
Chapter 3: Scriptures and Histories
Chapter 4: Here and Now: Prospects for Graduate Education
Chapter 5: Connections
Chapter 6: Religious Studies: Whither (Wither) and Why?
Chapter 7: Are Theological and Religious Studies Compatible?
Chapter 8: 'Religion' and 'Religious Studies': No Difference at All
Part Two: THE ACADEMIC PROFESSION
Chapter 9: Re-Forming the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Retrospective
Chapter 10: Why the College Major?: Questioning the Great Unexplained Aspect of Undergraduate Education
Chapter 11: Puzzlement
Chapter 12: Towards Imagining New Frontiers
Chapter 13: To Double Business Bound
Editorial Remarks - Christopher I. Lehrich
Index