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Since Its Inception Almost 200 Years Ago, The Study Of Religion Has Informed, Enlightened, Provoked, And Challenged Our Notions Of Humanity's 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. To Assess The Many Points Of View In This Mature But Diffuse Discipline. Capps Uses The Idea That Four Basic Of Fundamental Questions And Three Enduring Interests Have Given Formal Structure To The Study Of Religion: The Essence Of Religion; The Origin Of Religion, Descriptions Of Religion; The Function Of Religion, The Language Of Religion, Comparisons Of Religion And, The Future Of Religious Studies. In This Way Capps Relates The Chief Insights And Theories Of Philosophy, Anthropology, Phenomenology, Sociology, And Theology Of Religion, And Spotlights Theorists From Immanuel Kant To Mircea Eliade. His Valuable Text Unites In A Single Narrative And Conceptual Framework The Major Methodological Proposals For The Academic Study Of Religion; Treats All The Major Theorists In Their Respective Disciplines, Schools Of Thought, And Intellectual

Author

Walter H. Capps

Publisher

Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780800625351

Subjects

Christian, Religion, Philosophy