{"product_id":"stereotyping-religion-ii-9781350263598","title":"Stereotyping Religion II","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies, St. Thomas Aquinas College, USA. He is co-editor of\u003ci\u003e Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Clichés\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2018), and author of \u003ci\u003eCapitalizing Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eDiscourse and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Stoddard \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McDaniel College, USA.  He is co-editor of\u003ci\u003e Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Clichés\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2018) and \u003ci\u003eRace, Ethnicity, and New Religious Movements \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStereotyping Religion II\u003c\/i\u003e shows, in clear straightforward examples, how the way we think about things limits what we can see. The authors of these chapters demonstrate how stereotypes erase some possibilities and make other seem inevitable, rooted in the very nature of reality. Even more, they show how stereotypes held across the political spectrum are incompatible, opening up new ways of thinking through some of our most vexing issues. * Julie Ingersoll, Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Florida, USA *\u003cbr\u003eAnother set of popular conceptions are challenged in this fine volume, demonstrating forcefully the need to continue shaking common assumptions about religion. * Teemu Taira, Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributor Bios  Acknowledgments Introduction 1.       “Religion is personal and not subject to government regulation,” \u003ci\u003eSavannah Finver (Ohio State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 2.       “Religious freedom is about religious freedom,” \u003ci\u003eRita Lester (Nebraska Wesleyan University, USA) and Jacob Barrett (University of Alabama, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3.       “All religions are against LGBTQ rights,” \u003ci\u003eJames Crossley (St. Mary's University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 4.       “Spirituality is about spirituality,” \u003ci\u003eBrad Stoddard (McDaniel College, USA) and Craig Martin (St. Thomas Aquinas College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5.       “Eastern religions are more spiritual than Western religions,”  \u003ci\u003eTing Guo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)\u003c\/i\u003e 6.       “Each religion has an authentic, unchanging core,” \u003ci\u003eDavid G. Robertson (The Open University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 7.       “Religion and science naturally conflict,” \u003ci\u003eDonovan Schaefer (University of Pennsylvania, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 8.       “Conservative religions oppress women (while liberal religions don’t),” \u003ci\u003eLeslie Dorrough Smith (Avila University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9.       “Religious pluralism gives everyone a voice,” \u003ci\u003eMartha Smith Roberts (Denison University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 10.   “Cults are not real religions,” \u003ci\u003eMatthew Baldwin (Mars Hill University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738611855703,"sku":"9781350263598","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350263598.jpg?v=1720049650","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stereotyping-religion-ii-9781350263598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}