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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book presents the reader with an original and innovative account of current approaches to, and controversies within, religious studies, gathering and interlinking multifaceted voices. * Hannah Griese, Reading Religion *
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The "Religion is..." Statements 1. Definition and the Politics of Semantic Drift: A Reply to Susan Henking I Agree, And Yes, I Do Not: A Response to Craig Martin 2. Complicating Classification: Cognitive Sciences Comes to Religion: A Reply to Jeppe Sinding Jensen Religion in Mind? But Where: In Here-or Our There? 3. Negotiating Critical and Constructive Scholarship in the Study of Religion: A Reply to Martin Kavka On Truth and Lie in a Religious-Studies Sense: A Response to Kurtis R. Schaeffer 4. Defining Temptation: A Reply to Anne Koch Religion-ing/religion*: Tempting Since Aesthetically Irresistible: A Response to Susan Henking 5. Is Judaism a Religion and Why Should We Care?: A Reply to Nicola Denzey Lewis Are World Religions "Religions"? What about Ancient "Religions"? A Response to Shaul Magid 6. Minding Our Manners in World Without the Gods: A Reply to Kathryn Lofton What I Think About: A Response to S. Brent Plate 7. The Circularity in Defining Religion: A Reply to Shaul Magid Colonialism, Monotheism, and Spirituality: A Response to Kocku von Stuckrad 8. The Semantic Subject: Religion and the Limits of Language: A Reply to Craig Martin Religion Is..., Not Like Science 9. Agreed: Religion Is Not a Thing-But Is It an Agent? A Reply to Malory Nye Religion, Capital, and Other 'Things' Which are Not Things: A Response to Nicola Denzey Lewis 10. Is (What Gets Called) Religion an Argument, Discourse, or Ideology: A Reply to Laurie L. Patton Now What? A Response to Malory Nye 11. Religion is..., What it Does: A Reply to Anthony B. Pinn Optics Matter: A Response to Jeppe Sinding Jensen 12. Religion is an Ever-Adapting Ecosystem of Objects: A Reply to S. Brent Plate Evolution, Technology, Art: A Reply to Anne Taves 13. Scripturalization as Management of Difference: A Reply to Kurtis R. Schaeffer Inside/Outside, Then/Now: A Response to Vincent L. Wimbush 14. Critical Voices, Public Debates: A Reply to Kocku von Struckrad The Accountability of Embedded Scholarship: A Response to Laurie L. Patto 15. Let's Talk About Reading: A Reply to Ann Taves A Reader's Guide to Worldviews and Ways of Life: A Response to Martin Kavka 16. Arguments Against the Textualization Regime: A Reply to Vincent L. Wimbush Refracting the Scriptural: A Response to Anne Koch 17. Mapping Religion-religion: A Reply to Laurie Zoloth What Do We Mean When We Say We Teach "Religion?": A Response to Anthony B. Pinn Appendix Definitions of Religion and Critical Comments
