A Student's Guide To Religious Studies (Guides To Major Disciplines)

Hart, D.G.

ISBN 10: 1932236589 / ISBN 13: 9781932236583

Published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Student's Guide To Religious Studies (Guides To Major Disciplines)
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932236589
• ISBN 13: 9781932236583
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 5 ounces

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Synopsis

The study of religion is fraught with difficulties that raise important questions about the nature of faith and the purpose of advanced learning. Although religion has been foundational to some of the United States’ most prestigious universities, religious studies is a relatively recent addition to the liberal arts curriculum.

In this insightful guide, D. G. Hart explores the conundrums surrounding the ambiguous position of religious studies in the contemporary academy and offers advice about the best way to approach and benefit from the teaching and study of religion in contexts often hostile to faith.

About the Author

D. G. Hart is Director of Fellowship Programs and Scholar-in-Residence at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He has served for many years as a Christian college administrator and professor of church history. Among his several books are The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies and American Higher Education, The Lost Soul of American Protestantism, and That Old-Time Religion in Modern America: Evangelical Protestants in the Twentieth Century.