7 Ways of Looking at Religion : The Major Narratives
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An ambitious scholar's lucid analysis of religion's shifting place in the modern world. Western intellectuals have long theorized that religion would undergo a process of marginalization and decline as the forces of modernity advanced. Yet recent events have disrupted this seductively straightforward story. As a result, while religion has somehow evolved from its tribal beginnings up through modernity and into the current global age, there is no consensus about what kind of narrative of religious change we should alternatively tell. Seeking clarity, Benjamin Schewel organizes and evaluates the prevalent narratives of religious history that scholars have deployed over the past century and are advancing today. He argues that contemporary scholarly discourse on religion can be categorized according to seven central narratives: subtraction, renewal, transsecular, postnaturalist, construct, perennial, and developmental. Examining the basic logic, insights, and limitations of each of these narratives, Schewel ranges from Martin Heidegger to Muhammad Iqbal, from Daniel Dennett to Charles Taylor, to offer an incisive, broad, and original perspective on religion in the modern world. "The book should be a widely read guide to the ideas that structure many of the debates scholars are having today about the meaning of postsecularism and future of religion." -- Geoffrey Cameron, Review of Faith and International Affairs What is the future of religion and how should we narrate its past? For all readers interested in these questions, this balanced and concise book is a must read." -- Hans Joas, Humboldt University, Berlin, and University of Chicago".
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Schewel, B. (2017). 7 Ways of Looking at Religion: The Major Narratives . Yale University Press (Ignition).
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schewel, Benjamin, 1986-. 2017. 7 Ways of Looking At Religion: The Major Narratives. Yale University Press (Ignition).
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schewel, Benjamin, 1986-. 7 Ways of Looking At Religion: The Major Narratives Yale University Press (Ignition), 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schewel, Benjamin. 7 Ways of Looking At Religion: The Major Narratives Yale University Press (Ignition), 2017.
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