MisirHiralall / Misirhiralall / Fici Religious Studies Scholars as Public Intellectuals

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-13910-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 222 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Religion

The prominence of religion in recent debates around politics, identity formation and international terrorism has led to an increased demand on those studying religion to help clarify and contextualise religious belief and practice in the public sphere. While many texts focus on the theoretical development of the subject, this book outlines a wider application of these studies by exploring the role of religious studies scholars and theologians as public intellectuals.

This collection of essays seeks first to define exactly what makes an intellectual "public". It then goes on to deal with a few questions of concern. How do public intellectuals construct knowledge in religious and theological scholarship? What is the link between public intellectuals of higher education and their role in society? Do higher education institutions have a responsibility to endorse public intellectualism?

Looking at the individual and collective role of religious studies scholars and theologians in public life, this book will be of great interest to all scholars and academics involved in Religious Studies and Theology across the academy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

MisirHiralall, Sabrina

Misirhiralall, Sabrina D.

Fici, Christopher

Fici, Christopher L.

Vigna, Gerald

Vigna, Gerald S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Über Autor(innen)

Sabrina D. MisirHiralall is a Board Member of the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers and the New England Philosophy of Education Society and currently serves as Regional Coordinator on the Executive Board of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Academy of Religion.

Christopher Fici is based at Union Theological Seminary, USA. He is a scholar-practitioner in the Gaudiya Vaishnava branch of the Hindu/Indic religious and cultural tree, and currently serves as the Vice-President/President-Elect of the Mid-Atlantic American Academy of Religion.

Gerald S. Vigna is Associate Professor of Theology at Alvernia Unviersity, USA. His current teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses in Scripture, Christology, and ecclesiology. He currently Vice President/President-Elect of the Mid-Atlantic regional American Academy of religion.