Steven J Sutcliffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 1637528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven J Sutcliffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sutcliffe |
| SIGNATURE | SUTCLIFFE S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, New College, Edinburgh, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Book Forum
On 12 October 2022, a seminar was held in the University of Edinburgh to review, discuss and critique James L. Cox’s book, A Phenomenology of Indigenous Religions: Theory and Practice (2022, Bloomsbury). This article contains revised papers from that event as prepared by the speakers, including Cox’s introduction and response to the presentations. The papers explore various themes, comprising a consideration of Religious Studies as a discipline, …
What's in a name
This article makes the case for adopting ‘Study of Religions’ as a single common disciplinary name for cross-cultural, comparative and theoretical studies of ‘religion/s’. I argue that the grammatical and substantive format of this name adequately addresses disciplinary requirements and resolves a longstanding debate in the field. It also supplies a distinctive, recognizable international brand. While poststructuralist and deconstructionist work …
Religion
Hard Work
What kind of data do Gurdjieff and the ‘Work’ provide the student of ‘religion’, and how is this material best approached within the disciplinary field of the study of religion/s? This article is an exercise in general orientation to the Gurdjieff ‘movement’ from the perspective of the comparative study of religion/s. It briefly reviews existing secondary sources on Gurdjieff and selected associates and descendants in order to identify lacunae in…
Rosicrucians at large’
This paper explores the differential legitimating strategies pursued by three 'invented religions' with roots in the 1930s 'cultic milieu'. Each of these new formations sought to legitimate itself to contemporary 'seekers' through appeals to the authority of a 'hidden transmission'. The formative appeal was made by the Rosicrucian Order, Crotona Fellowship (ROCF) and was in turn adapted in the historiography of two of the most influential new rel…
Introduction
The editors of the special issue ‘Invented Religions: Creating New Religions through Fiction, Parody and Play’ outline the aims of the collection and place it in the context of debates on ‘invented religions’ and the ‘invention of tradition’. We introduce key concepts employed by contributors, place the category of ‘invented religion’ in a wider constructionist context, contrast it with the seminal notion of ‘invention of tradition’ and note some…
On the metaphysics of ‘life’ and the production of ‘religion’ in Spiritualities of life
Two Cultures' in the Study of Religion? - A Response to Håkan Rydving
No abstract available
A case of decontextualization
Religious studies in Scotland
This article treats the history of the study of religions in Scotland as a chapter in the history of the academic study of religions in the UK and Continental Europe. After sketching traditions of ‘Scottish comparative religion’ from the late nineteenth century to the interwar period, the authors map out an institutional history of ‘Religious Studies' as a distinctive disciplinary formation in Scotland since 1970. The emergence, consolidation and…
Introduction
The editors of the special issue ‘Invented Religions: Creating New Religions through Fiction, Parody and Play’ outline the aims of the collection and place it in the context of debates on ‘invented religions’ and the ‘invention of tradition’. We introduce key concepts employed by contributors, place the category of ‘invented religion’ in a wider constructionist context, contrast it with the seminal notion of ‘invention of tradition’ and note some…
Two Cultures' in the Study of Religion? - A Response to Håkan Rydving
No abstract available
Religious studies in Scotland
This article treats the history of the study of religions in Scotland as a chapter in the history of the academic study of religions in the UK and Continental Europe. After sketching traditions of ‘Scottish comparative religion’ from the late nineteenth century to the interwar period, the authors map out an institutional history of ‘Religious Studies' as a distinctive disciplinary formation in Scotland since 1970. The emergence, consolidation and…
Rosicrucians at large’
This paper explores the differential legitimating strategies pursued by three 'invented religions' with roots in the 1930s 'cultic milieu'. Each of these new formations sought to legitimate itself to contemporary 'seekers' through appeals to the authority of a 'hidden transmission'. The formative appeal was made by the Rosicrucian Order, Crotona Fellowship (ROCF) and was in turn adapted in the historiography of two of the most influential new rel…
On the metaphysics of ‘life’ and the production of ‘religion’ in Spiritualities of life
Religious studies in Scotland
This article treats the history of the study of religions in Scotland as a chapter in the history of the academic study of religions in the UK and Continental Europe. After sketching traditions of ‘Scottish comparative religion’ from the late nineteenth century to the interwar period, the authors map out an institutional history of ‘Religious Studies' as a distinctive disciplinary formation in Scotland since 1970. The emergence, consolidation and…
A case of decontextualization
Two Cultures' in the Study of Religion? - A Response to Håkan Rydving
No abstract available
On the metaphysics of ‘life’ and the production of ‘religion’ in Spiritualities of life
Rosicrucians at large’
This paper explores the differential legitimating strategies pursued by three 'invented religions' with roots in the 1930s 'cultic milieu'. Each of these new formations sought to legitimate itself to contemporary 'seekers' through appeals to the authority of a 'hidden transmission'. The formative appeal was made by the Rosicrucian Order, Crotona Fellowship (ROCF) and was in turn adapted in the historiography of two of the most influential new rel…
Introduction
The editors of the special issue ‘Invented Religions: Creating New Religions through Fiction, Parody and Play’ outline the aims of the collection and place it in the context of debates on ‘invented religions’ and the ‘invention of tradition’. We introduce key concepts employed by contributors, place the category of ‘invented religion’ in a wider constructionist context, contrast it with the seminal notion of ‘invention of tradition’ and note some…
Hard Work
What kind of data do Gurdjieff and the ‘Work’ provide the student of ‘religion’, and how is this material best approached within the disciplinary field of the study of religion/s? This article is an exercise in general orientation to the Gurdjieff ‘movement’ from the perspective of the comparative study of religion/s. It briefly reviews existing secondary sources on Gurdjieff and selected associates and descendants in order to identify lacunae in…
Religion
What's in a name
This article makes the case for adopting ‘Study of Religions’ as a single common disciplinary name for cross-cultural, comparative and theoretical studies of ‘religion/s’. I argue that the grammatical and substantive format of this name adequately addresses disciplinary requirements and resolves a longstanding debate in the field. It also supplies a distinctive, recognizable international brand. While poststructuralist and deconstructionist work …
Book Forum
On 12 October 2022, a seminar was held in the University of Edinburgh to review, discuss and critique James L. Cox’s book, A Phenomenology of Indigenous Religions: Theory and Practice (2022, Bloomsbury). This article contains revised papers from that event as prepared by the speakers, including Cox’s introduction and response to the presentations. The papers explore various themes, comprising a consideration of Religious Studies as a discipline, …
Philosophy (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Study and Philosophy of Religion (4 works) · Religious Studies (3 works)