James Spickard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3892799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Spickard |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Spickard |
| SIGNATURE | SPICKARD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Redlands, California, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sensitizing Blinders: Theorizing Theory in a Post-Colonial Era
Theories in the sociology of religion do more than identify the patterns that shape religious life. They also systematically hide other patterns from easy view. This often stems from the unexamined assumptions that each theory inherits from its cultural and historical context. This address presents three examples from the sociology of religion's recent past. The first is an 'underlying forces' theory that traces religious developments to long-ter…
Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization: Practical Tools for Improving Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
Why Reflexive Ethnography Matters to the Study of World Christianity
This article outlines the importance of reflexive ethnography for the emerging discipline of World Christianity. Ethnographers study religion as it is lived in everyday life. This requires cross-cultural understanding, but that understanding is always shaped by the ethnographer’s own social, cultural, and intellectual locations and the perspectives they bring. Reflexivity highlights those perspectives so that we can account for their distortions.…
Diversity vs. Pluralism: Reflections on the Current Situation in the United States
The United States has considerable religious and ethnic diversity; it has not always embraced pluralism. Known as “a nation of immigrants”, religion has often been seen as a way to integrate newcomers into its national project. That may have worked for European immigrants, who could become ‘White’; it has not worked so well for other ethnic migrants, who could not. The result is a diverse intersectionality that as the present moment is a source o…
Crafting Culture: ‘Tradition,’ Art, and Music in Disney's “It's A Small World”
Personal Knowledge and beyond: Reshaping the Ethnography of Religion
Journal Article Personal Knowledge and Beyond: Reshaping the ethnography of religion, by James Spickard, J. Shawn Landres, and Meredith Mcguire (editors). New York: New York University Press. 2002, 284 pp. $60.00 (cloth), $20.00 (paper) Get access Wendy Griffin Wendy Griffin CA. State U. Long Beach Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, Winter 2003, Pages 532–534, https:…
Sensitizing Blinders: Theorizing Theory in a Post-Colonial Era
Theories in the sociology of religion do more than identify the patterns that shape religious life. They also systematically hide other patterns from easy view. This often stems from the unexamined assumptions that each theory inherits from its cultural and historical context. This address presents three examples from the sociology of religion's recent past. The first is an 'underlying forces' theory that traces religious developments to long-ter…
Crafting Culture: ‘Tradition,’ Art, and Music in Disney's “It's A Small World”
Personal Knowledge and beyond: Reshaping the Ethnography of Religion
Journal Article Personal Knowledge and Beyond: Reshaping the ethnography of religion, by James Spickard, J. Shawn Landres, and Meredith Mcguire (editors). New York: New York University Press. 2002, 284 pp. $60.00 (cloth), $20.00 (paper) Get access Wendy Griffin Wendy Griffin CA. State U. Long Beach Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, Winter 2003, Pages 532–534, https:…
Crafting Culture: ‘Tradition,’ Art, and Music in Disney's “It's A Small World”
Diversity vs. Pluralism: Reflections on the Current Situation in the United States
The United States has considerable religious and ethnic diversity; it has not always embraced pluralism. Known as “a nation of immigrants”, religion has often been seen as a way to integrate newcomers into its national project. That may have worked for European immigrants, who could become ‘White’; it has not worked so well for other ethnic migrants, who could not. The result is a diverse intersectionality that as the present moment is a source o…
Why Reflexive Ethnography Matters to the Study of World Christianity
This article outlines the importance of reflexive ethnography for the emerging discipline of World Christianity. Ethnographers study religion as it is lived in everyday life. This requires cross-cultural understanding, but that understanding is always shaped by the ethnographer’s own social, cultural, and intellectual locations and the perspectives they bring. Reflexivity highlights those perspectives so that we can account for their distortions.…
Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization: Practical Tools for Improving Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
Sensitizing Blinders: Theorizing Theory in a Post-Colonial Era
Theories in the sociology of religion do more than identify the patterns that shape religious life. They also systematically hide other patterns from easy view. This often stems from the unexamined assumptions that each theory inherits from its cultural and historical context. This address presents three examples from the sociology of religion's recent past. The first is an 'underlying forces' theory that traces religious developments to long-ter…
Sociology (6 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works)