The Pragmatic Turn in the Study of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760605 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Scott Davis (0000-0001-9436-5024, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 659-668 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2005.00243.x |
| OpenAlex | W2078900694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Jeffrey Stout's Democracy and Tradition puts forward a complex argument in favor of American democracy as a healthy and legitimate moral and political tradition in itself. Stout does not dwell on the place of his own work in the “pragmatic” approach to the study of religion in the last thirty years. This paper attempts to situate Stout's work in the approach to religion identified with Mary Douglas and Wayne Proudfoot and to suggest some of the consequences for comparative religious ethics of his making that “pragmatic turn.”
Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Religious belief · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Study and Philosophy of Religion · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |