The Return of Comparative Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5848422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reid B Locklin (0000-0003-2383-3526), H Nicholson (0000-0002-8964-0607) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 477-514 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7189 • E-ISSN: 1477-4585 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jaarel/lfq017 |
| OpenAlex | W2049984845 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
In this essay, we examine the emerging discipline of comparative theology as a valuable window into the problematic of the return of religion and theology after "religion." The first section discusses recent historical critiques of comparative religion, focusing particularly on its emergence from a late nineteenth-century discourse that was also called "comparative theology." This critique focuses attention on the unacknowledged normative commitments implicit in the category of "religion" as an object of scientific study. The second section presents the new comparative theology as one of several constructive responses to the dilemma, with this critical difference: whereas the recognition of normative commitment remains a methodological problem for most scholars in religious studies, it belongs to the very nature of the comparative theological project. Insofar as it encourages wider accountability and authentic vulnerability in its comparative practice, we argue, the new comparative theology represents both a way past the legacy of liberal universalism and a useful model for comparative enquiry in theology and religious studies alike
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |