Religious Studies & the Imagined Boundaries of the Humanities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9685030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jodi Magne (0000-0002-9951-2537, corresponding author), Jodi Magness, Margaret M Mitchell (0000-0001-7286-6274) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 151 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 166-179 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_01936 |
| OpenAlex | W4292972947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Religious studies, as taught in American higher education, is in many ways a quintessential instance of the boundlessness of the humanities, since elements of religious traditions and practices are pervasive in literature, history, art, political science, philosophy, law, music, and so on. At the same time, questions about the definition of “religion,” about what constitutes legitimate “religion” protected as such by “religious freedom,” and about what privileges such “freedom” should entail affect many aspects of our lives as a nation, from the home to the workplace and to the public square. Informed and reasoned inquiry into religious traditions, texts, rituals, and practices is an essential component of civic life, on both individual and public levels. This is acutely the case in the present moment, even as religious studies faces significant challenges in the contemporary climate, both in higher education and our wider culture. We urge its protection and support into the future
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Humanities · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Religious education · Religious freedom · Social science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |