Stereotyping Religion

Critiquing Clichés

Brad Stoddard (Anthology Editor) , Craig Martin (Anthology Editor)

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Stereotyping Religion

Critiquing Clichés

Brad Stoddard (Anthology Editor) , Craig Martin (Anthology Editor)

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Our culture is full of popular stereotypes about religion, both positive and negative. Many people uncritically assume that religion is intrinsically violent, or that religion makes people moral, or that it is simply "bullshit". This concise volume tackles 10 of these stereotypes, addresses why scholars of religion find them to be cliched, describes their origins, and explains the social or political work they rhetorically accomplish in the present.

Cliches addressed include the following:

- Religions are belief systems
- I'm spiritual but not religious
- Religion concerns the transcendent
- Learning about religions leads to tolerance and understanding
- Religion is a private matter.

Written in an easy and accessible style, Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Cliches will be of interest to all readers looking to clear away unsophisticated assumptions in preparation for more critical studies.

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Religions are Belief Systems, Sean McCloud (University of North Carolina, USA)
2. Religions are Intrinsically Violent, Matt Sheedy (University of Manitoba, Canada)
3. Religion Makes People Moral, Jennifer Eyl (Tufts University, USA)
4. Religion Concerns the Transcendent, Leslie Dorrough Smith (Avila University, USA)
5. Religion is a Private Matter, Robyn Faith Walsh (University of Miami, USA)
6. Religions are Mutually Exclusive, Steven W. Ramey (The University of Alabama, USA)
7. I'm Spiritual but Not Religious, Andie Alexander (Emory University, USA) and Russell T. McCutcheon (University of Alabama, USA)
8. Learning about Religion Leads to Tolerance, Tenzan Eaghll (University of Toronto, Canada)
9. Everyone has a Faith, James Dennis LoRusso (Princeton University, USA)
10. Religion is Bullshit, Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	02 Nov 2017
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Extent	200
ISBN	9781474292214
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Series	Critiquing Religion: Discourse, Culture, Power
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Brad Stoddard

Brad Stoddard is Assistant Professor of religious…

Anthology Editor

Craig Martin

Craig Martin is Professor of Religious Studies, St…

This short work should function as an excellent resource to challenge students in an introduction to religion course.

Nova Religio
I have high regard for this project and can't wait to assign it in all the courses I teach.

Willi Braun, Professor of Religion, University of Alberta, Canada
This book promises to be challenging and provocative. It will be a valuable resource that belongs in libraries and on reading lists.

Nathan Rein, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ursinus College, USA
An excellent combination of established scholars and like-minded early-career scholars. The volume helps students and scholars alike to critically reflect on the familiar clichés about religion and thus become more skilled in analyzing public discourse concerning religion. This is one of the most important skills in the discipline. Therefore I regard this volume as highly relevant.

Teemu Taira, Senior Lecturer of the Study of Religion, University of Helsinki, Finland
This book addresses an issue that would be of interest to many students. There is nothing like this published that I know of.

Steven Engler, Professor of Religious Studies, Mount Royal University, Canada