Religious Studies, Theology, and the University: Conflicting Maps, Changing Terrain

Explores the relationship between religious studies and theology and the place of each in the modern, secular university.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction Linell E. Cady and Delwin Brown 2. The Study of Religion as an Anthropology of Credibility Russell T. McCutcheon 3. Why "Theology" Won't Work Ivan Strenski 4. Our Subject "Over There?" Scrutinizing the Distance Between Religion and Its Study Christopher Chesnek 5. Other People's Theologies:The New Hubris of History of Religions Richard C. Martin 6. Embodied Theology Sam Gill 7. From Theology to theology: The Place of "God-Talk" in Religious Studies William D. Hart 8. Territorial Disputes: Religious Studies and Theology in Transition Linell E. Cady 9. Academic Theology in the University or Why an Ex-Queen's Heir Should Be Made a Subject Delwin Brown 10. Rethinking Theology and Religious Studies Sheila Greeve Davaney 11. Religious Studies and the Alienation of Theology Darrell J. Fasching 12. The Place of Academic Theology in the Study of Religion from the Perspective of Liberal Education Paula M. Cooey 13. The Epistemic Publicity of Academic Black Theology Frederick L.Ware 14. Theology and Cultural Contest in the University Kathryn Tanner Bibliography Contributors Index

About the Author :
Linell E. Cady is Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University and author of Religion, Theology, and American Public Life, also published by SUNY Press. Delwin Brown is Harvey H. Potthoff Professor of Theology at the Iliff School of Theology. He has published several books, including Boundaries of Our Habitations: Tradition and Theological Construction, also published by SUNY Press.

Review :
"On the whole, the authors are scholars whose views on the subject we want to hear, with a good mix of seasoned and new voices. They present us with several good descriptions of the complex, ambiguous, historical, and conceptual relationships of theology and religious studies." - William E. Paden, author of Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion, Second Edition and Interpreting the Sacred: Ways of Viewing Religion "The usefulness of this book cannot be overstressed. It speaks to the new developments toward global issues and pluralism now being engaged in new ways by scholars in related fields." - Robert M. Garvin, University at Albany, State University of New York