Religion and the Social Order: What Kinds of Lessons Does History Teach?
Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, 1994. Hardbound. Octavo, green cloth with gold lettering, xxiv, 281 pp., index. Very Good. Item #98444
ISBN: 0788500546
Articles are "Religion and the So ial Ordr: The tasks of the Study of Religion," William Scott Green, "Building Temples Out of Words, Building Temples Out of Stones: Venturing Beyond Historcal and Literary Reconstructions of Second Temple Religion," Kent Harold Richards, "Traditio-Historical Criticism and the Study of Jesus," Bruce D. Chilton "What the Sources Do Not Say: The Judaism We Must Imagine," Jacob Neusner, "The Study of Modern Muslim Societies: Where Did We Go Wrong?" John Esposito, "Babylonian Religion," Erica Rener, "Archaeology and the Social Order," James Strange, "A View from the Fringe: A Survey Researcher's Perspective on the Study of Religion," Andrew M. Greeley, "Why are Mythologists Political Reactionaries? An Investigation of C.G. Jung, Mrcea eliade, and Joseph Campbell," Robert S. Ellwood, "Historical Consciousness, Religion and the Social Order: Can We Make Normative Judgments?" Darrell J. Fasching.
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