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Theology after the Birth of GodThe Scientific Discipline of Theology

Theology after the Birth of God: The Scientific Discipline of Theology [For any human coalition to hold together, some sort of discipline is required. This applies to religious groups bound together by shared imaginative engagement with supernatural agents as well as to extended families linked together by genetic and matrimonial bonds. It is quite common for disciplinary practices within the latter to play a central role in the formation of disciples in the former. A very different sort of discipline—mental and social—is necessary for maintaining academic networks that are held together by shared research interests and goals. In this chapter, I use the conceptual framework introduced in chapter 2 to clarify the difference between theology (as it is usually practiced) and other academic fields. Like scientists in most other disciplines, scholars who operate within the fields that make up the biocultural study of religion place a high value on arguments that are based on empirical analysis and critical conceptual reflection that can be assessed by those outside their own research group.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Theology after the Birth of GodThe Scientific Discipline of Theology

Part of the Radical Theologies Book Series
Shults, F. LeRon
Theology after the Birth of God — Oct 15, 2015
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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
ISBN
978-1-349-47336-6
Pages
49 –78
DOI
10.1057/9781137358035_3
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Abstract

[For any human coalition to hold together, some sort of discipline is required. This applies to religious groups bound together by shared imaginative engagement with supernatural agents as well as to extended families linked together by genetic and matrimonial bonds. It is quite common for disciplinary practices within the latter to play a central role in the formation of disciples in the former. A very different sort of discipline—mental and social—is necessary for maintaining academic networks that are held together by shared research interests and goals. In this chapter, I use the conceptual framework introduced in chapter 2 to clarify the difference between theology (as it is usually practiced) and other academic fields. Like scientists in most other disciplines, scholars who operate within the fields that make up the biocultural study of religion place a high value on arguments that are based on empirical analysis and critical conceptual reflection that can be assessed by those outside their own research group.]

Published: Oct 15, 2015

Keywords: Scientific Discipline; Religious Group; Attachment Style; Attachment Figure; Religious Ritual

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