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Stereotyping religion : critiquing clichés / edited by Brad Stoddard and Craig Martin

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London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Physical Description
xi, 187 pages ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators
Stoddard, Brad and Martin, Craig, 1976-

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1."Religions are belief systems" / Sean McCloud -- 2."Religions are intrinsically violent" / Matt Sheedy -- 3."Religion makes people moral" / Jennifer Eyl -- 4."Religion concerns the transcendent" / Leslie Dorrough Smith -- 5."Religion is a private matter" / Robyn Faith Walsh -- 6."Religions are mutually exclusive" / Steven W. Ramey -- 7."I'm spiritual but not religious" / Russell T. McCutcheon -- 8."Learning about religion leads to tolerance" / Tenzan Eaghll -- 9."Everyone has a faith" / James Dennis LoRusso -- 10."Religion is bullshit" / Rebekka King.
Summary
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.
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9781474292207 hardcover
1474292208 hardcover
9781474292191 paperback
1474292194 paperback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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