Analytic theology can flourish in the secular academy, and flourish as authentically Christian theology. Analytic Theology and the Academic Study of Religion explains analytic theology to other theologians and scholars of religion, while simultaneously explaining those other fields to analytic theologians. William Wood defends analytic theology from some common criticisms, but also argues that analytic theologians have much to learn from other forms of inquiry. Analytic theology is a legitimate form of theology, and a legitimate form of academic inquiry, and it can be a valuable conversation partner within the wider religious studies academy. Analytic Theology and the Academic Study of Religion articulates an attractive vision of analytic theology, fosters a more fruitful inter-disciplinary conversation, and enables scholars across the religious studies academy to understand one another better.
| ISBN: | 9780198779872 |
| Publication date: | 28th January 2021 |
| Author: | William Fellow and Tutor in Theology, Oriel College, University of Oxford Wood |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology |
| Genres: |
Christianity Theology Philosophy of religion Humanist and secular alternatives to religion |