Stereotyping Religion
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Stereotyping Religion

Critiquing Clichés

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Stereotyping Religion

Critiquing Clichés

About this book

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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Information

Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781474292191
eBook ISBN
9781474292214
Edition
1
Subtopic
Atheism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 “Religions are belief systems”
  12. 2 “Religions are intrinsically violent”
  13. 3 “Religion makes people moral”
  14. 4 “Religion concerns the transcendent”
  15. 5 “Religion is a private matter”
  16. 6 “Religions are mutually exclusive”
  17. 7 “I’m spiritual but not religious”
  18. 8 “Learning about religion leads to tolerance”
  19. 9 “Everyone has a faith”
  20. 10 “Religion is bullshit”
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index