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Personal Introductions and Structure of the Conversation Personal Introductions and Structure of the Conversation
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A Short History of Being an Author(ity) A Short History of Being an Author(ity)
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On the Christian or Jewish Nature of the Enterprise On the Christian or Jewish Nature of the Enterprise
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On the Scandalous Act of Comparison On the Scandalous Act of Comparison
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Concluding Thoughts: The Hissing Fool Concluding Thoughts: The Hissing Fool
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Bibliography Bibliography
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13 Understanding the Nature of Our Offense: A Dialogue on the Twenty-First-Century Study of Religion for Use in the Classroom
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Published:May 2012
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Abstract
In this dialogue between two scholars caught up in a wave of late twentieth-century attacks on the academic study of religion by offended religious communities, the authors lay out their respective positions on the nature and genesis of these attacks. Kripal argues that such historically recent enterprises as comparative religion promise a certain gnosis, or secret knowledge, and thereby represent transgression against received authority by their very nature. Patton maintains that the scandal of religious studies derives from the dynamics of power and positionality of both scholar and believer. They concur on the need for the protection of plural viewpoints through the work of such organizations as Scholars at Risk in any politically sustainable, global future. Each section of the essay includes discussion questions to be used in classroom contexts.
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