Theology and Religious Studies : An Exploration of Disciplinary Boundaries (Hardcover)

Introduction - Dr Maya Warrier, University of Wales, Lampeter SECTION 1: Concepts and Categories in Theology and Religious Studies Anthropology, religion and time: an anthropological perspective on Theology and Religious Studies - Dr Timothy Jenkins, University of Cambridge, UK Mediating between 'lifeworlds' and 'systems': a response to Timothy Jenkins - Dr Mark Cartledge, University of Birmingham, UK Phenomenology at the crossroads: the debate between theological and scientific approaches to the study of religion - Professor James L. Cox, University of Edinburgh, UK Gynocritical and gender- critical turns in Theology and Religious Studies: a paradigm shift or dead end? - Professor Ursula King, University of Bristol, UK SECTION 2: The Disciplines and Their Boundaries Bridging the gap between Theology and Religious Studies: the significance of new frameworks of thinking in New Testament interpretation - Dr Kathy Ehrensperger, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK On the coming together of Theology and Religious Studies - Professor Paul Badham, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK The debate on disciplinary identity in the historiography of Religious Studies - Dr Steven Sutcliffe, University of Edinburgh, UK 'Religious ethics' and 'Christian ethics': What are scholars for? - Dr Neil Messer, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK What, if anything, can Theology offer to Religious Studies? - Dr Simon Oliver, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK Jesus at the borders of belief: a phenomenological test of a pluralist Christology - Gregory A. Barker, Trinity College, Carmarthen, UK SECTION 3: Practical Issues in Teaching and Learning Failing Religious Studies - Dr Chris Arthur, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK Religious Studies and Theology in the context of secular higher education - Dr Gwilym Beckerlegge, University College Cork, Ireland 'Learning about and learning from': reflections on the significance of Theology/Religious Studies debates for modern Religious Education - Dr Wendy Dossett, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK Ritualisation and Religious Studies: theory, practice and the experiential learning process in post-traditional society - Professor Richard Roberts, University of Stirling, UK