The study of religion in American higher education is fraught with difficulties that raise important questions about the nature of faith and the purpose of advanced learning. Although religion has been foundational to some of the United States' most prestigious universities, religious studies is a relatively recent addition to the liberal arts curriculum. As a result, students often take courses in religion with expectations that exceed what professors can actually deliver. D. G. Hart explores the conundrums of the ambiguous position of religious studies in the academy and offers advice about the best way to approach and benefit from the teaching and study of religion in contexts often hostile to faith.
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D. G. Hart is Director of Fellowship Programs and Scholar-in-Residence at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He has served for many years as a Christian college administrator and professor of church history. Among his several books are: The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies and American Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002); The Lost Soul of American Protestantism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004); and That Old-Time Religion in Modern America: Evangelical Protestants in the Twentieth Century (Ivan R. Dee, 2002).
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy read, lots of great insights, very generous to all of Christendom,
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This review is from: A Student's Guide To Religious Studies (Guides To Major Disciplines) (Paperback)
Book is nice to Roman-Catholics, which is extraordinary considering that Hart is an Elder in Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Anyway, I think the book captures the essence of religious studies at most major universities. One needs to be careful when taking such courses. Book confirms that there are a lot of creepy religious studies professors who are agressive in abusing their authority in order to raise doubts in the minds of students who have strong Faith, especially conservative Christians. Even those with strong Faith are often restricted by "professional norms" from expressing it. All in all, major universities don't offer a lot. If one is truly interested in religious studies, one is better off reading the books suggested instead of wasting time and money with most religious studies courses at any major university or possibly going to a Christian friendly institution.
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