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How to philosophize about religion globally and critically . . . with undergraduates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2019

TIMOTHY D. KNEPPER Open the ORCID record for TIMOTHY D. KNEPPER [Opens in a new window]
TIMOTHY D. KNEPPER*
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Department of Philosophy, Drake University, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311, USA
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e-mail: tim.knepper@drake.edu
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Abstract

This article explores some critical issues pertinent to the practice of ‘global-critical’ philosophy of religion. Here, I focus on two general issues, especially as they have arisen in the production of a textbook and other pedagogical materials for an undergraduate course in philosophy of religion that is globally diverse and critically engaged: (1) how to restructure philosophy of religion with topics and questions suitable for ‘global’ enquiry; (2) how to philosophize about (global) religion in a manner that is ‘critically’ aware of theoretical and methodological issues in the academic study of religion, yet also pursues philosophical questions of meaning, value, and truth.

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Original Article
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Religious Studies , Volume 56 , Special Issue 1: Philosophy of Religions: Cross-Cultural, Multi-Religious Approaches , March 2020 , pp. 49 - 63
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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