RT Article
T1 The Sacrifice of Knowledge: Vain Debates in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 52
IS 1
SP 66
OP 73
A1 Kramp, Joseph M.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2013
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668735547
AB Since its inception, the social scientific study of religion has been a battleground for scholars advocating for the advantages of one sort of methodology over against the other. I argue that these debates have more to do with the personalities of the researchers rather than any kind of justifiable proof that one method is better than another. I argue that the process by which scholars quarrel over methods is a sign of stagnation or regression in the academy; I draw broad implications for the health of the discipline of religious studies.
K1 Academy
K1 Methodology
K1 Symptoms
DO 10.1007/s10943-010-9427-7