RT Article
T1 Flourishing Diversity: A Response to Markus Davidsen
JF NTT
VO 74
IS 3
SP 271
OP 276
A1 Groot, C. N. de 1966-
A2 Davidsen, Markus Altena
LA English
PB Amsterdam University Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/172666919X
AB The study of religion exceeds the boundaries of the comparative, or systematic, study of religion in a strict sense. Markus Davidsen considers this a problem. Scholars of religion should unite in order to prevent particularism and protect the discipline against postmodern tendencies. Therefore, a solid foundation is needed. This response argues that in the contemporary context religion itself is dispersed. This situation may bring about the neglect of religion, but it also promotes the study of religion by researchers from various disciplines. This is not the problem that needs to be solved. Scientific progress is achieved by coherent and competing paradigms for research and education. It is this and the popularization of scientific knowledge that deserve our attention.
K1 Scientific Progress
K1 sociology of religion
K1 Sociology of Science
K1 study of religion
K1 The Netherlands
DO 10.5117/NTT2020.3.007.DEGR