The New Sciences of Religion [electronic resource] : Exploring Spirituality from the Outside In and Bottom Up /
Grassie, W.author.
Performing a critical analysis of new scientific research on religious and spiritual phenomena, Grassie takes a two-staged phenomenological approach working from the 'outside in' and the 'bottom up' without privileging at the outset any religious traditions or philosophical assumptions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Religion from the outside in: chapter 1. The challenge of comparative religion ; chapter 2. The old sciences of religion ; chapter 3. The economics of religion ; chapter 4. The evolution of religion -- chapter 5. The neurosciences of religion ; chapter 6. The medicine of religion -- pt. 2. Religion from the bottom up: chapter 7. The narratives of religion ; chapter 8. The new religion of science ; chapter 9. God-by-whatever-name ; chapter 10. Reiterations and reflections.
Performing a critical analysis of new scientific research on religious and spiritual phenomena, Grassie takes a two-staged phenomenological approach working from the 'outside in' and the 'bottom up' without privileging at the outset any religious traditions or philosophical assumptions.
Religions.
Church and education.
Religion and sociology.
Spirituality.
Comparative Religion.
Religion and Education.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Spirituality.
Sociology of Religion.