Religious Studies in Alberta: A State-Of-The-Art Review

By Ronald W. Neufeldt

This first volume on the "state-of-the-art" in religious studies in Canada offers a description and critique of the field in the colleges, universities, and secondary schools in Alberta. Among the findings: philosophical-theological and textual approaches to the study of religion predominate, to the relative neglect of methodologies employed in fields such as sociology and anthropology; the quality and quantity of published research is significant but focusses on Christian studies; some interdisciplinary study is being carried on and benefits religious studies as well as other fields; religious studies scholars in Alberta have a relatively high public profile, but their exercise of public responsibility is time consuming and can jeopardize career advancement; in view of wide-spread religious illiteracy among students, descriptive courses must not be neglected in favour of analytical ones. An appendix listing courses offered in the schools surveyed concludes the volume.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091981218X
• ISBN13: 9780919812185
• Release Date: February 1983
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"