Recent Books on the Comparative Method in Religious Studies
Suppose one wants to study the French Revolution. One way is to study the event ever more intensely, learning more and more about this case itself. The other way is to study the revolution comparatively, by matching it up with other revolutions. The aim is to see how the French Revolution is both like and unlike, say, the American or Russian Revolution. Comparativists can seek either the similarities or the differences.
With This Root about My Person
"By and large, this edited volume is a fitting, albeit overdue, tribute to Long’s legacy as a pioneering and premier historian of religion. When taken as a whole, the twenty-five essays that comprise this volume impressively provide a wide-ranging portrait of Long’s enduring contributions to the academic study of religion and theology." – Juan Floyd-Thomas
When God Was a Bird
"In When God Was a Bird, Mark Wallace invites Christians to reconsider the significance of creaturely depictions of the Spirit. He argues that Christianity arose as an enfleshed and enfeathered religion, characterized by a double incarnation into both the human form (Jesus) and the more-than-human natural world (the Spirit)." – Nancy Menning
Theology and Prince
"Harwell and Jenkins have successfully pulled together a scholarly Prince tribute band that traces the waves of Prince’s work into each member’s unique field of study. Like Prince’s music, Theology and Prince is a complex, multifaceted fusion of ideas and approaches. This volume presents an original contribution to the field of cultural studies utilizing the music and life of Prince to explore contemporary theological themes and the impact of faith on artistic practice." – Jeremy Perigo
Feminist Encounters with Confucius
"The significance of this brilliant volume lies not only in the seriousness and depth of its contributions, but also in the diversity of the authors’ approaches. This volume is exemplary, and one hopes for similar endeavors in the future." – Anna Sun
