The academic study of religion has long enjoyed a variety of philosophies and
methodologies. A new entrant to this list has now arisen: metamodernism. This article …

An introduction and evaluation of contemporary approaches to theology,'Postmodern
Theologies' sets out to discern movements shaping the" postmodern" study of religion in a …

This paper considers some of the ways in which 'postmodernism'is construed, before turning
to several important representative examples of religious postmodern thought. It highlights …

The project of comparative religion, a mainstay of the academic study of religion from the
time of its inception, has justifiably drawn sharp criticism from postmodernist circles for its …

Postmodernism: What One Needs to Know Page 1 The Teachers’ File POSTMODERNISM: WHAT
ONE NEEDS TO KNOW by William Grassie Abstract. This essay is an introduction to …

The contemporary religious scene is somewhat bewildering for social scientists, as people
observe apparently contradictory trends. Is the situation best captured by secularisation …

Postmodernism has not displaced modernism; the two outlooks jostle one another as they
compete for the current western mind.'So my subject is actually the impact of modernism and …

The term'postmodernism'has been often heard in the closing decades of the twentieth
century, first apparently used in the visual arts, then spreading to other areas, including …

The three books selected for discussion are representative of attempts in the last decade to
engage directly and critically the issue of" religion" and how we study it. In a field that is …

The postmodern debates over religion have taken on various new dimensions and
surprising directions–or, at least, awareness of postmodernism and/in religion has increased …