{"product_id":"9781444330526","title":"Philosophy and the Study of Religions A Manifesto","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Manifestos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePhilosophy and the Study of Religions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Manifesto\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKevin Schilbrack\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Religious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and the Study of Religions: A Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e advocates a radical transformation of the discipline from its current, narrow focus on questions of God, to a fully global form of critical reflection on religions in all their variety and dimensions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpens the discipline of philosophy of religion to the religious diversity that characterizes the world today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilds bridges between philosophy of religion and the other interpretative and explanatory approaches in the field of religious studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a manifesto for a global approach to the subject that is a practice-centred rather than a belief-centred activity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives attention to reflexive critical studies of 'religion' as socially constructed and historically located\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Schilbrack\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of Department of Religion and Philosophy at Western Carolina University. Schilbrack has served as president of the American Academy of Religion for the Southeast, as a senior fellow with Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions, and as a participant in a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Development Seminar in Taiwan and Thailand. An award-winning teacher, he has published numerous articles in philosophy and theory of religion, and is the contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThinking through Rituals: Philosophical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religious Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 March 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444330526\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311324786828,"sku":"9781444330526","price":99.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444330526.jpg?v=1780173998","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444330526","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}