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What Do Religion Scholars Really Want? Scholarly Values in the Scientific Study of Religion

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents selected findings of the Values in Scholarship on Religion (VISOR) project. Conversations about the values and norms that ought to shape the academic study of religion are quite common but typically based on anecdotal evidence and personal experience. The goal of VISOR was to gather data that could ground debates about the values that scholars of religion prize. Here, we present statistical analyses of VISOR data that shed light on the values guiding members of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) and the ways in which these compare with the values of members of other academic associations and other disciplines that study religion. Compared to current members of SSSR, members of the broader field of scholars whose approach to religion is sociological are more likely to be younger, female, liberal, and nonreligious. This sea change will put pressure on the SSSR to adapt.

Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12643

Authors: F. LeRon Shults, Wesley J. Wildman, Ann Taves, Raymond F. Paloutzian

Institutions: University of Agder, NORCE Research AS, Boston University, Center for Mind and Culture, University of California, Santa Barbara, Westmont College

Language: English

Topic: Study and Philosophy of Religion

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,500

OpenAlex ID: W3003170254

FWCI: 8.024

Cites: 8

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10