Historical Research in Religion
An Amplification
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.26655Keywords:
history, theology, epistemology, religious studiesAbstract
In The Archive, we republish an article that, in hindsight, may have been ahead of its time with its prescience. Our pull for this issue is a 1982 piece from Joseph Fitzer (1939–2017) where he gives his response to two essays, one by John F. Wilson and one by Catherine L. Albanese, on historical studies of religion. Fitzer posits that religious history should not be a separate phenomenon but included in general history. In Fitzer’s opinion religious history needs to shift from theological formalities in a humanistic and aesthetic direction. This was originally published in our predecessor publication, CSR Bulletin 13.4.
References
Danto, Arthur C. 1968. Analytical Philosophy of History. Cambridge University Press.
Fiske, Edward B. 1980. “Traditional Library Use Threatened.” The New York Times, August 12.
Gay, Peter. 1974. Style in History. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Himmelfarb, Gertrude. 1980. “The New History.” The New York Times, August 17.
Princeton Religion Research Center. 1978. In The Unchurched American: Study Conducted for the Religious Coalition to Study Backgrounds, Values and Interests of Unchurched Americans. Princeton Religion Research Center.
