TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND THE BIRTH OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES: A BOOK REVIEW
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND THE BIRTH OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES: A BOOK REVIEW
Author(s): Michael S. JonesSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: SACRI – Societatea Academica de Cercetare a Religiilor si Ideologiilor
Keywords: Leonard Swidler; Temple University; Department of Religion; TUDOR; Religious Studies; Interreligious Dialogue;
Summary/Abstract: This is a review of the book Breakthrough to Dialogue: The Story of and Reflections on Temple University’s Department of Religion (Mesa, AZ: iPub Global Connection, 2019), edited by Dr. Leonard Swider, who is a long-time professor of religion at Temple University. The history of Temple’s Department of Religion is of interest because the department pioneered objective, non-sectarian religious studies at a public university. This approach to religious higher education has now spread throughout the US and beyond.
Journal: Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
- Issue Year: 23/2024
- Issue No: 69
- Page Range: 94-101
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
