The dubious anxiety of scholarly relevance

Based on comments made as part of a plenary roundtable at the 2023 annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, this brief essay examines the discourse on the public relevance of religious studies scholarship. Specifically, it identifies the anxieties present in such discussions...

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Published in:Studies in religion 2024-03
Main Author: Simmons, K Merinda
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Based on comments made as part of a plenary roundtable at the 2023 annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, this brief essay examines the discourse on the public relevance of religious studies scholarship. Specifically, it identifies the anxieties present in such discussions and the false theory–praxis binary on which they rely.
ISSN:0008-4298
2042-0587
DOI:10.1177/00084298241240682