What Constitutes a Scientific Intrepretation of Religion?
Scientific method must eliminate bias and view facts objectively. In the scientific study of religion we must avoid the bias due to apologetic or philosophical interests, to a primary concern with schematic interpretation, and to cultural prejudice. A second task is a correct definition of religion...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1926
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The journal of religion
Year: 1926, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-249 |
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| Summary: | Scientific method must eliminate bias and view facts objectively. In the scientific study of religion we must avoid the bias due to apologetic or philosophical interests, to a primary concern with schematic interpretation, and to cultural prejudice. A second task is a correct definition of religion in order to know how best it can be studied. A third task is the proper correlation of the social and psychological sciences in the interpretation of the milieu out of which a given religion grows. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480579 |