Some Suggestions about Future-Oriented Studies in Religion
One response to rapid changes and the approaching year 2000 is an increased interest in studies of the future. Some of these developments are reviewed, both for the general society and for the field of religion. Two broad methods used by futurists are summarized with suggestions for their applicatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1971
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Review of religious research
Year: 1971, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-17 |
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| Summary: | One response to rapid changes and the approaching year 2000 is an increased interest in studies of the future. Some of these developments are reviewed, both for the general society and for the field of religion. Two broad methods used by futurists are summarized with suggestions for their application to studies of the future of religion. The first is the projection of trends, and the second is the scenario of alternative futures. Development of both methods in futuristic studies of religion has been limited. The data about religion yesterday and today are inadequate for reasonable projections for the future. Scholars of religion seem largely to have abdicated the field of visions of the future to scientists, technologists, planners, and artists. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3510320 |