"The Pragmatics of Defining Religion" is a multidisciplinary volume on the problem of the definition of religion with chapters on the polemics of defining relig

This volume promotes a pragmatic, anti-essentialist and anti-hegemonic approach to the problem of the definition of religion. It argues that definitions of reli

Pragmatic Theology argues for a vision of religious life that is derived from the tradition of American pragmatism (James, Dewey, Royce); empirical theology (Ch

The debate over the proper definition of "religion" has occupied the attention of social scientists for many years without shedding much light on the nature of

Religion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion shapes how they