January 24, 2003

Is There a Place for 'Scientific' Studies of Religion?

By ROBERT WUTHNOW

There have been numerous calls recently for a better understanding of religion. Of course, many of those were heard after September 11, 2001, when it became clear how little most Americans know of Islam, and how much misunderstanding there is among Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists. But even before the terrorist attacks, the Bush administration's efforts to promote faith-based service organizations challenged scholars to consider religion and its continuing place in American

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