Publisher's Synopsis
Thirty or forty years ago, the phrase method and theory in Religious Studies scholarship referred to more social scientific approaches to the study of religion, as opposed to the more traditional theological hermeneutics common to the field. Today, however, it seems that everyone claims to do theory and method, including those people who shun social scientific approaches to the academic study of religion. As a result, what does it mean to do theory and method in an era where the phrase has no distinct meaning?
