Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction: The Background and Present Context of the Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities 1
5. Biblical Studies in the University 23
6. History and Salvation: An Essay in Distinctions 40
7. Student Concerns and Philosophical Analysis: Unscrambling Theological Uses of "Contingent" 73
8. The Ambiguous Position of Christian Theology 105
9. Catholic Studies in the University 139
10. Modes of Jewish Studies in the University 159
11. The Character and Contribution of the Sociology of Religion 190
12. Comparative Religious Ethics 216
13. The History of Religions: Some Problems and Prospects 246
14. The Religious as it Appears in Art 281
15. The Study of Religion and Literature: Siblings in the Academic House 304
16. The Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities: A Practical Commentary 330
17. Selected Bibliography 347
18. Contributors 353