Reviews for The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education

The average rating for The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-07-13 00:00:00 George Egan This is a good book for anyone interested in the development of the academic study of religion along with discussions of pertinent issues that may face the discipline today. Well researched, but oh so dry. Not a difficult read, but sloooow. The conclusion is worth a read on its own as Hart traces his argument adeptly before going into other questions. One thought is that this book was written before 9/11 and so, the question is if the religious climate that clearly changed after this event has given the discipline of religious studies in universities new life and a more solid foundation. Certainly Steven Prothero's and Karen Armstrong's work since then will be part of that foundation for years to come.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-29 00:00:00 Lisa Pasqu I read the portion adressing the first 8 centuries. It was brilliant to use the revelation of he Holy Spirit as the linking theme trough the first 8 centuries of he early church. It shows how the history of he church impacted the expectancy and understand of eqch church cimmuniy throuh out he centuries. It was really my first journey into early church history and it was exactly what I wanted. I would recomend the first half to anyone. The section by George Montague was very similar to his commentay of he holy spirit so I did not spend as much time in that.