{"product_id":"the-ends-of-religion-a-history-of-how-the-study-of-religion-makes-religion-irrelevant-paperback","title":"The End(s) of Religion: A History of How the Study of Religion Makes Religion Irrelevant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Bain-Selbo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Bain-Selbo argues that the study of religion-from philosophers to psychologists, and historians of religion to sociologists-has separated out the \"ends\" or goals of religion and thus created the conditions by which institutional religion is increasingly irrelevant in contemporary Western culture.\u003cbr\u003eThere is ample evidence that institutional religion is in trouble, and little evidence that it will strengthen in the future, giving some reason to believe that we are in the process of seeing the end of religion. At the same time, various cultural practices have met in the past and continue to meet today certain fundamental human needs-needs that we might identify as religious that now are being fulfilled through what Bain-Selbo calls the \"religion of culture.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End(s) of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e traces the way that the very study of religion has led to institutional religion being viewed as just one human institution that can address our particular \"religious\" needs rather than the sole institution to do so. In turn, ultimately we can begin to see how other institutions or forms of culture can function to serve these same needs or \"ends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Bain-Selbo\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indiana University Kokomo, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718983258208,"sku":"9781350287761","price":95.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/wj3dk7Ar-69781350287761.webp?v=1776891261","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ends-of-religion-a-history-of-how-the-study-of-religion-makes-religion-irrelevant-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}