A School of Thought in Christian Anthropology: A discussion on ontology, religion, and the limits of secularity

In what follows, Jon Bialecki, an anthropologist of Christianity, and Eloise Meneses, a Christian anthropologist, discuss the matter of ontological differences between anthropologists and how these might be crossed effectively to further the work of the discipline. An analogy is made to computers th...

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Published in:Religion and society (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2023-01, Vol.14 (1), p.60-73
Main Authors: Bialecki, Jon, Meneses, Eloise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Christianity
Ethnography
Ontology
Operating systems
Religion
Religious aspects
Schools
Secularism
Social aspects
Theological anthropology
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Summary:In what follows, Jon Bialecki, an anthropologist of Christianity, and Eloise Meneses, a Christian anthropologist, discuss the matter of ontological differences between anthropologists and how these might be crossed effectively to further the work of the discipline. An analogy is made to computers that must communicate with one another across incompatible operating systems. The discussion begins with a proposal from Eloise that involves entertaining the possibility of schools of thought rooted in differing ontologies.
ISSN:2150-9298
2150-9301
DOI:10.3167/arrs.2023.140105