Comparison in religion: a methodological contribution

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Title:	Comparison in religion: a methodological contribution
Author(s):	Hermans, C.A.M. ; Sterkens, C.J.A.
Publication year:	2014
Source:	Journal of Empirical Theology, vol. 27, iss. 1, (2014), pp. 130-153
ISSN:	0922-2936
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1163/15709256-12341295
Annotation:	17 juni 2014
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/130012
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Subject:	Religion and the Crisis of Meaning (RCM)
Organization:	Leerstoel Empirische en praktische religiewetenschap
Journal title:	Journal of Empirical Theology
Volume:	vol. 27
Issue:	iss. 1
Page start:	p. 130
Page end:	p. 153
Abstract:	How do we build theory on religion in cross-religious research? This article deals with four methodological issues in answering this question. What are the goals of cross-religious comparison? What is the object of cross-religious research? What kind of definition of religion is used in cross-religious comparison? And finally, how can we asses similar phenomena across different religious traditions? The last question is specified by the distinction of levels of equivalence in quantitative cross-religious survey research.
Languages used:	English (eng)