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The Meaning and End of Religion
Recommended on Data Over Dogma in a patron-only bonus episode (August 14, 2023).
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On the show
- I'll make you a STAR! with David A. Burnett▶ 18:03
Topic: Critiquing 'religion'/'monotheism' as an imposed modern category
Excerpt“…a title of a famous Wilfrid Cantwell Smith book called "The Meaning and End of Religion," which was big in the '60s as a paradigmatic shift in religious studies…”
- The End(s) of Monotheism w/ David Burnett▶ 5:37
Topic: Critique of the category of 'religion' as anachronistic, model for critiquing 'monotheism'
Excerpt“The name comes from a famous Wilfred Cantwell Smith book called "The Meaning and End of Religion."”
- What is an Atheist?▶ 36:32
Topic: Belief-centered (Protestant) framing of the category 'religion'
Excerpt“…there is a book called "The Meaning and End of Religion" by a scholar named Wilfred Cantwell Smith…”
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