Sosyal Bilimlerle İlgili Yanılgılar

Dinî incelemeler yapan 'dinciler', dinin sosyal bilimsel incelemesini çoğu zaman yanlış anlarlar. Zira dinin kökeni, fonksiyonu, anlamı veya gerçekliği ile ilgili sosyal bilimsel bir analizin, -kendilerinin de benimseyip savunduklarını açıkça belirttikleri- inananın analizine ya karşı olduğu ya da itibar etmediği şeklinde ön kabulleri vardır. Burada sosyal bilimlerin, dini, inananın bakış açısından analiz ettiğini iddia etmiyorum. Bunun yerine sosyal bilimsel bir analizin, inananın bakış açısına, dincilerin ön kabulünden daha yakın ve daha ilgili olduğunu ileri sürüyorum. Ben, sosyal bilimlerle ilgili olarak genellikle dinciler tarafından doğru kabul edilen yedi yanılgıyı tek tek açıklayacağım

Misconceptions About the Social Sciences

Scholars in religious studies, or "religionists," often mischaracterize the social-scientific study of religion. They assume that a social-scientific analysis of the origin, function, meaning, or the truth of religion either opposes or disregards the believer's analysis, which religionists profess to adopt and defend. I do not argue that the social sciences analyze religion from the believer's point of view. I argue instead that a social scientific analysis is more akin and germane to the believer's point of view than the religionists' pre-acceptance. I will name the seven fallacies regarding the social sciences typically held by religionists.

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