"Bolle's passion for hermeneutics and his conviction that the study
of religion becomes really interesting when students confront not
only the fascinating data of religion, but also the demanding
methodological and epistemological questions of the discipline,
make this book an inspiration to read." -Jess Hollenback,
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse "In The Enticement of Religion,
Kees W. Bolle has written an accessible and informative
introduction to the basic facts of religion and to the ways
scholars and other people have dealt with religion over the
centuries. Bolle's central purpose is to provide a serious,
in-depth study that will introduce students and other general
readers to religion and religious events in the world. Part 1 of
the book focuses on the facts of religion, and covers such topics
as the object and task of the historian of religions, the correct
usage of words like "faith" and "tradition," modes of religious
expression, and the social and political impact of religion. Bolle
raises basic, yet not often discussed, questions such as "What is
Religion?" and "What are the Religions of the World?" The second
part of the book provides a historical survey of Western
intellectual approaches to religion. Starting with the Greeks and
progressing all the way to the twentieth century, Bolle explores
how writers and scholars such as David Hume, Friedrich
Schleiermacher, Soren Kierkegaard, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Joseph
Conrad, Charles Peguy, and many others have influenced our
judgments on religion. The Enticement of Religion is the product of
Kees Bolle's lifelong quest for understanding of religion. As a
sustained essay on hermeneutics (he prefers 'epistemology'), it is,
indeed, an enticing alternative to the post-modernist studies in
critical discourse so pervasive in today's intellectual world-a
refreshingly innovative approach free of subservience to current
fashion." -William W. Malandra, University of Minnesota "This book
will serve well undergraduate majors in religious studies, students
commencing graduate study in the field, and anyone interested in
religion and religions who wishes to be introduced to the major
issues, problems, and thinkers emergent in the context of western
intellectual history. Bolle's probings are worthy of the careful
attention of all who are open to being seriously engaged in the
data of religions." -Stanley Lusby, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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