The War in Iraq and the Academic Study of Religion

Author: Chernus, Ira

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 76, Number 4, 3 December 2008 , pp. 844-873(30)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Abstract:

We can gain valuable new perspectives on the Bush administration's policies in Iraq and the domestic response to them by applying the historical and analyticaldescriptive methods of academic religious studies. The article analyzes the work that has already been done along these lines, placing it in the context of broader studies of American religion and culture that cast the U.S. role in the Iraq war in a new light. These works provide a model of scholarship as good citizenship, helping American society understand itself better in a time of war, stimulating the kind of thoughtful debate that is the lifeblood of democracy.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfn076

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