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Month: July 2015

A Response to “Responsible Research Practices”: Index

by Russell McCutcheon

As each successive part in this ongoing series is made posted, this index page will be updated with links. Introduction: Our Highest Ideals Part 1: General Reflections Part 2: Academic Freedom Part 3: Do No Harm Part 4: Research on Human Subjects Part 5: Sources and Interpretations Part 6: Irrevocable Commitments Part 7: Methodological Pluralism Part 8: Diverse Approaches Part 9: Broader Public Part 10: Peer Review Part 11: Research Assistants Part 12: Highest Standards Afterword: And Isn’t It Ironic? […]

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A Response to “Responsible Research Practices,” Part 1: General Reflections

by Russell McCutcheon

A few days ago I wrote a brief post on this site, intended to draw attention to a document that had just been circulated publicly by the American Academy of Religion (our main professional organization in the US), entitled “Responsible Research Practices: A Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct for AAR Members.” (Click here to read it or click here to learn a little more about it and to find the names [posted as a PDF here] of the 10-person […]

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Our Highest Ideals

by Russell McCutcheon

I recall a close friend, almost 30 years ago, to whom I asked the following often-heard question, when they’d just had their first child: Is he a good baby? His reply? We don’t believe in making moral judgments about our child. I admit that the answer came as a bit of a surprise, since I was simply interested in knowing if the baby was sleeping the whole night through and eating ok; but, sure, after I thought about it for […]

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The Critical Study of Religion at the University of Alabama

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Have you ever been to one of our Aronov Lectures? Well, Dr. Steven Ramey, Associate Professor in REL and Director of UA’s Asian Studies program, has just a published an edited collection of the first decades’ worth of these annual guest lectures (established in 2002), entitled Writing Religion (University of Alabama Press). We recently asked him a few questions about the volume.  […]

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