Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2009
Bruce Ellis Benson
Pages 449-456
A RESPONSE TO SMITH’S “CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY SUBDISCIPLINE”
All of us working in continental philosophy of religion can be grateful to James K. A. Smith for his call to consider which practices will best further the “health” of the burgeoning subdiscipline of continental philosophy of religion. Given that he offers his suggestions “in the spirit of ‘conversation starters,’” my response is designed to continue what I hope will be an ongoing conversation. With that goal in mind, I respond to Smith by considering not only the practicality of each suggestion but also whether adopting practices he suggests would actually improve the health of the subdiscipline.