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jaar-theory-and-method
Use when articulating the theory and method of a Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR) article. JAAR prizes method-conscious, reflexive, non-confessional scholarship and explicitly publishes studies of the methodologies by which religion is explored. Sharpens the theoretical/methodological frame; it does not gather sources.
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# Theory & Method (jaar-theory-and-method)
What most distinguishes a JAAR article from a specialist-journal article is **methodological
self-awareness**. JAAR publishes not only studies of traditions but **studies of the methods** by which
religion is explored, and it expects scholarship to be **reflexive** and **non-confessional**. This
skill makes your theory/method explicit and load-bearing.
## When to trigger
- Stating the framework and method that drive the analysis
- A reviewer said the piece is "undertheorized," "naive about method," or "confessional"
- Using comparison and needing to justify the basis of comparison
- Reflecting on your own position and its effect on the analysis
