Shabbat dinner in the Chalutzim Kitchen in Cowles Hall. Left to Right: Unknown; Seth Gitter?; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown: Unknown; Liz Nathan?; Unknown; Unknown.
Ever since Religious Studies emerged as a distinct area of inquiry in the 1960s and 1970s, scholars in the field have worried about its academic legitimacy. To put it a bit simplistically, they've worried about what constitutes the difference between teaching religion and teaching about religion.