The comparative study of religions has never been a dull affair. This has been especially true of the last several decades, during which some have argued that comparison is impossible, irresponsible, or imperialistic while others have maintained that it is fundamental to the academic study of religion itself. These debates have ebbed and flowed but have never stood still, and comparative religionists and theologians have had to be continuously on the defensive while also striving to make productive headway within the academy. Some notable exceptions notwithstanding, most of this work has been done piece-meal, either in the form of journal articles focused on methodology or in monographs for which considerations of methodology are undertaken only en route to some larger comparative project. Enter Oliver Freiberger's Considering Comparison, which takes method as its primary concern and captures the current moment both in his response to prevailing critiques and in his...
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