religions in AL. This may be related to the fact that AL is largely an
empirical discipline and that implies that beliefs have to be supported by
convincing empirical evidence.Ex cathedrastatements without such support
are unlikely to gain power. Another factor may be that AL deals with so
many subdisciplines, which all have their connections with other disciplines.
The main authority for such a subdiscipline may not be at the core of AL
but elsewhere, and that is where the leaders are, too.
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