Philosophy & Religion

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

The Department of Philosophy and Religion offers both a major and a minor, and a Pre-Seminary track. A concentration in Philosophy provides students with a broad understanding of Western thought, detailed knowledge of moral and theoretical issues in this tradition, and training in critical and analytical thinking skills. A concentration in Religion provides students with an introduction to the world’s major religions and in-depth seminars on the Bible and the history of Christian thought. In different ways, each concentration introduces students to the most profound and universal questions humans have asked and to their most thoughtful and enduring answers.

Students who major in Philosophy and Religion develop the ability to critically think about and analyze information, as well as to clearly articulate complex concepts in writing and in speech by breaking them down to their base components.

They understand ethical reasoning and have a developed sense of self, community, and spirituality, as well as a well-developed understanding of other cultures.