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study of religion and philosophy provides a means for
understanding human history, experience, and society
through the examination of religious traditions.
Students are challenged to reflect upon broad questions
of human society and culture, as well as personal
questions of ethics and responsibility.
Religion and Philosophy students:
- explore sacred texts
- examine the historical features of religions
- have the opportunity to conduct field research,
exploring a variety of religious traditions and
phenomena, both in the local area and at locations
abroad
- study religious phenomena in relationship to various aspects of culture: the arts, literature, politics, etc. Thus, studying religion is by nature interdisciplinary and complements the study of other areas of the humanities, arts, and sciences. Women's issues are given particular attention
- culminate the major in Religion with a capstone project based on a research topic of their own choosing
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DEGREES
OFFERED
B.A. in
Religion
Minors in Religion and Philosophy are also offered.
A complete description of this degree and these minors and
their requirements are available in the college
catalog.
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FACULTY
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Jeffrey
Barker
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., California State University
M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University |
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Sherry Fohr
Chair/Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Ithaca College
M.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
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Kevin DeLapp
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz (2001)
Ph.D. Duke University (2006)
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Kyle Keefer
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Baylor University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
M.A., Baylor University
Ph.D., Emory University |
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