Religious Studies Department
Religious Studies courses do not require or assume religious commitment, but rather intend to increase understanding of religious tradition, to teach students how to read texts critically, and how to think and write clearly and coherently. Most Religious Studies courses are moderately sized so that individual students are not lost in a crowd. Religion faculty value personal contact with students inside and outside our classes.
In the News
Founding Fathers Were Primarily Deists, Holmes Says
After more than 40 years of religious study, Professor David Holmes says the dominant lesson of his research is that each of us, far more than we know, is the product of our religious background and training.
Irish Catholic Nuns and the Origins of the Welfare System, 1830-1920
Maureen Fitzgerald has had published her study of the Irish Catholic Sisters and their contributions to charitable care in New York City.
Perspectives
Jeree Harris '08: "Everything I've learned connects in some way"
Jeree Harris is the epitome of what every student aspires to be: intelligent, relaxed, upbeat, dedicated, and modest.
For Kati Willson ’08, a Religiocultural Approach to HIV/AIDS in the Muslim Community of South Africa
“I didn’t expect to be a Religious Studies major, but I was inspired by the first few classes I took,” said Kati Willson ’08. The inspiration eventually led to Kati’s Honors thesis, “Breaking the Silence: South African Muslim Responses to HIV/AIDS and a Theology of Compassion,” for which she has received highest honors.
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