Religious Studies
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- Bible History Online Images and Resource Links
- Resources for study of the Bible and the ancient world. Maps, timelines, images, software, links.
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- Religions, Faith Groups, and Ethical Systems
- Description of various religions and ethical systems, including Christian denominations, provided by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
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- Arizona State University, Tempe
- The Department of Religious studies brings together perspectives and approaches from history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and literature to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the individuals and traditions that constitute religions and cultures. When students major or minor in religious studies they can tailor their program to suit their individual interests, such as focusing on a particular region of the world, or a particular religious tradition.
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- California State University, Northridge
- The Religious Studies Department at California State University, Northridge offers a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies. The Department encourages students to draw upon a variety of fields and disciplines for African-American Studies, Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. A major will be able to interpret religious texts, think both empathetically and critically about conflicting religious claims, acquire knowledge of the history of more than one major religious tradition, apply intercultural methods to religious inquiry and analysis, and articulate a perception of one's role in society, in both career and public service options.
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- Florida International University
- Religious Studies Department. The Religious Studies major serves as a basis for students who wish to pursue the study of religion or theology as a career, for students preparing for a career in counseling, education, business, law or medicine, or for students who wish to undertake a dual major in a related field of study. Both a B.A. and M.A. are being offered.
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- Hollins University
- Women's liberal arts college in Virginia. Undergraduate religious studies program.
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- Southern Methodist University
- Department of Religious studies offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Religious Studies; minor in Religious Studies.
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- Syracuse University
- The study of Religion at Syracuse is distinctive. From the introductory level through the Ph.D., the range of courses, developed within the College of Arts and Sciences, in contradistinction to a theological seminary, opens conversations with historians, literary critics, novelists,poets, philosophers, linguists, sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists.
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- University of California, Riverside
- The Department of Religious Studies provides an opportunity to study diverse religious traditions of the world. Students are able to examine texts, symbols, myths, rituals, ideas, values, institutions, and intellectual (theological, philosophical, and ethical) systems of many traditions, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, African and Native American religions. Religion is studied empathetically, descriptively, and critically with the aid of historical, exegetical, literary, philosophical, theological, and social-scientific (e.g. anthropological, socio-logical, and psychological) methods of inquiry.
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- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Programs for the Study of Religion Worldwide, Religious Studies Department. Over 750 programs in Religious Studies/Theology listed, from colleges and universities across the world. Listed alphabetically and geographically.
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- University of Pennsylvania
- The academic study of religion examines how the beliefs and values of contemporary and historical cultures shape and are shaped by societal factors, long-standing traditions, and distinctive forms of literary and artistic expression.
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- Western Illinois University
- Religious studies is the academic examination of one of the most important phenomena of human culture.
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- Religious Studies Web Guide
- Saundra Lipton's collection of free internet resources for academic researchers. Includes denomination and subject specific resources, together with listings of bibliographies, journals, listservs, and software.
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- Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies Page
- Includes links to religious sites, journals, sociologists, papers, and sacred texts.