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Religious
Studies Program
Paul
A. Dietrich
(Professor
of Liberal Studies), Director
__The academic study of
religions is coextensive with the broad field of humane learning
in which questions pertaining to the meaning of human existence
are most prominent. The study of religions in the University
is therefore taken up in close conjunction with the humanities,
arts, letters, and the several sciences.
__In course
offerings, two emphases prevail: first, the scholarly analysis
and transmission of the literature and forms of the world's
religions; second, the sensitization of the student to the
value of religious studies for appreciating his/her cultural
and social existence. Thus, courses are designed to illuminate
religious traditions in historical depth as they inform modern
cultures generally, and the individual within American cultural
situations in particular.
__The offerings in Religious
Studies do not constitute a pre-professional program. They
are intended to extend and deepen the student's education
in the liberal arts. |
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