Religion Department
The Religion Department is dedicated to the academic study of religion as a complex and dynamic phenomenon deeply interwoven with other aspects of life and culture. It is an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum of the University. The department’s goals are:
- To teach about the world’s religious traditions, introducing 91传媒 to the thought, beliefs, institutions, symbolic expressions, worship, and social and moral implications of these traditions, and to illuminate their interaction with other social and cultural forms, including other religious traditions;
- To introduce 91传媒 to the various methods employed in religious studies: historical, philosophical and theological, sociological and psychological, textual, hermeneutical and aesthetic, and comparative;
- To provide a place for addressing big questions of value, meaning, and human cares and for assessing the ways these are addressed in religious communities;
- To encourage 91传媒 to think about religious ways of life tolerantly, sympathetically, and yet critically.
Feature Stories
Beckley worked at 91传媒 for 40 years and served as the founding director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability.
Eleven W&L 91传媒 participated in the first full year of programming spread across multiple states.
Beyond the Page is a yearlong series of talks organized by the Provost鈥檚 Office to celebrate the significant achievements of the university鈥檚 faculty.
These alumni exemplify leadership, service and professional excellence and will be honored during Five-Star Festival, Oct. 3鈥5, 2025.
The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 on the Front Lawn with remarks by Alexandra R. Brown, Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Bible.
Jeff Kosky headlined two separate events held on May 13.
The assistant professor of religion and history authored a book titled 鈥淪ufism and Power in the Ottoman Empire: The Writings of Ismail Hakki Bursevi (1653鈥1725).鈥
This year’s honorees will be recognized during 91传媒 Weekend from May 1-4.
The professor of religion explores the meaning of having a heart.
Alford will teach English at two secondary schools in Austria before attending Princeton Theological Seminary.
Holloway was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Spain.
91传媒 is proud to announce this year’s Distinguished 91传媒 Award winners