Department of Comparative Religion and Humanities

About Department of Comparative Religion and Humanities

The department provides students with a foundational education in the world's major religious traditions as well as in cultural traditions from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Interdisciplinary study is at the heart of the work of the department. Our majors gain familiarity with methods employed in the investigation of all manner of artistic media, including literature, art and architecture, film, music, and theatre. They also make use of the approaches of history, linguistic and textual analysis, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy to make sense of personal experiences, stories, symbols, rituals, doctrines, and social institutions. The department empowers graduates to become literate guides for contemporary society in its quest to comprehend the histories, beliefs, and customs of diverse peoples and traditions.