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Department of Religious studies offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Religious Studies; minor in
Religious Studies.
http://www.smu.edu/dedman/
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Cypress College
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department. Undergraduate course descriptions.
http://www.cypress.cc.ca.us/socialscience/philosophy/
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Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky. Emphasis on Biblical Studies, also offers courses in Christian history and
theology, Christian ministry, and non-Western religions. Introduces faculty, courses, and schedule.
http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/religion/
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Agnes Scott College
Department of Religious Studies. Independent, national liberal arts college for women grounded in
the Judeo-Christian tradition but with an appreciation for pluralism.
http://www.agnesscott.edu/academics/p_departments.asp?id=32
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Indiana University Religious Studies Department
Undergraduate and graduate programs.
http://www.indiana.edu/~relstud/home.html
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Emory University
Undergraduate Division of Religion.
http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/RELIGION/
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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.
http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/
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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.
http://religion.syr.edu/
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Hollins University
Women's liberal arts college in Virginia. Undergraduate religious studies program.
http://www.hollins.edu/undergrad/religion/religion.htm
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Brown University
The Department of Religious Studies offers a graduate program leading to the degrees of M.A. and
Ph.D., with specializations in History of Religions: Early Christianity and Western Religious
Thought.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Religious_Studies/
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University of Bridgeport
The Program in World Religions at the University of Bridgeport grants the B.A. in World Religions.
The study is non-sectarian and publicly inclined. All the major religions of the world are given
attention.
http://homepages.msn.com/librarylawn/profstephenhealey/index.html
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California State University, Chico
Department of Religious Studies. The academic study of religion at CSU, Chico, focuses on a)
historical studies of Eastern and Western religious traditions; b)textual studies of the sacred
writings in religious traditions; c) methodological studies which seek to understand and interpret
religious traditions and cultural symbols; and d)cognate studies which relate religion to aspects
of culture such as literature and the arts, ethics and law, psychology, sociology, and philosophy.
http://www.csuchico.edu/rs/
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Dartmouth College
The Religion Department offers instruction, from the introductory to the advanced level, in most of
the world's major religious traditions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, the
religions of the ancient Near East, the religions of Africa, and religious life in Native North
America.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~religion/
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Centre for Ministry Studies, University of Wales, Bangor
Empirical theology, psychology of religion and religious education are the main areas of research
in the centre. PhD supervision is available. The Professor of Practical Theology welcomes informal
questions regarding supervision.
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/rs/ms/
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Stanford University
The purpose of Religious Studies is to understand and interpret the history, literature, thought,
and social structures of various religious traditions and cultures. The department offers courses
at the undergraduate and graduate level in the fields Asian Religions, Christianity, Judaism,
Ethics and Philosophy of Religion, and Religion, Cultures, and Comparative Studies. The department
offers programs in bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/relstud/
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Online Directory of Departments and Programs of Religious Studies
Searchable directory of 1,600 accredited religious studies departments and programs in North
America, from the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion.
http://www.cssr.org/directory.asp
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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.
http://religiousstudies.ucr.edu/
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Georgia State University
Program in Religious Studies.
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwphl/ReligionFramesIndex.html
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Butler University
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies offers majors and minors in philosophy and
religious studies as well as a combined major. The religious studies major offers students the
opportunity to engage in critical and sympathetic study of various religious traditions, to study
religious literature, to examine more general questions regarding the nature of religion, and to
examine their own religious heritage and experience.
http://butler.edu/philrel/
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Alma College
Religious Studies Department. Alma, Michigan.
http://www.alma.edu/academics/relstudies/
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Providence College - Latin American Studies Program
Religion in Latin America, an educational resource for religion, society, and politics. This site
includes statistics, documents in English and Spanish, information about radical choice, liberation
theology, protestantism, indigenous theology.
http://www.providence.edu/las/
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Marshall University
Department of Religious Studies. Course information, web resources, faculty info, insights and
stories section, departmental journal, description of religious studies, links to articles by
faculty, links to course syllabi, message from the Chair.
http://www.marshall.edu/rst/
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Rutgers University
Department of Religion.
http://religion.rutgers.edu/
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Emory University
Graduate Division of Religion.
http://www.emory.edu/GDR/
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Princeton University
Department of Religion.
http://www.princeton.edu/~religion/
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Harvard University
The Committee on the Study of Religion is a standing committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences,
comprised of instructors from both F.A.S. members and the Divinity School. Degrees offered include
the Ph.D., Th.D., and B.A.
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~csrel/
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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.
http://www.asu.edu/clas/religious_studies/index.html
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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.
http://www.fiu.edu/~religion/index.html
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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.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/
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University of Wales, Lampeter
The Department of Theology, Religious Studies & Islamic Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter,
offers a broad range of modules for BA (Hons) degrees. There are also opportunities for
postgraduate studies, for M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees.
http://www.lamp.ac.uk/trs/
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University of Dayton
Department of Religious Studies. Presented from within the Catholic tradition, a major in Religious
Studies at UD develops a broad scope of basic areas including biblical studies, moral questions,
the teachings and history of Christianity and other religious traditions. There are also courses
in the teachings of religion, religion and culture, and pastoral questions.
http://www.udayton.edu/~relstudy/
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University of North Carolina
The UNC Department of Religious Studies is dedicated to the study of the world's religions as
historical and cultural phenomena. Students and faculty explore religious traditions and their
history, sacred texts, belief systems, rituals, and institutions. The UNC Department of Religious
Studies is one of the oldest departments of its kind at an American public university. It was
ranked third among the nation's undergraduate programs in religious studies, according to the 1993
Gourman Report.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/rel_stud/index.html
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College of Wooster
Department of Religious Studies. The study of religion at Wooster explores the broad dimensions of
the many forms of human religiosity. Religion asks questions of meaning, purpose, and value. Many
of the fundamental debates of our society (abortion, euthanasia, sexuality, political and economic
goals and objectives) are debates about fundamental ways of viewing the world and their related
systems of value.
http://www.wooster.edu/religion/
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University of Colorado
The Department of Religious Studies offers comprehensive programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts
and the Master of Arts degrees in religious studies. The program aims to provide students with a
broad knowledge of religion as a dimension of human culture, familiarity with a variety of
approaches to the academic student of religion, training in advanced research skills.
http://www.colorado.edu/ReligiousStudies/
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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.
http://www.csun.edu/religious.studies/
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Duke University
The Department of Religion is one of the largest Humanities departments at Duke and one of the most
prestigious departments of religion in the entire country. The Department offers instruction in all
the major religions, notably Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
http://www.duke.edu/religion/
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Colby College
The academic study of religion focusing upon the origins and historical development of several of
the world's major religious traditions with the goal of enabling students to understand and
appreciate religious diversity in the modern world.
http://www.colby.edu/rel/
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Western Illinois University
Religious studies is the academic examination of one of the most important phenomena of human
culture.
http://www.wiu.edu/users/miphil/
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