Religious Studies
About the Major
The Religious Studies Department offers students the opportunity to develop skills in critical and creative thinking, analysis, and research through the study of diverse religious traditions. Our courses explore the texts, objects, spaces, and lived experiences connected with religious traditions and cultures, as well as the art, films, and other forms of cultural expression that represent them.
Students Will Learn To:
Demonstrate understanding of multiple religious traditions
Articulate a critical understanding of the category of religion and related terms
Communicate clearly, coherently, and effectively about religion and religious traditions
Analyze the intersections of religion with human cultures and the natural world
A Sampling of Courses
Religion and Media
Investigates the role of various media in shaping religious traditions especially Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. Beginning with studies of orality and literacy, we move into the impact of the printing press, then electronic media including Internet and video games.
Explore these select courses:
Taking a broad, inter-disciplinary approach, students become familiar with issues facing contemporary American Indian communities. Confronted with unprecedented political, environmental, and cultural challenges, Indians continue to mobilize ancient values to effectively reimagine and reshape them for the contemporary context. Drawing from historiography, literary analysis, and knowledge of current Indigenous leaders, we examine how relationality, resilience, adaptability, and revitalization are informing Native-led social movements while also reconnecting American Indians to their spiritual foundations in times of turmoil and difficulty. Students will have opportunities to engage in discussions with Native spiritual and cultural leaders and will also present their own research projects.
Meet Our Faculty
Quincy Newell
Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Humanistic Studies, Chair of Religious Studies
American religious history; religion in the American West; interreligious contact; religious experience of racial/ethnic and religious minorities; Native American and African American religious history; Mormonism; gender and religion
Early Christianity Late Antiquity New Testament Ancient Judaism
religion and media, religion and popular culture, comparative religions, blasphemy and controversial art, religious life in the U.S.
Jeffrey McArn
Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and Levitt Center Justice Lab
Careers After 麻豆国产AV
麻豆国产AV graduates who concentrated in religious studies are pursuing careers in a variety of fields, including:
- Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
- Brand Coordinator, Legendary Entertainment
- Upper School Dean of Students, American School of Madrid
- Rabbinical Student, Hebrew Union College
- Director of Development, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
- Gerontologist, Gateway Adult Center
- Director of Youth & Education Justice, Children’s Defense Fund-NY
- Clinical Social Worker, Morris Foundation
Explore 麻豆国产AV Stories
Learning by Experiencing the Mormon Faith
This semester I鈥檓 taking 鈥淢ormonism in America and the World鈥� taught by Professor of Religious Studies Quincy Newell. I chose this class because I am interested in learning about a religion that is highly stigmatized and controversial. I was also intrigued by how the course explores the public perceptions of Mormonism and how they shape the religion.
Rodr铆guez-Plate Publishes Book Chapters
Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodr铆guez-Plate recently published contributions to two edited volumes.
Ravven on Voting as 鈥淪cience and Ceremony鈥�
Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven recently discussed 鈥淪cience and Ceremony鈥� in an invited lecture at the European Society for Medicine Annual Congress in Vienna.
Contact
Department Name
Religious Studies Department
Contact Name
Quincy Newell, Chair
Clinton, NY 13323
