宗教部致力于探索和批判性分析宗教，将其作为人类历史和文化的核心内容。这些课程旨在提高人们对全球和整个历史上宗教经验多样性的认识，对世界宗教的信仰，文本和实践的同情参与，对各种宗教研究方法的掌握以及对宗教扮演的角色的反思在塑造人类习俗，价值观，信仰和制度上。宗教研究是通识教育的核心，它为从教育，医学，法律和艺术到社会工作，事工和对外服务的广泛职业提供了出色的准备。宗教课程研究了理论和功能方面世界各地的宗教。宗教专业的学生至少学习四种不同的传统，然后选择专门研究更具体的信仰传统，地理区域或正文。宗教系关注人类
The Department of Religion is dedicated to the exploration and critical analysis of religion as a central aspect of human history and culture. Courses seek to promote awareness of the diversity of religious experience around the globe and throughout history, empathetic engagement with the beliefs, texts, and practices of the world's religions, mastery of a range of methods for studying religion, and reflection on the role religion plays in shaping human customs, values, beliefs, and institutions. The study of religion is central to a liberal arts education and provides excellent preparation for a wide range of careers from education, medicine, law, and the arts to social work, ministry, and foreign service.The religion program investigates the theoretical and functional aspects of religions around the world. Students who major in religion study at least four different traditions and then choose to specialize in a more specific faith tradition, geographical region, or body of texts.The Department of Religion concerns the various expressions of religion encountered in human experience. The student may investigate the field of religion in both its functional and theoretical aspects. Courses are designed to give a broad cultural appreciation of the subject in accordance with the principles of a liberal arts education.