Mission Statement

The Department of Religion and Philosophy's mission is to uphold the College's historic and continuing commitment to liberal arts education by:

Introducing students to the academic study of religion
Acquainting students with the fundamental texts, basic tenets, development, cultural contexts, and diversity of beliefs and practices of key figures and movement of Western and non-Western religious and philosophical traditions
Helping students learn about, and become more appreciative of and tolerant toward, the rich diversity of religious and philosophical perspectives in the world
Enabling students to understand religious and philosophical viewpoints as bases upon which to make sound value judgments relating to personal, social, and global matters