Religious Studies

Religious studies examines the various religious traditions of the world in their historical and contemporary contexts. It explores the many ways in which religion shapes culture and history, forms values, and authorizes human action.Mount AllisonпПХs religious studies program does not advocate or promote any particular religion. Instead, it adopts a scholarly and analytical approach to the study of religious traditions. In religious studies you will examine important texts, practices, cultural phenomena, and ideas, looking at them from the perspective of history, literature, philosophy, and culture. Courses in religious studies are divided into three streams: Eastern traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, East Asian religions), Western traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), and religion and culture.

Field of study: Religion/Religious Studies