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"When we study religion, we study the subject that unifies all the other subjects of the humanities. Until our own time and in many places in our own time, religion is the center of human life. If we do not study religion, we are not studying what is important about ourselves in the world."
By studying different religious doctrines, rituals, stories, and scriptures, we can also come to understand how different communities of believers—past and present, East and West—have used their religious traditions to shape, sustain, transform themselves.
- Our Gateway Courses
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- Beyond The Classroom
Want to grapple with profound ethical and theological questions? Or learn about the ideas, people, and rituals that shape religion? Begin with our gateway course Religion Around the Globe. Or try Is Stanford a Religion?, which examines how the university's culture resembles a religion through its myths, rituals, and taboos, or The Religious Life of...
Our Exploring series introduces the world's great religious traditions, like Exploring Zen Buddhism, Exploring the New Testament or Exploring Islamic Mysticism. Follow up with courses that examine how religion relates to essential aspects of culture, gender, politics, and identity, such as Buddhist Philosophy, the Language of Islam, or Malcom X and...
From exploring sacred sites around the world to participating in lively events on campus, there are myriad opportunities for enhancing your understanding of religion's role in history and society. In addition to events supported by the department, we also work closely with several affiliated centers.Read more about our affiliates.
To better understand how religion relates to and affects culture and communication, we should first explore key definitions, philosophies, and perspectives that have informed how we currently look at religion.
Jun 20, 2024 · By studying religion, we don't study the divine; we study ourselves. By studying religious traditions, religious belief, and religious diversity, we find ourselves in the center of a robust inter-disciplinary approach that prepares us to think deeply about life's biggest questions.
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Why Major in the Study of Religion? UCR’s major and minor in the Study of Religion not only leads students through a close examination of the world’s major religious traditions, but also offers sustained training in research methods and theories from across the humanities and social sciences.
