Religion: Shaping society since the beginning of time
The study of religion at UVM is a crucial part of the wider study of human cultures, global affairs, and personal identities; it is not tied to previous religious training or present religious affiliation. Religious study is the investigation of the myths, rituals, ethical systems, and social formations that human beings have created in response to what they perceive to be powers beyond the human. War and peace, states and revolutions, laws and communities have been shaped by religious aspirations and commitments. Discover the study of religion at UVM.
Religion courses that reflect faculty expertise:
- Buddhism
- Judaism
- Islam
- Christianity
- ancient Hellenistic religions
- African Religions
- religion in America
- religions of China
- religions of Japan
- theories of religion & methodology
Our faculty's methodological approaches include comparative study, feminist theory, cognitive science, philosophical inquiry, social theory, and historical analysis.
Outstanding student of religion:
Douglas Alan Robinson, '09, is a religion major and philosophy minor, interested in the study of religion as well as in pre-modern South Asian Buddhist traditions.
Honors thesis and funded research: Doug's work has resulted in a refereed publication and research presentations at five undergraduate conferences.
What's next? A.M. program in the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. Learn more about outstanding religion students.
