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Religion, Program of StudiesCoordinator: Estey, KenLocation: 3311 James Hall Phone: 718-951-5000x1755 Religion is a primary expression of the human condition and a powerful force in shaping events around the world. The urgent political, economic, social, and cultural issues of our time are all connected to religious beliefs and practices. Religion influences public and private concerns about issues including community and solitude, suffering and death, good and evil, and personal meaning and identity. Studies in religion at Brooklyn College takes an interdisciplinary approach. We draw on faculty from many departments and programs throughout the campus, including anthropology and archaeology, Africana studies, American studies, art, classics, English (comparative literature), history, Judaic studies, philosophy, political science, Puerto Rican and Latino studies, and sociology. We offer a dual major and a minor in which we examine the religious traditions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. We use a comparative perspective to explore various beliefs, behaviors, values, rituals, texts, and communities in order to help students discover the nature of conflicts and agreements within a particular religion, between religions, and between religious and secular points of view. Our students develop an appreciation of the significance of religion and the difficulties and possibilities inherent in undertaking a critical, disciplined study of it. Our graduates are equipped to contribute to the ongoing discussion of the nature of religion in our communities and in the world. Our students find employment in fields that value analytic, research, and writing skills, and ethical decision-making. Graduates have careers in education, media, social work, health care, tourism, commercial and industrial concerns, and religious, governmental, and international organizations. While some studies in religion majors pursue graduate study and careers in fields associated with religion, most prepare for careers in other fields by entering, among others, a law, business, or medical school, or a graduate program in social work or public policy.
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