Religious Studies Major  Saint Joseph&#039;s students serve the
local and global community.  Around the globe, choices motivated
by religion affect political campaigns, voting habits and
election outcomes. The religious studies program recognizes
religion as both a fundamental dimension of human experience and
as a practical concern in today’s world. Studying religion
through the prism of multiple disciplines – history, philosophy,
psychology, sociology and political science – provides a broad
focus to understand culture and geopolitical events.  The
program encompasses diverse forms of belief and practice in the
many contexts in which they are found. As a major, your work
will center on one or more non-Christian religions. The faculty
will engage you in serious and critical study of religious
experience, practice, thought and inquiry, both in the historic
and contemporary world. Noted experts in their areas of
specialization, the faculty are involved in several cross-
disciplinary programs. Because the depart