The Department of Religious Studies provides an opportunity to study diverse religious traditions of the world. Students are able to examine texts, symbols, myths, rituals, ideas, values, institutions, and intellectual (theological, philosophical, and ethical) systems of many traditions, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, African and Native American religions. Religion is studied empathetically, descriptively, and critically with the aid of historical, exegetical, literary, philosophical, theological, and social-scientific (e.g. anthropological, socio-logical, and psychological) methods of inquiry.
University of California, Riverside
UC Riverside Department of Religious Studies
2024-09-09
Society, Religion and Spirituality, Religious Studies, Academic Departments - University of California, Riverside. The Department of Religious Studies provides an opportunity to study diverse religious traditions of the world.