- an understanding of the nature and role of religion in human societies, both past
and present, both non-Western and Western,
- a grasp of the various methods used by scholars to describe and explain religion,
and the means to assess achievements of these methods as well as develop new methods
for increasing their knowledge of religious thought and practice, and
- an opportunity for raising questions about the present and future significance
of religious thought and practice.
The program offers an undergraduate major/minor and a Master's degree in comparative
religion.
WMU has the oldest comparative religion program in the state of Michigan, and the
only department with a graduate program in comparative religion in Michigan.
"Religion has always been with us. Throughout history, it has expressed the deepest
questions human beings can ask, and it has taken a central place in the lives of virtually
all civilizations and cultures. (Read more at the "Why
Study Religion" web site.)
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