Religion, B.A.

Graduates earning a bachelor’s degree in religion from Hood College:

1. Acquaint students with central features of diverse global religious beliefs through:
• Interpreting canonical religious texts, and
• Acquiring basic knowledge of the central beliefs of multiple global religious traditions and their historical development.
2. Acquaint students with basic structure of religious experience through:
• Analyzing the material culture and lived experience of multiple global religious traditions, and
• Acquiring responsible methods of comparing the religious practices of multiple global religious traditions.
3. Acquaint students with basic mechanics of critical thinking about values through:
• Identifying the values endemic to religious texts and to adherent’s descriptions of religious practices;
• Engaging in respectful critical discourse about differing religious and secular perspectives; and
• Acquiring cohesive and persuasive academic writing skills.