BA Religion

The study of religion at UVM is a vital part of the wider study of human cultures, global affairs, and personal identities. Our secular approach invites students to engage the study of religion free of ties to religious training or affiliation. Department faculty, trained in the humanities and social sciences, bring a uniquely transdisciplinary and integrative approach to their teaching. The department curriculum explores a wide array of specific historical traditions, including African and African diasporic religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and religions in North America, as well as broader religious dynamics shaped by ritual, race, gender, aesthetics, media, politics, and popular culture. Through their study of religion students come to understand the complexity of religious communities in specific times and places, and to appreciate diversity within particular religious communities.