Minor in Religious Studies: 18 Credits

• Introduction to Religious Studies or Introduction to Theology
• World Religions
• 4 Religious Studies Electives including: Text Study, Theological Study, Ethics, and Religion and Culture

The Value of a Minor in Religious Studies

"The truly mysterious object is beyond our apprehension and comprehension, not only because our knowedge has certain irremovable limits, but because in it we come upon something inherently 'wholly other,' whose kind and character are incommensurable with our own, and before which we therefore recoil in a wonder that strikes us chill and numb. --- Rudolph Otto, The Idea of the Holy

Are you curious about what religion is and why it inflames such passions in people's lives? Are you a spiritual person, yourself, seeking to deepen your own faith? Or are you a seeker who wants to explore the meanings of a variety of religious traditions? Whatever your motivations, you will find Religious Studies courses at Saint Rose that will stimulate your intellectual curiosity and lead you into productive pathways for spiritual exploration.

A minor in Religious Studies will show that you are willing to engage in the religious controversies of our times in a way that is disciplined, critically thoughtful and well informed.

Courses in Religious Studies:

• Appeal to those who are deeply religious or spiritually hungry
• Inquire into moral values and principles
• Are interdisciplinary
• Offer important insights into the global challenges of the interfaith character of contemporary life 
• Prepare students for graduate work in theology and ministry
• Sharpen the ability to think critically, objectively, and ethically
• Build reasoning and writing skills
• Teach ways to analyze problems from diverse perspectives