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Boston University’s Graduate Program in Religion is the university home for the advanced humanistic study of religion. Our mission is to train scholars of religion who will distinguish themselves through research, teaching, and service to universities, colleges, seminaries, and the world at large.
Who We Are
Our core faculty is drawn from Boston University’s Department of Religion, joined by distinguished affiliated faculty from across Boston University departments with shared interests, including History, Philosophy, English, Sociology, Anthropology, Romance Studies, World Languages and Literature, and Classical Studies, as well as the Pardee School of Global Studies and the schools of Law, Medicine, and Theology.
Interdisciplinary Approaches
Diverse in approaches, methods, and fields of expertise, our faculty members are united by our shared commitment to the excellence in the study of religion, the value of interdisciplinary engagement, and the necessity of both the freedom of inquiry and civility in academic discourse. We passionately believe in the vital importance of religious studies for understanding our world.
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Our Vision
The Graduate Program in Religion offers a framework for students to engage in the advanced study of various religious traditions and phenomena and to acquire skills in cognate academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Our curriculum instills methodological rigor and comparative breadth while allowing students to deepen their knowledge of their chosen subjects. Our graduates are, consequently, well prepared to serve as scholars and teachers at universities, liberal arts colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, or to assume other professional roles that contribute to critical discourse and public understanding of religion.