BA in Religion Studies in Bethlehem United States | Lehigh University

Lehigh's undergraduate program in religious studies, offering both majors and minors, focuses on the scholarly examination of religion as a fundamental aspect of human culture and experience. As an inherently cross-cultural field, religious studies faculty investigate various aspects of diverse religious traditions and their practitioners, utilizing multiple languages, analytical approaches, and critical theories as frameworks for interpretation.
The department emphasizes rigorous academic inquiry into religion as an essential component of cultural understanding. Studying religion forms a crucial part of a liberal arts education, where students critically examine religious thought and practices as expressions of human cultural development. This interdisciplinary field combines humanities and social science methodologies, incorporating historical, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, and psychological viewpoints. As a comparative discipline, religious studies explores the nature and importance of global religious traditions. Students engage with contemporary ethical challenges and fundamental questions about values and meaning in our increasingly multicultural and technologically advanced world.