Religion
Program Type:
- Major
- Minor
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Our interdisciplinary coursework in religion explores traditional, modern cultural, and region-based approaches to the discipline. Together, these methods give students a substantial understanding of the history, practices, literature, social ethics, and belief systems of various ancient, classical, and modern civilizations.
Why Study Religion at Oberlin?
13
Associated Faculty
4
First-Year Seminars
8
Study Away Programs
Sample Courses
- RELG 108 - Introduction to Religion: Women and the Western Traditions 4 credits
- RELG 230 - Nonviolence: From Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Jr. 4 credits
- RELG 347 - Seminar: Virtue, Religion, and the Good Life 4 credits
- RELG 405 - Capstone Seminar in Religious Studies 4 credits
Religion Faculty
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Joyce Babyak
Associate Professor of Religion -
Emilia Bachrach
Assistant Professor of Religion and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies -
Corey Barnes ’98
Robert S. Danforth Associate Professor of Religion -
Cynthia (Cindy) Chapman
Adelia A.F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Religion -
Cheryl Cottine
Assistant Professor of Religion -
James Dobbins
James H. Fairchild Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies -
Gwendolyn Gillson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies -
David Kamitsuka
Acting Dean, College of Arts and Sciences -
Margaret Kamitsuka
Francis W. and Lydia L. Davis Professor of Religion -
Mohammad Jafar Mahallati
Presidential Scholar in Islamic Studies -
Daniel J. Schultz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion -
Sam Berrin Shonkoff
Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Religion
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