Religious Studies
The Department of Religious Studies has a two-fold function—that of serving the general student body in a liberal arts college, and that of preparing students who wish to concentrate in the area of religious studies for their future work.
Believing that religion is a fundamental dimension of the human experience that deserves to be studied for that reason alone and also that students are in the process of coming to terms with their own traditions and personal identities, the department has designed courses for the student body at large that will enable them to achieve both these purposes.
Since Holy Cross is a Jesuit college and the majority of its students come from the Roman Catholic tradition, the department believes it is necessary to provide them with an opportunity to know and understand this tradition as well as to situate it in the larger context of other religious traditions and in the broader cultural context in which they live. Students from any tradition must come to terms with the fact of pluralism both religious and cultural. Departmental courses are designed to help them achieve these goals.
For additional information, please see the College Catalog.