To educate the whole boy or girl, as they are becoming men and women, we believe that each student should have the opportunity to learn how our ancestors and our contemporaries have grappled with this search for truth and explore the same questions that have inspired the great religious traditions of our time. The purpose of the new Religion and Philosophy Department is to challenge our students first to become knowledgeable about the origins of religious and philosophical thought, as it has manifested itself throughout history in the world’s great cultures and religious traditions. Then, having gained a deeper understanding of the important role religion has played in human history, we will grapple with the question of how these great thoughts and beliefs might be relevant in our time. After establishing a foundation of knowledge about religious thought, as manifested in individual traditions such as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity, students will then have the opportunity to engage in their own critical evaluation of these great traditions, the role they have played in history and the influence they are having on our world today.
In the first year of this new Department, courses will be chosen on a purely elective basic. "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Great Religious Leaders of the 20th Century" will be offered. "Introduction to Philosophy" will introduce students to the history of Western philosophy and will focus on such issues as metaphysics, epistemology, the problem of evil, and the philosophical roots of ethics. "Great Religious Leaders" will give students the opportunity to study the lives of Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mother Theresa of Calcutta, among others, and to glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time.
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In this course students will have an opportunity to study the lives of great religious figures of the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa of Calcutta to name just a few, and glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time. Open to Juniors and Seniors
In this course students will have an opportunity to study the lives of great religious figures of the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa of Calcutta to name just a few, and glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time. Open to Juniors and Seniors
In this course students will have an opportunity to study the lives of great religious figures of the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa of Calcutta to name just a few, and glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time. Open to Juniors and Seniors
In this course students will have an opportunity to study the lives of great religious figures of the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa of Calcutta to name just a few, and glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time. Open to Juniors and
In this course students will have an opportunity to study the lives of great religious figures of the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi, the Dali Llama, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa of Calcutta to name just a few, and glean from their lives and their teachings some of the greatest moral and philosophical lessons of all time. Open to Juniors and S
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