Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion

Graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religion. A minor is also available. Students may pair their Religion major with any manner of minors from the natural to social sciences and vice versa.
The academic study of religion at Berea College enables students to explore many different human perspectives on the world, human life, and ultimate human concerns that appear within diverse cultures, across all historical periods, and through multiple traditions.
As a result of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary character of religious studies, the Religion Department cross-lists many courses in this field of study in several other academic areas of the College’s curriculum including African and African American Studies, Asian Studies, History, Peace &amp; Social Justice Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies.

Studies of Religion and Spirituality

Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion

Assistant Professor of Religion and African and African American Studies

Graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in African and African American Studies (AFR). A minor is also available. The department’s central mission is to offer students a deeper understanding of the intellectual, political, and cultural contributions of people of primarily African descent. The interdisciplinary approach of African and African American Studies provides students with the opportunities to engage in critical thinking across a spectrum of fields, including history, psychology, environmental and agricultural science, gender and sexuality studies, peace and social justice studies, transnational migration, political science, economics, health, media and technology, art, literature, music, theater, and other forms of expressive culture.

African and African American Studies

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Graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Studies of Religion and Spirituality. A minor is also available. Students may pair their Religion major with any manner of minors from the natural to social sciences and vice versa. The academic study of religion at Berea College enables students to explore many different human perspectives on the world, human life, and ultimate human concerns that appear within diverse cultures, across all historical periods and through multiple traditions.

As a result of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary character of religious studies, the Religion Department cross-lists many courses in this field of study in several other academic areas of the College’s curriculum including <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/african-and-african-american-studies">African and African American Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/asian-studies">Asian Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/history">History</a>, <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/peace-and-social-justice">Peace &amp; Social Justice Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/womens-gender-and-sexuality-studies">Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies</a>.

Students can gain teaching experience as Teaching Assistants for the Religion department through the labor program.

Berea Religion and Spirituality graduates find employment or continue their studies in a wide variety of fields and occupations, including:

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