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Study Away
Off campus study is an opportunity to take courses in religion or related disciplines and to study religions as practiced in specific cultural environments.
The Department of Religion offers Bowdoin students opportunities to study, from a variety of academic perspectives and without sectarian bias, the nature and significance of religion in its philosophical, literary, social, and cultural expressions. Courses are critical, historical, multi-disciplinary, and cross cultural. Students analyze such matters as patterns of religious practice, interpretative art and writings, the history of various religious traditions, and the functions of religion in society. In addition, students critically engage the field itself by studying classic theories-what religion is and how one studies it.
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Contact Information
Location: Ashby House
Department Coordinator: Lynn Brettler
Dept. Phone: (207) 725-3465
Dept. Fax: (207) 725-3495
Address: Religion Department, Bowdoin College, 7300 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011-8473