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Welcome to the Manhattan College Department of Religious Studies Blog!

At Manhattan College, religious studies is a journey through the liberal arts that combines the study of philosophy, literature, history, sociology, and fine arts. The Religious Studies Department is comprised of diverse faculty members who are scholars of the world and its great religious traditions. See our posts to stay updated on upcoming and past events, faculty accomplishments, course offerings, and more!

Spring 2021 Course Catalog!

Spring 2021 courses and our catalog It’s the season for spring registration and our Open House for high school seniors…so plenty of...

NEW Study Abroad Course in ROME

L.U.C.E. Study Abroad Course in Rome: Special Topics: In the Footsteps of Early Jews and Christians Taught by Professor Claudia Setzer,...

Student Blogs Yoga-Bahamas Course

This January intersession Stephen Kaplan of the Religious Studies Department offered a course on yoga, in which students not only read...

Croatia: New RELS Study Abroad

Announcing a new study abroad course in Croatia, offered by RELS Prof. Mehnaz Afridi and SOC Prof. Cory Blad (RELS 300 & SOC 315). If...

Venice Study Abroad Program Launches

Imagine reading Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, not in a drab classroom but in Venice itself. Imagine studying the dazzling art...

New Study Abroad: Ghana w/ Dr. Clark

Dr. Jawanza Clark has launched a new study abroad program at MC. Its called: The Christian Experience in Ghana: Race and Religion in...

MC Veteran-Students Visit Yoga Ashram

For the second semester in a row, Manhattan College has provided incoming veteran-students, enrolled in particular sections of RELS 110...

NEW STUDY ABROAD IN VENICE

Its official! The Relgious Studies Department will offer a new study abroad course in January 2016 called VENICE: CROSSROADS OF RELIGION,...