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College of Arts and Sciences Department of Religion Studies Top Navigation About Program Research Areas Faculty Resources Contact Main navigationClose About Program Research Areas Course Offerings Faculty Resources Announcements Articles Events Contact Image Explore Research Areas Technology Globalization Identity Conflict Ethics Environment Transformation History Why Religion Studies at Lehigh? As a religion studies major at Lehigh, you explore the character and significance of the major religious traditions of the world. You will examine ethical problems and basic issues of value and meaning raised by modern multicultural and technological society. Religion Studies majors benefit from a strong foundation in interdisciplinary independent research and analytical writing to understand religious thought and behavior as features of the human experience. Graduates go on to careers in law, medicine, education, marketing, the arts, and nonprofit work. Many pursue advanced degrees in religious studies as well as fields such as social work, law, education, criminology and medicine. It is also an excellent major if you are thinking about a career in the civil or foreign service. The Latest Announcements View all Articles View all Announcements Image Announcement 2024 Alice Eckardt Scholar-in-Residence: Judith Weisenfeld (Princeton University Image Announcement Congratulations to Jodi Eichler-Levine for receiving the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence! Image Undergraduate Spotlight Seeking Greater Answers in Education Image Faculty Spotlight Histories of Memory, Devotion, and Relationship Image Undergraduate Learn More Image Research Areas Learn More Student Voices Testimonial Read Emmy’s story Image Religion bleeds into so many different parts of society. You could fit it into a lot of different categories of occupations.” Emmy Simpson Religion Studies and Philosophy Double MAJOR Image Faculty Spotlight Professor Annabella Pitkin’s book, Renunciation and Longing: The Life of a Twentieth-Century Himalayan Buddhist Saint, examines how communities respond to trauma, address suffering, and renew transformative relationships through practices of memory. Annabella Pitkin Professor of Buddhism and East Asian Religions Read More discover Historical Trauma Hartley Lachter, associate professor of religion studies, studies Jewish mysticism, or Kabbalah. Lachter’s project focuses on how these texts described the meaning of catastrophic events in Jewish historical experience. Read More Image Learn more about being a student in Bethlehem & the Lehigh Valley From your professors and Lehigh advisers to your friends and teammates, Lehigh is a vibrant community where you can feel supported and encouraged. No matter where you come from, Lehigh is home. Learn about the Lehigh Valley College of Artsand Sciences Department of Religion Studies Williams Hall, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 inrel@lehigh.edu (610) 758-3353 Follow us on...