{"id":19305,"date":"2025-03-20T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=19305"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:36:27","slug":"religious-leadership-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religious-leadership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Leadership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Religious Studies Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religion\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Religious Studies Majors &#038; 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Poised to serve students of both secular ideologies and diverse religious expressions, the Religious Leadership major develops curious, ethical, and open-minded leaders for a variety of professional contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you plan to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds\u2014such as social work, communications, or nonprofit leadership\u2014or want to go specifically into a religious career or ministry, Butler&#8217;s program offers a multidisciplinary approach. Coursework invites students into the rich histories and cultural influences of religious around the world, and how religion shapes society today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deep insight into human nature, ethics, social movements, and leadership strategies are in-demand skills for employers across industries. Studying religion at Butler University cultivates critical thinking, textual analysis, debating skills, social and anthropological study, along with the skills needed to lead with confidence and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re really able to explore your own unique passions with Religious Leadership,\u201d Senior Vanessa Campbell said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much flexibility and interdisciplinary opportunities to overlap with other humanities, like psychology, history, anthropology, music theory, and other ways to apply your interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/meet-current-student-vanessa-campbell\/\">Read Vanessa&#8217;s Story here. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-67f6934a66331-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-67f6934a66331_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-67f6934a66331-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tWhy major in Religious Leadership?\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-67f6934a66331-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-67f6934a66331-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-67f6934a66331-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Studying religion at Butler is an analytical, academic pursuit with versatile applications. In addition to looking at religious beliefs, scriptures, and practices, as well as the relationship of religion to culture, politics, and society, you&#8217;ll build the practical knowledge to be an asset in a variety of leadership positions. Students majoring in Religious Leadership can also select focus areas* in the following disciplines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-Profit Management and Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interreligious Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counselling\/Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language (At Second-year Level With Reading Relevant to Religion and\/or Ministry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journalism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*In addition to completing the track\u2019s core requirements, students must complete at least 15 hours in these focus areas. Students may count no more than 3 courses in any one specialization area (other than interreligious engagement) towards the minimum of 15 hours. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some courses in certain focus area curriculums have prerequisites. 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Our faculty are active authors and scholars who mentor undergraduates in their award-winning <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research<\/a>. &nbsp;Religion courses remain of interest to students in many fields, and are cross-listed in Anthropology, Philosophy, International Studies; Peace and Conflict Studies; Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Science, Technology, and Environmental Studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious Studies faculty also work closely with our campus partners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/\">The Compass Center<\/a> and the <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/peace-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desmond Tutu Peace Lab<\/a>, to connect students to service, &nbsp;internship, and fellowship opportunities, preparing them to succeed in life after graduation. 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Others have entered the non-profit sector or religious ministries or found employment in teaching, acting, politics, and other fields.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Us<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Religious Leadership Program<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies<br \/>\nJordan Hall, Room 202<br \/>\n4600 Sunset Ave.<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Administrative Specialist<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p><a title=\"Claudia Johnson\" href=\"mailto:ckjohns1@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. 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