{"id":391,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:26:10","slug":"philosophy-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy &#038; Religious Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#8bcec4\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--no-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPhilosophy &amp; Religious Studies\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Life&#039;s big questions. Explored.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe two regular majors\/concentrations, three combined majors, and Ethics minor offered in Butler\u2019s Philosophy and Religion department will develop your understanding by immersion in the humanities and ideas that have shaken up the planet.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/faculty-staff\/\"> Meet Our Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Philsophy-religion-hero.png\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Philsophy-religion-hero.png 1333w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Philsophy-religion-hero-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Philsophy-religion-hero-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Philsophy-religion-hero-768x253.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Philosophy &amp; Religious Studies Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/philosophy\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Philosophy Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religion\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Religious Studies Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/ethics-minor\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Ethics Minor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/muslim-studies-endowment\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Muslim Studies Endowment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/statement-of-commitments-on-anti-racism-and-inclusive-education\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Statement of Commitments on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/graduate-paths\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Paths<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 id=\"h-sharpening-your-reasoning-skills\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharpening your reasoning skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Religion, as well as our minor in Ethics, ensures that you\u2019ll graduate with a more profound picture of the world and your place in it. This program will acquaint you with some of the main figures and fields of philosophy. At the same time, students will have the opportunity to better understand not only their own religion, agnosticism, or atheism, but also other world religions and cultures. Through the study of philosophical problems and using diverse methodological approaches and tools, you\u2019ll strengthen your ability to think logically, critically, and ethically and learn how to accurately express complex new notions about our minds, morals, methodology, and more in both speech and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy Program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religion\/\">Religious Studies Program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/ethics-minor\/\">Ethics Minor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin has-background has-custom-contrast-2-background-color wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"two-column-two-buttons__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOutside the Classroom\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join the lively discussions and social activities of our student clubs\u2014one for each major. Meet other like-minded friends through Butler\u2019s Compass Center and our Student Volunteer Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/\">The Compass Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/\">Student Volunteer Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--butler-gallery-carousel-slide-count:4;--butler-gallery-carousel-autoplay-delay:7000ms\" class=\"butler-gallery-carousel alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-gallery-carousel\" data-paused=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-gallery-carousel-shell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-gallery-carousel-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"butler-toggle butler-toggle-outline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\taria-pressed=\"false\"\n\t\taria-label=\"Pause carousel autoplay\"\n\t\tdata-pause-label=\"Pause carousel autoplay\"\n\t\tdata-play-label=\"Play carousel autoplay\"\n\t\t data-auto-contrast-source=\".swiper-slide-active .butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\t>\n\t\t<span class=\"butler-toggle-icon butler-toggle-icon-pause\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-pause\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-pause\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"butler-toggle-icon butler-toggle-icon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-play\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-play\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper butler-gallery-carousel-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Religion Leaders\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/Christ-church-cathedral.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Christ Church Cathedral\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-2);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn from Leaders\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">In Butler\u2019s urban setting, Religion majors can meet and learn from practitioners of many world religions\u2014Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity\u2014opening them to the rich diversity in belief and non-belief. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religion\/\">Religious Studies Program<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Travel Resources\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2022\/01\/08102446\/WillyWilson_SemAtSea_SP19_India11.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"student abroad\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-2);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravel Funds\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">Endowed travel funds allows Religion and Classics students to explore graduate school and participate in off-campus academic conferences, research, and service-learning across the United States and in such countries as India, Israel, and Palestine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/philosophy-religion\/religion\/internships-travel\/\">Campbell Fund<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Muslim Studies\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/iStock-873572306.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"islamic center of america\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-2);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMuslim Studies Endowment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">The Endowment creates new opportunities for all of the University\u2019s students and faculty to further their understanding of Islam as a living tradition, as well as the many people and cultures who have and continue to be shaped by it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/muslim-studies-endowment\/\">Muslim Studies Endowment<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Philosophy For You\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102650\/philosophers.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"four philosphers sculpture\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-2);\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilosophy Is For You\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">There&#8217;s no one type of person who is attracted to philosophy, and we welcome a diversity of points of view. 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