宗教

为什么要研究宗教?

The 宗教 major urges students to dive into the plurality and richness of texts, ideas and communities within religious traditions, including Christianity.

  • Students develop inquiry and supported argumentation skills by delving into sacred texts and their interpretations through discussion and debate.
  • The department teaches from within the Christian tradition, while still questioning dogma and learning from others.
  • Studying 宗教 enhances students’ imaginations, broadens their intellectual horizons and helps them question custom, prejudice and dogmatism.
非盟的宗教

非盟的宗教

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Joe Gebel ‘26 is a government & international affairs and 宗教/philosophy double major from Mitchell, South Dakota. 今年夏天, he interned at Dailey Law, an attorney’s office in Mitchell, where he undertook legal research, drafted court briefs, and edited and adapted contracts.

大斋节, which begins on Ash Wednesday, more than six weeks before Easter, is a “meaningful season to so many Christians.” So meaningful that Augustana’s campus pastor decided to build programming around the season — programming now known as 大斋节en Faith Partners.

Augustana University has added a gender, 性uality & women’s studies (GSWS) minor as of Aug. 30. The minor is another offering within the university’s list of interdisciplinary academic programs developed as part of Augustana’s strategic plan 维京人大胆: The Journey to 2030.

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职业生涯

Graduates secure positions in seminary, graduate school and church-oriented vocations in education, 医学, communications and social services. Students have the opportunity to become certified as a church staff worker after completing a 1-year work-study program in a parish in addition to the Augustana degree.

实践学习

Internship and practicum 机会 包括:

  • Chaplaincy at Avera or Sanford 健康
  • Local congregations/parishes
  • Bioethics at Sanford 健康
  • Bible or book studies at Touchmark at All Saints Retirement 社区
  • 教会营地
  • 街上的教堂

服务 机会 包括:

  • 监狱部门
  • Pine Ridge Reservation
  • 宴会
  • Lutheran 社会 服务s (LSS) mentoring
  • Good Shepherd Center

教师 members regularly collaborate with students on research projects in areas such as biblical storytelling and theology in 医学. Many 宗教 students choose to present their academic research at Augustana’s Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium.

宗教的学生 研究了 in:

  • Germany and Scotland  — focusing on pilgrimage with AU faculty
  • London, England, and Ireland  — focusing on race and 宗教 with AU faculty

课程 & 组织

Students often choose to take these courses:

  • 故事与神学
  • 希望与未来 
  • Reason, Faith and the 搜索 for Meaning
  • Judaism, Islam and the Christian Faith
  • 宗教 and American Culture

The major is designed to integrate with other majors to strengthen students’ overall understanding.

宗教的学生 often 参与 in:

  • 校园部门
  • 更好的在一起
  • Muslim Student Association
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • 奥吉崇拜之夜