Northwestern’s Religious Studies BA explores how beliefs, rituals, and spiritual narratives shape human experience from antiquity to the digital age. Interdisciplinary courses examine Buddhism and neuroscience, African Pentecostalism, Islamic art, and secularism debates. Field trips to Chicago temples, synagogues, and mosques, plus study-abroad in Jerusalem or Varanasi, ground textual study in lived practice. Students hone intercultural empathy and critical analysis—skills vital for diplomacy, journalism, counseling, and nonprofit leadership.
Document ritual adaptations in virtual pilgrimage experiences during COVID-19
Analyze sacred-music acoustics in Gothic cathedrals using sound mapping
Create a digital exhibition on Buddhist material culture in diaspora communities
Compare eco-theologies across Indigenous traditions through textual analysis
Research refugee spiritual coping mechanisms via qualitative interviews
Design an interfaith dialogue curriculum for high-school civic education
Study social-media discourse of prosperity-gospel movements in Africa
Translate and annotate Sufi poetry manuscripts for an online archive
Investigate neuroscience findings on meditation and their theological implications
Produce a podcast series on religious symbolism in science-fiction media
Examine legal battles over sacred land rights using case-law analysis
Map pilgrimage economy networks in contemporary Hindu festivals with GIS
Assess the role of chaplaincy in prison rehabilitation outcomes
Write a policy brief on religious-freedom protections in biometric ID programs
Curate a photography exhibit on syncretic religious art in the Caribbean
Bridge cultures and deepen understanding with Northwestern’s Religious Studies program.
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