2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Certificate in Christian Studies

Overview

Requirements

REL 262Christian Scriptures and Beliefs

3

REL 224Life and Teachings of Jesus

3

REL 330History of Christian Thought

3

PHIL 304/REL 304Philosophy of Religion

3

Outcomes

Students will:

  1. Students will learn the basics of the Christian story
  2. Students will develop a beginning appreciation for how this story is carried forward, debated, constructed, and recontextualized throughout Church History
  3. Students will witness ways in which the Christian narrative and worldview can interact and converse with the broader philosophy of religion(s)
  4. Students will see the potential applications of this Christian story, tradition, and worldview to their own life and embodied contexts