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What Can I do With a Major Major: Religious Studies Description of Major: This major studies religion as a powerful influence in human life and history, shaping global cultures, national identities, and the values of individuals. Religious Studies majors explore the roles religion plays in societies, the ways that religious institutions grow and change the meanings of scriptures from around the world, the extraordinary experiences of religious specialists, and much more. The main focus of the department is to not only learn about the different major world religions and they are related , but also to evaluate the role that religion plays in cultural institutions, history, and the personal lives of those of faith, focuses on forms of religious life and religious expression, raises basic issues about human experience, and challenges the student's ability to understand and interpret texts and practices. ( www.missouri.edu/~religwww/programscourses/undergrad.html) Related Career Title: Priest Employment Areas: Law Related Links: American Academy of Religion Cross Current Magazine North American Association for the Study of Religion Association for Religion and Intellectual Life Council Society for the Study of Religion Department of Religious Studies Club- University of Missouri-Columbia
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