2006-2007 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Religion
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Associate Professor Frisina, Chairperson
Associate Professor Berlinerblau; Assistant Professors Cobb, Dressler, Mandair.
The Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Endowed Chair in Sikh Studies is held
by Dr. Arvind-pal Singh Mandair, Assistant Professor of Religion.
In a world where religion plays so central a role in social, political,
and economic events, as well as in the lives of communities and
individuals, students need to reflect upon and understand religious
traditions. At Hofstra, the study of religion cultivates in students
the intellectual resources to navigate a world partly shaped by
religious experiences, communities, and institutions. Religion
courses:
- provide the tools students need to think critically and constructively about religious issues, questions, and values;
- train students to recognize the many different roles religion
plays in public life, especially the ways it shapes social, political,
and economic discourses;
- enable students to experience and understand the way religions interact with and shape one another;
- orient students to the many different forms of human religious expression from antiquity to modernity.
In all of these ways the study of religion prepares students for future
careers in fields such as diplomacy, business, politics and law.
A few of our students will go into the ministry, but most will take
their knowledge and skills into secular careers that require people who
have an acute ability to recognize and appreciate what things look like
from someone else’s point of view.
Jewish Studies (JWST)
Associate Professor Berlinerblau, Director
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