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Overview It is a Religion program at Williams College that affords each student an opportunity to fashion his/her own sequence of study within a prescribed basic pattern constructed to ensure both coherence and variety.Educational ObjectivesThe study of religion provokes questions about ultimate authority, the meaning of life, truth, the good, the supernatural, the special destinies of particular human groups, and other matters of profound concern. A major in Religion will provide the student with a critical perspective on various answers to these questions and their significance to different communities.Students will:Be exposed to important texts and histories of at least one “religious tradition” while also learning about important intra-religious diversity and conflict that complicate any sense of a singular “tradition” (i.e., Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Rastafari, and so on).Question how different societies, groups, traditions, individuals, and scholars have formulated the concepts of “religion,” “religiosity,” and “spirituality,” and study how these categories were formulated in contrast to other concepts such as “science” or “the secular.”Gain awareness of at least a couple of disciplinary or interdisciplinary tools and approaches to the study of religion.Apply at least a couple of disciplinary or interdisciplinary tools and approaches to critical questions about what religion is and how specific religiosities are mobilized in human social worlds; such application is concerned not only with answering critical questions but also evaluating the tools, questions, and answers generated in such endeavors.Cultivate critical thinking and writing skills as ways to appreciate and interpret cultural, historical, political, and philosophical differences more generally.Develop tools necessary to carry out sustained research. I want to find another Bachelor Course

The Religion program at Williams College is designed to perform two related functions: to expose the student to the methods and issues involved in the study of religion as a phenomenon of psychological, sociological, and cultural/historical dimensions; and to confront students with the beliefs, practices, and values of specific religions through a study of particular religious traditions.

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1Common Application, Coalition Application, or QuestBridge ApplicationSchool ReportCounselor RecommendationTwo Teacher RecommendationsMid-Year Report (Due February 5 or for schools on a trimester, when 2nd trimester grades are available)$65 Application Fee or Fee WaiverEarly Decision Agreement Form (Early Decision applicants only)

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