The Department of Religion at Wake Forest is a community of passionate scholars and students devoted to the exploration and analysis of religion as a central aspect of human culture and history. Our courses offer students an invigorating environment and welcoming atmosphere in which to explore the histories, texts, and practices within many of the world’s religious communities. Together, teachers and students consider how religion continues to inform and influence the cultural, political, and ethical disputes of the current moment. The study of religion is central to a liberal arts education and provides students with excellent preparation for a wide range of careers from education, medicine, law, and the arts to social work, ministry, and foreign service. In short, studying religion prepares students to more fully engage the world in all of its diversity.
