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Religious Studies—Six Credits
Religion is one of the liberal arts, examining central questions of
identity. Hope College Religion courses also provide students with a
college-level understanding of the historic Christian faith—the
context for Hope’s mission of pursuing excellence in the liberal
arts. Students will develop greater ability
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To read religious texts with sympathetic imagination,
understanding
and discernment.
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Reflect on their religious convictions.
- Interpret contemporary religious experience in light of past events,
other traditions and their own experience.
- Listen to and converse with those whose convictions differ from
their own.
- Be intellectually honest and courageous, respectful, humble, and
compassionate.
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