The Religion-Philosophy major at DWU will introduce you to the two areas of knowledge which have dealt with questions of meaning in life. Though they seem to differ in their approaches from faith and from reason, they are not mutually exclusive but in fact overlap and necessarily supplement one another. And so, we encourage the dialogue between mind and soul.

The major categories in the quest are the areas of meaning, religions, ethics, and scripture, and the twin concerns of the department are that one is aware of the insights of those who have preceded us as well as giving attention to how they apply to areas of contemporary life. There are a minimum set of required courses, supplemented by opportunities for choice of interest in the electives.