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Department of Religion
Religion and Philosophy
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As befits an institution closely associated with the United Methodist Church, McMurry has always had a strong religion program.  The names of longtime religion professors like George Steinman or Joe Stamey are those which McMurry alumnae remember years after their graduation for the lifelong impact that they have had on their lives and Christian faith. That tradition continues today. The Department of Religion and Philosophy offers students extensive courses in religion and philosophy, as well as instruction in New Testament Greek.

The Mission of the Department of Religion and Philosophy is to administer programs in the academic fields of religion and philosophy and to cooperate with other academic departments in furthering the pursuit of Christian liberal arts education on our campus. The department maintains a Wesleyan commitment to unite intellectual achievement and vital piety in ways that foster both academic excellence and mature Christian discipleship. The department intends for the program in religion to serve the mission of McMurry University by accomplishing the following goals:

  1. Introduce all McMurry students to the academic study of Religion through general education courses such as the Old Testament survey, New Testament survey, and Introduction to Christianity;

  2. Offer advanced courses in scripture, Christian theology and ethics, the history of Christianity, and other fields which prepare religion majors and minors for graduate school and/or seminary, and provide students majoring in other fields the opportunity to supplement their studies through advanced work in religion;

  3. Offer a limited number of courses which introduce pre-ministerial students to the theory and practice of ministry in the United Methodist Church;

  4. Provide religion students with opportunities for independent research through the religion departmental honors program;

  5. Provide opportunities for McMurry students to participate in study abroad programs in religion.
The goals of the McMurry University philosophy program are:
  1. To prepare students minoring in philosophy to levels of competence that will allow personal satisfaction and, for those choosing to do graduate work in philosophy, acceptance and success in graduate programs of their choice;

  2. To enable students taking philosophy courses to satisfy general education or elective requirements to gain adequate skills of analytical thinking and literacy in philosophical traditions, especially as related to personal and academic interests and to the reponsibilities of informed citizenship;

  3. To assist and encourage every department or program of the University to implement the overall goals of church-related higher education, especially in relation to the general education requirements and interdisciplinary programs and courses.

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