Department Description: 

The study of religion is an essential component of the academic program at Concordia. Religious beliefs and practices organize human life around ultimate commitments and concerns. Understanding the diverse elements and expression of religion contributes to quality liberal arts learning and to personal enrichment through engagement with perennial questions about meaning, truth and value.

Department Head:

• Dr. Roy Hammerling is the current head of this department. Dr. Hammerling has earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Divinity, and his Ph.D.

Other Faculty:

• Ahmed Afzaal
• Per M. Anderson
• Jacqueline A Bussie
• David A. Creech
• Hilda P. Koster
• Michelle M. Lelwica
• Anne T. Macko
• Jan H. Pranger
• Ernest L. Simmons Jr.
• Elna K. Solvang

Majors or Minors Offered: 

• Major: Religion Major 
  • Concentration in Faith and Leadership Concentration
• Minor: Religion 

Sampling of Courses Taught:

• Christianity and Religious Diversity 
• Jesus the Jew-Jesus the Christ
• Religions of East Asia
• World Christianity

Building: Academy