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Philosophy & Religious Studies
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies, minors in both areas, and the opportunity to create an interdisciplinary major, or interdisciplinary minor.
Philosophy
Students who choose to major in philosophy gain both a sound historical background in the subject and an opportunity to develop logical and critical thinking skills that equip them to consider for themselves a variety of enduring and contemporary philosophical questions.
See the catalog for a description of courses.
Religious Studies
Students who major in Religious Studies study the meaning and relevance of Christian belief and gain an understanding of the essential nature of the religious dimensions of life; they also acquire a knowledge and appreciation of the variety and richness of religious beliefs throughout our world, in particular the special concern for justice, compassion, and community common to them all.
See the catalog for a descriptioin of courses.
Faculty
Philip Gaspar, Professor of Philosophy and Chair
BA Cambridge University; MA University of Calgary; Ph.D. Cornell University
Marianne Delaporte, Assistant Professor
BA University of Chicago; MA Graduate Theological Union: Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary
Kevin B. Maxwell, , Professor of Religious Studies
BA, MA, Gonzaga University; STM, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley; MA, Ph.D., Rice University
School of Arts and Humanities
Notre Dame de Namur University1500 Ralston Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
(650) 508-3508
Anita Salter, Executive Administrative Assistant