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A couple of friends tipped me off to this intriguing story in the New York Times over the weekend: “Pitzer College Adds Major in Secularism.”
Starting this fall, Pitzer College, a small liberal arts institution in Southern California, will inaugurate a department of secular studies. Professors from other departments, including history, philosophy, religion, science and sociology, will teach courses like “God, Darwin and Design in America,†“Anxiety in the Age of Reason†and “Bible as Literature.â€
The major was the brainchild of Pitzer professor Phil Zuckerman, a sociologist of religion who specializes in secularism.
Photo credit: Hannaford via Flickr. Mike prefers this photo of the two buildings and has it hanging prominently in his office.
Personally, I find this idea fascinating — as well as timely. I have to restrain myself from listing too many current events that relate to secularism: [Read more…] about Would you major in Secularism?