Religious Leadership

MajorBachelor of Arts

PREPARE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT.

The Religious Leadership major equips students for diverse career paths, whether in religious vocation, ministry, nonprofit work, or any career that benefits from a deep understanding of humanity across faiths and cultures. With versatile electives in focus areas such as nonprofit management, counseling, social work, communications, and more, the Religious Leadership major provides the skills to lead in a variety of professional contexts. Butler’s religiously diverse, interfaith setting fosters curious, ethical, and open-minded leaders who think critically and compassionately.

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Curriculum

Sample courses in this program include:

TI 250-RL – Religions of the World
RL 348 – Religion, Politics, and the Marketplace
RL 383 – Christian Approaches to Religious Diversity
ORG 362 – Leadership and Communication
SO 347 – Urban Community

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The Butler Advantage

These learning outcomes reflect the interdisciplinary and interfaith nature of the Religious Leadership program, emphasizing critical analysis, cultural understanding, scholarly engagement, and preparation for diverse career paths and continued academic pursuits.

Recognize the diversity of ideas, beliefs, practices, and traditions of the world’s major religions.

Graduate able to examine the role of effective religious leadership skills in contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.

Confidently utilize appropriate theories, practices, and research, clearly communicate in multiple modes to diverse audiences the benefit of religious diversity and its role in contemporary issues

Reflect upon the responsibility and contribution to your community you can achieve using religious leadership skills

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James McGrath

Professor – Religion

James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature. His PhD from the University of Durham became the basis for his first book, John’s Apologetic Christology, published by Cambridge University Press in the SNTS…
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Brent Hege

Senior Lecturer – Religion

Biography Born and raised in southcentral Pennsylvania in one of only two counties in the Commonwealth without a traffic light, Brent Hege earned his BA in Religion and History with a minor in Classics from Gettysburg College (PA) in 1998. He completed…
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Syed Zaidi

Lecturer – Philosophy & Religion

SYED A.H. ZAIDI, PhD, Emory University (2023) is a Core Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Butler University’s Philosophy & Religious Studies Department. He is currently working on a monograph on the philosophy of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’).

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