Minor in Religion
For Cal Lutheran students who plan religious or lay ministerial vocations, the University's religion curriculum challenges them to engage in the academic study of religion as they explore the religious questions people have asked through the ages: the existence and nature of God, the meaning of life, how humans should live life, and what awaits us after death.
Focusing primarily on the Christian tradition, the curriculum also offers courses in the other major religions of the world, as well as in biblical languages. It provides a solid grounding in religion as it supports the University's liberal arts emphasis, to fully prepare students for the complex religious issues they will face throughout their lives. Students may major or minor in religion, and minor emphases may include church vocations or youth ministry.
The religion curriculum also prepares students for graduate study in religion and a variety of ordained and non-ordained ministries in the various denominations of the Christian church, including Christian education, church music, counseling, and missionary service.
Religion students enjoy many opportunities for internships and independent study, enabling them to explore specific areas of career interest while completing their undergraduate degree programs. Students graduate from Cal Lutheran well prepared for seminary study, and they are eligible to enter the Associate in Ministry program for lay persons who are certified by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Program Requirements
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Faculty
Peter P. C. Carlson, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D.
Gerhard & Olga J. Belgum Professor of Lutheran Confessional Theology; Professor of Religion and History; Director of the Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture
Julia Lambert Fogg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion
Rahuldeep Singh Gill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion
Kapp L. Johnson, J.D.
Senior Lecturer
Jarvis Streeter, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion
Victor Thasiah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion
Sam Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion
Colleen Windham-Hughes, Ph.D., M.Div.
Assistant Professor, Religion
Contact the Department
Religion
California Lutheran University
60 W. Olsen Rd. #3900
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Department Chair:
Julia Lambert Fogg
