Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Department of Philosophy and Religion
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1955 - 1970
Administrative History
Moral philosophy courses had been offered as early as 1872 and religion courses since 1954. The Department of Philosophy and Religion was established in 1955, later joining the College of Arts and Sciences after it formed in 1961. The department split into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. In 1994, the Department of Religion became the Religious Studies Program in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS). In July 2003, Department of Philosophy and CIS moved to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. CIS was dissolved around 2009, and the Religious Studies program became the Department of Religion and Culture.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-21
Abstract
The Department of Philosophy and Religion was formed in 1955, splitting into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. The latter became the Religious Studies Program in 1994-1995, then the Department of Religion and Culture in 2009. This collection contains the records of these departments from 1960-2016. Materials include five-year departmental reviews, research, degree and grant proposals, course offerings, newletters, information on guest speakers and faculty members, and...
Dates:
1960 - 2016