03/27/2025
A view of the Kerns building, where Religion & Philosophy offices and the Christenson seminar room used to be housed.
Welcome to the official page of the Religion and Philosophy Department at Capital University! How shall we make difficult ethical choices?
At Capital University (as at many other institutions), the academic study of religion and of philosophy are housed in a single department. Capital’s Religion and Philosophy Department offers majors and minors in religious studies and philosophy, as well as a professional program in which students complete theoretical and practical study of Christian ministry, in addition to fulfilling the requirem
03/27/2025
A view of the Kerns building, where Religion & Philosophy offices and the Christenson seminar room used to be housed.
03/27/2025
A view of the Kerns building, which housed the Religion & Philosophy department offices and the Christenson seminar room in the past.
02/03/2024
Congratulations Andrea McDonough (BA in religion at Capital University and M.Div from Trinity Lutheran Seminary), on her ordination today at St. Philip Lutheran Church, Columbus. Bishop Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt presided.
01/19/2024
Dr. Clint Jones and his environmental philosophy students at Capital University created this awesome project.
Ecology After Green - Kaleidoscopic Columbus Capital University students are working on a project to rethink how people view environmental concerns since we are becoming desensitized to the word "green....
05/19/2023
Professor Schroeder is with these wonderful students (including some 2019 Religion and Philosophy majors) who earned their B.A. degrees at Capital University and who will graduate tomorrow with master's degrees (Master of Divinity and Master of Theological Studies) from Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University. Congratulations. Photo credit: Pastor Aaron Layne.
11/21/2022
At the book display in Denver at the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting.
11/21/2022
Professor Schroeder's co-authored book "Voices Long Silenced" featured at the book display at the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in Denver this weekend.
11/21/2022
Professor Schroeder with her co-author Dr. Marion Ann Taylor, in Denver at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting.
11/21/2022
Professor Schroeder at the panel reviewing her book at the Society of Biblical Annual Meeting in Denver.
10/28/2022
Philosophy Grad Program Application Info Spreadsheet | Daily Nous An open-access spreadsheet about philosophy graduate program admissions, including relevant links and information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and so on, has recently been updated. The spreadsheet is the project of Linds Whittaker, a graduate student in philosop...
10/06/2022
Pastor Drew Expands on the Traditional Definition of Vocation | Capital Stories - Capital University, Columbus Ohio Drawing from different traditions and lives lived, Pastor Drew Tucker, University pastor and director of the Center for Faith and Learning, creates a new way of exploring one’s vocation in his debut book, “4D Formation: Exploring Vocation in Community.”
10/06/2022
Pastor Drew at his book signing, with Professor Schroeder.