{"id":682,"date":"2020-04-23T20:10:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T00:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2020-04-23T20:10:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T00:10:01","slug":"philosophy-and-religious-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/philosophy-and-religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy and Religious Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome to the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/philosophy-and-religious-studies\/\">All Philosophy &amp; Religious Studies Posts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Do you wonder about the big questions in life? The study of philosophy and religion involves asking these big questions about our values and cultures, and how these guide our actions. In our department, we teach students to think critically about complex issues and cultivate an awareness of the diversity of ideas, arguments, and practices in our world.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/history\/flat_facebook\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/08\/26153626\/flat_facebook.png\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"flat_facebook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/08\/26153626\/flat_facebook.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-120 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/08\/26153626\/flat_facebook.png?resize=90%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/philosophy-religious-studies\">Philosophy &amp; Religious Studies Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/calendar\/calendars\/academics\/philosophy-and-religious-studies\">Philosophy &amp; Religious Studies Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies! 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