Faces of UNC Asheville
Adam Knight
Class of 2012
“Religious Studies is the broadest of all the liberal arts, and helps us answer questions not just about belief, but also about the entire world around us.”
Ania Hornowski
Class of 2013
“A person’s religion shows how they define their life, meaning, and that ‘something other.’ Mystery drives us, and the desire to connect to the sacred is endlessly fascinating and significant in understanding any person or people.”
Ansley Stuart
Class of 2012
"I am most interested in what started people's core beliefs that they fall back on in times of indecision, and usually I find they center around faith and a guiding force."
Ashley Hunt
Class of 2013
“I find it very interesting studying what people believe and how it affects their daily lives. Religion continues to impact the world today.”
Cady Barrett
Class of 2014
“Religious Studies has allowed me to expand on concepts that define how we have grown as human beings.”
Carleigh Zeman
Class of 2013
“I chose to be a religious studies major because of the profound impact that religion has on many other areas such as history, government, and even the sciences.”
Caroline Lathrop
Class of 2012
“After a long and difficult battle with bone cancer, I came to realize that religious beliefs have a lot to do with who people are and why they do the things they do.”
Lowell Cook
Class of 2012
“With a Religious Studies major, you are able to travel inside the minds of famous thinkers, observe myriad practices and rituals, and see the greatest religious sites of the world – all from the classroom!”
Rachel Pagan
Class of 2013
"I have found there is no such study of humanity without including religion...it defines us as humans."
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Asheville, NC 28804
Office: 828.251.6419
Fax: 828.251.6820