Phillips Exeter Academy

Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

How you'll explore religion, ethics and philosophy at Exeter

What we want to try to do with students in their time here is give them opportunities to engage in meaningful introspection, on one level — who am I, who do I want to become — and on another level we want to give them tools to engage with their world.

Tom Simpson, chair of the Department of Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

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Discover your best self in relation to others as you ask essential questions, investigate ethics and morality, study world religions and more.

Phillips Church

A spiritual hub of the Academy, welcoming and serving our community’s diverse religious traditions and beliefs.

REL270

Faith and Doubt

Invites you to explore, through fiction and personal narrative, the depth and complexity of religious experience in its many forms from traditional belief through skepticism.

 

REL555

Introduction to Psychology

Students in this course study a range of explanations for human thought, behavior and emotion.

 

REL265

Religion and Popular Culture

Images, ideas, stereotypes and symbol systems of religion surround us in popular culture, whether in movies, television shows, sports, fashion, the internet, music or literature.

Hannah L. Hofheinz
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Chair of the Department of Religion, Charles Lynn and Mary Chase Stone Instructor

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