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Philosophy and Religious Studies Program

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University Hall 4600
419.530.6190
philosophydept@utoledo.edu
John Sarnecki, Chair
Univeristy Hall 4680

419.530.6185
john.sarnecki@utoledo.edu

Philosophy and Religious Studies Program

Contact Us

University Hall 4600
419.530.6190
philosophydept@utoledo.edu
John Sarnecki, Chair
Univeristy Hall 4680

419.530.6185
john.sarnecki@utoledo.edu

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Why Philosophy? 

Philosophy is central to the intellectual life of the university and is indispensable to any well-rounded education. It asks questions like, "What kinds of lives are 'good lives'? What is true and how do we tell the difference between the true and the false? Why is there something rather than nothing?" Asking these questions focuses your thinking through the development of language and logic skills. We learn that we can change our lives by transforming our ideas and values.

Why Religious Studies?

Religion grapples with our deepest questions about the meaning of life and how we are to live. In the religious studies program at The University of Toledo you'll explore how the world’s religions answer these questions and how religion shapes the world’s political and cultural landscape. 

UToledo’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies is one of the country’s only departments to have community-funded endowed chairs in Catholic, Islamic and Jewish studies. 

Programs Offered

Philosophy, minor

Religious Studies, minor

 

 

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University Hall
Third Floor, Room 3160
Mail Stop 906
419.530.2164
Undergraduate Admission
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Toledo, OH 43606
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Last Updated: 6/30/25