About Religion

The Study of Religion at Claremont

Claremont is synonymous with excellence in graduate religious studies. The programs are student-centered and characterized by personal attention and flexibility. Working closely with a responsive staff and engaged faculty, students have the opportunity to create, within the limits of degree requirements, a course of study and research that is best suited to their needs and interests. Claremont Graduate University’s broad-based humanistic training equips religion students with research capabilities, analytical methods, and writing and other communication skills that are valuable in many fields. [Read More]

The CST Connection

Since its founding in 1960, the Religion program at CGU has been a cooperative venture of the faculties and administrations of Claremont Graduate University and Claremont School of Theology. Ernest Cadman Colwell, the first president of the School of Theology, gave the first endowment he received to CGU (then known as the Claremont Graduate School) in order to found a university department of religion. Since that time, these two independent institutions have combined their efforts to build a world-class program in the study of religion. [Read More]

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Contact Religion at 909.621.8612 or e-mail religion@cgu.edu