Welcome to the Department of Religious Studies
The Department of Religious Studies at Loyola, rooted in the Catholic and Jesuit context of education, encourages the academic study of religion in a spirit of free intellectual inquiry. As the 34th congregation of the Society of Jesus states: “To be religious today is to be interreligious.” And so from the very beginning, students are invited and challenged to consider their faith in a global context, in order to deepen and enrich their appreciation of their place in the religious world.
student Achievements + Research
Christianity Minor to Serve as Relief Care-Giver in Haiti
Izabela Gasparri will travel to Haiti for an important service mission.
faculty Achievements + Research
RELS Professor Awarded A Bobet Fellowship
Dr. Adil Khan will conduct research on Islamic Law and the Qu'ran in the wake of the Arab revolutions.
alumni Achievements + Research
Religious Studies Alumnus Ordained
The Rev. Sandra Bastone Barnes ’86 (religious studies) was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Religious Studies Links
Interested in knowing more about the Department of Religious Studies? Start here.
The Loyola Distinction
These critical distinctions are at the very heart of what it means to obtain a Jesuit education at Loyola. Learn more!
Contact Religious Studies
Loyola University New Orleans
Department of Religious Studies
6363 St. Charles Avenue
Campus Box 81
New Orleans, LA 70118
Office: Bobet Hall, Room 408
Phone: (504) 865-3943
Fax: (504) 865-3179
Chair: Dr. Timothy Cahill
Email: tccahill@loyno.edu