{"id":4519,"date":"2025-12-11T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/?page_id=4519"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:43:23","slug":"history-philosophy-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/history-philosophy-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"History, Philosophy &amp; Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n\n<component is=\"page-header\" class=\"page-header page-header--default\">\n  <div class=\"page-header__inner grid\">\n    <div class=\"page-header__main\">\n      <h1 class=\"heading-style-1\"><div class=\"page-header__shade\"><\/div><span>History, Philosophy &#038; Religion<\/span><\/h1>\n      \n<div class=\"squiggle squiggle--light\">\n  <div class=\"squiggle__window\">\n              <svg class=\"squiggle__svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 826 12\">\n      <path d=\"M0 6h826.1\" style=\"fill:none;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:2px\"\/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/component>\n  \n    \n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n  <div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner grid\">\n    <ul>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n  \n<div class=\"article-grid article-grid--default article-grid--default-column \">\n  <div class=\"article-grid__inner grid\">\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                                  \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-condensed\"\n>\n      <div class=\"article__image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history\/\">\n                  <picture>\n      <source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/History.jpg\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"w-full object-cover\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/History.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Student in computer lab\"\n      \/>\n    <\/picture>\n  \n      <\/a>    <\/div>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history\/\">\n            <div>History<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>Are you curious about how the present has been shaped by the past?<\/p>\n\n            \n  \n<component\n  is=\"button-group\"\n  class=\"button-group\"\n>\n            <a class=\"arrow-btn arrow-btn--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/history\/\" target=\"\">\n        Learn More\n              <svg class=\"arrow-btn__svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 10\">\n      <path d=\"M10.3.3c.4-.4 1-.4 1.4 0l4 4c.4.4.4 1 0 1.4l-4 4c-.4.4-1 .4-1.4 0-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4L12.6 6H1c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1h11.6l-2.3-2.3c-.4-.4-.4-1 0-1.4z\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n      <\/a>\n      <\/component>  <\/component><\/component>      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                \n  \n<component\n  is=\"article\"\n  class=\"article article--break-condensed\"\n>\n      <div class=\"article__image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/philosophy-religion\/\">\n                  <picture>\n      <source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PhilRel.jpg\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"w-full object-cover\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PhilRel.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Student reading a book in library\"\n      \/>\n    <\/picture>\n  \n      <\/a>    <\/div>\n        \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--xsmall context--dark \">\n        <h2 class=\"context__heading\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/philosophy-religion\/\">\n            <div>Philosophy &#038; Religion<\/div>\n      <\/a>          <\/h2>\n        <p>What makes life good? 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