{"id":1621,"date":"2025-06-10T11:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:37:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Religion has existed in all human cultures and continues to play an essential role in most societies and many conflicts. The Religious Studies Interdisciplinary Minor is designed to help students understand these facts, regardless of their religion or lack thereof.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2022\/08\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2022\/08\/download.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2022\/08\/download-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2022\/08\/download-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2022\/08\/download-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 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