How religious is Boston College?

TourGuide446
Wed, 10 May 2006 18:57:06 +0000

Regarding the people donating constantly to BC, are you sure you don’t mean BU? Wouldn’t be the first time those 2 were mistaken for one another. Or Brandeis perhaps?

But the answer to the OP’s question is that the religion is there if you want it (clubs, services, charities), but if you don’t go looking for it, it’s like it isn’t there at all. Two low-level theology courses are required, but they are historical and/or philosophical–NOBODY is trying to convert anybody there. There are even non-Catholics teaching in the Theology dept, so you could perhaps have an atheist, a Jew, or a Protestant teaching the theology courses.