Religion, Ethics & Philosophy Department at Phillips Exeter Academy

The Department of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy creates space to study life's formative questions and explore the world's formative traditions. You'll discover the diversity of systems and institutions that have oriented human efforts to live well.

Course offerings are distinctive and interdisciplinary. Each course invites students into questions of meaning, value and purpose and celebrates creativity and intellectual curiosity. Our curriculum cultivates a student's capacity for cross-cultural engagement and responsible participation in community — at the Academy and in their wider world.

Academy Building

The historic building is home to several departments and Assembly Hall.

Phillips Church

This serene space allows for quiet reflection and fellowship with others.

Course

Faith and Doubt

Invites you to explore, through fiction and personal narrative, the depth and complexity of religious experience in its many forms from traditional belief through skepticism.

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