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Department of Philosophy and Religion

Telephone: 201.447.7167 Location: Room A-328A
Academic Department Chair:
Dr. George Cronk
Departmental Secretary:
Shailly Mahajan
Departmental Librarian:
Professor Paula Williams
The Bergen Community College program in Philosophy and Religion provides students with opportunities to study in two related but distinct fields of academic inquiry: (1) philosophy and (2) religious studies.


The BCC program in Philosophy introduces students to the basic principles and techniques of logical thinking and argumentation, to the history of philosophical thought, to the basic problems of philosophy (What is real? What can be known? What is really worthwhile?), and to a set of methods by which contemporary moral, social, and political problems may be clearly understood and perhaps resolved.

Philosophy Program Goals
Associate in Arts Degree Option in Philosophy

The Religious Studies program introduces students to the basic problems and methods of theology; to the sacred literatures of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other religious traditions; and to the history, basic beliefs, and characteristic practices of the major religions of the world.

Religion Program Goals
Associate in Arts Degree Option in Religion

Web Site Manager:
Dr. George Cronk
Chair, BCC Department of Philosophy & Religion
Room A-328A
201.447.7167
gcronk@bergen.edu