Samford University’s religion department earned a new name recently — biblical and religious studies. Roy Ciampa (pictured, center), chair of the department, discussed the name change and other notable updates during Samford’s final panel session at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.
Another change that affects all of Samford’s undergraduate students is the biblical perspectives course. The new required course will be biblical foundations, which will help students to “understand the world in which they live and engage that world more effectively,” Ciampa said.
Other additions include a new major in biblical studies, a new minor in theology and ethics, a new cadre in faith and learning and a new faculty member, Will Kynes (pictured, right).
“I look forward to training Southern Baptist students as they come into Samford and being involved in ministry in Southern Baptist churches in the area while I’m teaching at Samford,” Kynes said.
“I am really grateful for the changes that we’re seeing in the department and for the leading edge that it’s taking in the vision of the (Howard College of Arts and Sciences) and the university as a whole,” said Tim Hall (pictured, left), Dean of Howard College and moderator of the panel. (TAB)
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