宗教 & 精神生活

建立在长老会传统之上的, Agnes Scott is an inclusive community that welcomes students of all faith backgrounds. 宗教办公室 & 精神生活 plans community worship and other religious programs, 以及学习的机会, 学习, 祈祷, 教牧关怀及外展.

宗教办公室 & 精神生活 seeks to support students through the goals of:

• Nurturing the spiritual growth of a diverse student body by providing opportunities for worship, 服务与对话.
• 培养一个促进普世信仰的友好社区, 不同信仰间对话和尊重宗教多样性
• Celebrating the relationship between faith and 学习 through events and programs that bring eminent scholars and practitioners of religion to campus.
• 重视个人询问, 对共同利益的承诺, the importance of character formation and engagement with the world.
• Encouraging students’ exploration of faith, spirituality and vocation.

Providing the Scottie Community with a Variety of Resources

艾格尼丝·斯科特, you will find a religious community where you will be able to experience spiritual growth through worship, 奖学金, 服务与学习. Here you’ll have an opportunity to participate in student-led religious organizations and opportunities for service and/or find a place of worship.

Agnes Scott offers the following student religious organizations. 每个组织都由学生领导，并有章程, a faculty or staff adviser and may also have an outside sponsor.

宗教间委员会 is a group of committed students dedicated to building relationships across a diversity of perspectives through facilitating respectful and 开放 dialogue. All existing religious and spiritually based student groups are represented on the Council, 其中还包括感兴趣的个人会员.

天主教学生组织 strives to make known and promote the tenants of Catholicism to all interested persons. CSO is in partnership with the Emory University Catholic Center.

FENNA(地球、自然和高尚行动的追随者) is the student organization on campus for earth-centered spiritualities. 我们为社区提供空间, 教育, and awareness regarding the varying paths of Earth-based religious practices.

希勒尔 serves to provide a welcoming Jewish community for the purposes of uniting Jewish and non-Jewish students and sharing Jewish experiences and culture with the 正规博彩十大网站排名学院 Community.

穆斯林学生协会 promotes the awareness of Islam and Muslims within the campus community through 教育 of others about the religion and its beliefs and holding related events on campus. 另外, MSA provides a support system for Agnes Scott students interested in Islam and serves as a liaison between Muslim students and the faculty. There is a designated 祈祷 space for Muslim students in Alston 302.

粉色的承诺 is an organization that encourages women of all ages and ethnicities to honor God with their life and body and to live wholeheartedly for Jesus in every way. They promote sisterhood, accountability, and community service. 粉色的承诺也隶属于Angels of Joy, a praise dance team adjunctive to Joyful Noise (Agnes’s Gospel Choir).

很快,运动 is an interdenominational Christian student-led organization that guides members in understanding the importance of what it means to build and maintain a relationship with God throughout their college careers and beyond. 很快,运动 helps to nurture students throughout their walk of faith by providing an opportunity to create a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God through one on one discipleship with missionaries from Korea.

UKirk亚特兰大 一个精神团体是否致力于提供一个欢迎, 开放, and affirming space to enjoy authentic discussions about theology and faith. UKirk strives to create an environment of comfort and 开放ness while balancing these values with spiritual growth and the challenging questions that accompany it. UKirk is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA) but students of all (or no) faith traditions are invited.

关于我们的牧师

牧师. Sarah Hooker is an ordained Presbyterian pastor that has worked with college students, 包括艾格尼丝·斯科特的学生, 在过去的五年里. She has also worked in a rural upstate New York congregation and done hospital chaplaincy in Philadelphia.

萨拉喜欢园艺。, 阅读奇幻和浪漫小说, graphic design and will sing all types of music (particularly loudly in her car). 来自明尼苏达州, 她会很乐意分享她最喜欢的“沙拉”食谱, and will enthusiastically find any excuse to grab a cup of coffee with you. 

Sarah is ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament. She seeks to fulfill her call to ministry by serving this richly diverse community of students, 庆祝他们独特的不同信仰, and creating space for all to grow deeper in their faith and religious practice while 学习 from one another. 宗教生活欢迎各种信仰的人.

朱莉娅·汤普森·史密斯教堂

奉献于2008年校友周末, the college’s first free-standing chapel is a Christian chapel welcoming people of all faiths. The chapel seats approximately 110 and include a multi-faith meeting area and meditation room. It is the spiritual center of our campus and affirms the importance of faith in our community of higher 学习. 它为祈祷、沉思和崇拜提供了一个空间. Surrounding the chapel is a beautifully landscaped garden that provides vistas and spaces for gathering and meditation. 礼拜堂主要用于做礼拜, 冥想，祈祷和小型宗教学习小组. Occasional lectures and concerts are also held in the chapel, 它还可以举办小型婚礼和追悼会.