The programmes offered in Department of Religious Studies and Ethics take a multicultural approach where diversity and tolerance of other religions will be emphasized. These programmes become more important in the light of social and cultural upheaval in wake of globalization, rapid development in information technology and urbanisation. These new challenges emerging from increasing secularism at local, national and international level, in both rural and urban areas require new perspectives from scholars in religious studies and theology. Such problems require new religious and philosophical insights, deep scholarly research to inform the different religious communities and give the new interpretations of the different religions in a global village. Thus, the Department of Religious Studies and Ethics is concerned with contributing to the development of knowledge not only in the African context but also beyond the borders of Africa