The Catholic Intellectual Tradition goes back thousands of years. Doctors of the Church and other saints provided the faithful with plenty of material that both challenges and encourages us toward a better understanding of how faith and reason work together.
Sadly, many universities lack an understanding of the truths laced throughout the Catholic intellectual tradition. Some professors view religion negatively because they haven’t studied the past and present intellectual pursuits of Catholic leaders. Others may practically rewrite history to paint the Church as anti-science based on assumptions, they learned during their own college years. Whether on purpose or through no fault of their own, faculty and staff at some universities fail to provide students accurate information about religion and its place in our world.
Meanwhile, at Belmont Abbey College, we ponder the beautiful mind of Gregor Mendel, faithful Catholic friar and father of modern-day genetics. We praise God for the life and work of Louis Pasteur, faithful Catholic who viewed science as complementary to the discovery of God. We delight in the Rule of St. Benedict, which devotes an entire chapter to the “Artisans of the Monastery.” As Catholics, we seek beauty, truth, and goodness in life and education.
We are the only Catholic college to do that within 300 miles of Charlotte, NC.
We don’t live in the past, but we certainly look to our collective Catholic history to inform our future. Our Benedictine heritage is a source of inspiration for us and is visible every day on campus through the presence of the monks of Belmont Abbey.
If you are interested in an education that challenges and encourages you to seek truth, and an education that values academic inquiry, Belmont Abbey College is for you.
Our programs are vast and include majors like Sport Management, Theology, Biology, Economics, Marketing, and Philosophy. We are building programs in areas such as BS in Nursing in order to meet the demands of an evolving workforce. Through it all, our core values rest in the Catholic faith and the Benedictine tradition.
The present is the best time to prioritize your future. Check out our website to see how our students seize the opportunity to learn, seek, and thrive in the classroom and beyond.
