By joining the European higher education area and adapting to it the study programs, and by constantly monitoring and improving the quality of scientific and teaching activities, the Faculty expresses its public responsibility in building society through the education of young people and the scientific work of its teachers. Through its work in the field of philosophy and religion, the Faculty wants to build a culture of dialogue and cooperation between different worldviews and different religious communities in Croatia, Europe and the world. In the world, 84% of people declare that they belong to a religious community, and in Croatia the percentage is even higher. Therefore, for the harmonious coexistence of citizens in the country and for harmonious relations between peoples, cultures and religions in the modern world, it is essential to develop mutual knowledge, understanding and a culture of dialogue.
The Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences will pay special attention to the study of religious sciences (which is the only study of its kind in Croatia), the study of religions – Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, etc. – hermeneutics of sacred texts, comparative study of religions and religious dialogue, and thus contribute to preventing their abuse for political or economic interests, preventing the provocation of “conflicts of civilizations,” and developing a contemporary global culture of humanity that must be based on understanding in the enriching diversity. Religions also have great potential for moral principles and values that can contribute to the development of social and international solidarity, responsibility for other living beings and nature, the development of a culture of life in a world threatened by many forms of alienation: reduction of life to bureaucratic, legalistic, atomized, technological, economic, for-profit, consumerist, dehumanized forms.
Philosophy questions the basic principles of our cognition and action, our sciences and technology, our relationships with humans and other beings, and the whole of nature and the created world, evaluates them and guides us in life. The Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, guided by the principle of ‘Amor veritatis’, wants to promote philosophical education and philosophical thinking that is met through living philosophizing and includes learning about all periods of philosophy in all cultures in which it developed (ancient Greek, Arabic, modern European, Indian, Chinese, etc.), and questions important and current philosophical questions in all areas in the modern world marked by rapid and far-reaching changes. In this sense, the Faculty recognizes the need to develop specialized units (centers, institutes or similar) for a deeper study of certain aspects of philosophy and religion and for dialogue with various areas of life (scientific, economic, social and others).
The Faculty wants to develop all its activities in interdisciplinary cooperation with scientists and with scientific, educational and other institutions in the country and the world.
To achieve these visions, the Faculty will continuously invest in its research and teaching staff, encouraging them to progress and improve (preferably abroad), include external top scientists and experts, and improve the educational process in all organizational forms (lectures, seminars, exercises, research, field work, through scientific conferences, forums, workshops, including forms of lifelong learning, etc.), to develop publishing and various forms of dissemination and application of knowledge and acquired skills.