Agnes Scott is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. The current mission of the college, adopted in 2002, states: Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times.
"We encourage exploration of faith, spirit and meaning. This past spring, the trustees discussed and reaffirmed the value of Agnes Scott’s Presbyterian heritage for our increasingly diverse community. Religious and spiritual life on campus includes weekly “Agnes Scott Believes” chapel programs, worship services and religious observances, the Virginia Love Dunaway ’56 Women of Faith Lecture and the James Ross McCain Faith and Learning Lectures, as well as a new mindfulness initiative. We seek to honor our Presbyterian heritage and to embrace people of all faiths as full members of our vibrant learning community."
We argue—a lot. Living honorably requires a willingness to be self-critical, to rethink, to be
“reformed and always reforming.” We won’t always get it right, and we certainly won’t always agree. But in a world where cheating, selfishness and intolerance can seem the norm, I am grateful to be part of a community that practices and values integrity, justice, good stewardship and openness of mind and heart.
Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
'Twas enough to make a man stare.
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