Religion on Campus

by Cherry, Conrad; Deberg, Betty A.; Porterfield, Amanda

• ISBN13: 9780807855003
• ISBN10: 0807855006
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

What religion really means to today's undergraduates. Investigating the practice and teaching of religion at American colleges and universities, the authors of this book uncover a surprisingly diverse and vital religious scene on campus. Based on extensive fieldwork at four very different U.S. institutions, the book challenges theories of the secularization of higher education and the decline of religion on campus. It reveals instead that both the practice and the study of religion are thriving, nourished by a campus culture of tolerance, diversity, and choice.

Author Biography

Conrad Cherry is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and founder of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture Betty A. DeBerg is professor of religion and head of the department of philosophy and religion at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls Amanda Porterfield is professor of religion at Florida State University in Tallahassee

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
West University	p. 11
Ethos	p. 11
Religious Practice	p. 13
Teaching Religion	p. 53
Conclusions	p. 76
South University	p. 83
Ethos	p. 83
Religious Practice	p. 99
Teaching Religion	p. 122
Conclusions	p. 140
Cast University	p. 143
Ethos	p. 143
Religious Practice	p. 158
Teaching Religion	p. 195
Conclusions	p. 214
North College	p. 219
Ethos	p. 219
Religious Practice	p. 229
Teaching Religion	p. 244
Conclusions	p. 270
Conclusion	p. 275
Religious Practice	p. 275
Teaching Religion	p. 283
Religion and Campus Ethos	p. 289
Research Methods	p. 297
In-Class Questionnaire	p. 299
Index	p. 305
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