No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education

Jacobsen, Douglas; Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt

doi:10.1515/jcc-2013-0013

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“…Although our findings are from a single small liberal arts college, based on past research, we suspect the subtle and explicit ways through which religious and spiritual life are repressed in public spaces on campus are likely to occur at other liberal arts colleges and elite secular universities (Freitas 2010;Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012;Lane et al 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Our study contributes to a growing body of scholarship on college students' religiosity and spirituality (Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012;Pew Research Center, 2015;Smith & Snell, 2009). We expand upon extant scholarship by interviewing various constituencies on campus, including administrators, faculty, and students to best understand the multiple cultural and structural levels which influence college students' religious and spiritual exploration on a secular campus.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…Consequently, in this study we focus on how student religiosity and spirituality manifest at an elite secular liberal arts school, which we expect will have low religious tolerance (Lane et al, 2013;Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012).…”

Section: Student Religiosity At Secular Colleges and Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lane et al, 2013;Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012), we expect that a general sense of religious intolerance among the students will affect the degree to which they felt comfortable sharing their religious backgrounds, beliefs, and practices. We also expect students to experience difficulty in reconciling their public, intellectual identities with religious identities (Smith, 2003;Speers, 2008).…”

Section: Student Religiosity At Secular Colleges and Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Members of elite academic institutions are more likely to express discomfort with religion than people at other schools (Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012). This is due in part to the historical secularization of higher education and science, and the perception among many at elite secular colleges and universities that science and religion are conflicting perspectives (Evans & Evans, 2008;Reuben, 1996;Smith, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“Too Smart to be Religious?” Discreet Seeking Amidst Religious Stigma at an Elite College

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2016

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To advance understandings of how religion manifests in subtle, nuanced ways in secular institutions, we examine student religiosity and spirituality at an elite liberal arts school marked by a strong intellectual collective identity. Using mixed research methods, we examine how the college's structures and dominant culture influence students' religiosity and spirituality. Despite an institutional commitment to promoting students' self-exploration and inclusion of social "diversity," we found both campus structures and mainstream culture deterred open spiritual and religious exploration and identification. The structure of the college and its dominant secular, intellectual culture reinforced: (1) a widespread stigma against religious and spiritual expression, (2) a lack of dialogue about the sacred, (3) discreetness in exploring and adhering to sacred beliefs and practices, and (4) a large degree of religious and spiritual pluralism. Our findings additionally illustrate that early exposure to the campus culture's critical regard for religion had a long-lasting impact on students' religiosity. A majority of students kept their religious and spiritual expressions hidden and private; only a marginalized minority of students embraced their expressions publically. To increase students' comfort with religious and spiritual exploration, we propose that colleges foster intentional peer dialogues early in the college experience. Furthermore, we recommend that campus communities prioritize religious and spiritual literacy and respect.

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confidence: 96%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: Student Religiosity At Secular Colleges and Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Student Religiosity At Secular Colleges and Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing Spiritual Growth and Development at Belmont University

Schneller¹,

Minardi²,

Lake³

2016

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Training Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers: The Emergence and Growth of Chaplaincy Programs in Theological Education

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Stroud²,

Palmer

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This paper describes the history of chaplaincy programs in theological education, the content of their curricula, the goals of the programs as described by faculty, and the programs' approaches to issues of spiritual and religious diversity. It is based on a sample of 21 schools that offer specific chaplaincy education through masters of divinity or masters of arts degrees. We conducted semi-structured interviews with faculty at these schools and reviewed materials from course catalogues and other sources. We found substantial growth in chaplaincy-focused programs in theological schools in the last 20 years as well as the lack of standardization across them that one might expect in a rapidly growing field. The programs mostly developed independent of one another. They have not come to consensus about the skills and competencies chaplains need to do their work and have only engaged in that question across institutions in limited ways. As a group, these programs are also not well connected to clinical chaplaincy training or the day-today employment requirements of paid chaplaincy positions. We describe opportunities for collaboration that might strengthen this emerging field and better position it in the changing religious landscape.

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No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education

Cited by 11 publications

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