Kissing in the Chapel, Praying in the Frat House : Wrestling with Faith and College

Let The Whole Creation Cry: On Learning Hymns / Taylor Brorby -- We Are All Prophets / Mary Ellen Jebbia -- How Bible College Caused Me To Lose My Faith (and Find It Again) / Brandan Robertson -- After Prayerful Consideration: Becoming A Religious Atheist / Kristi Del Vecchio -- Studying, Praying, Seeking: A Spiritual Tapestry / Lydia Hawkins -- Why In God's Name Am I Here? / Rick Reiten -- Living In The Center Of God's Will / Hillary Martinez -- An Unwilling Pilgrim: An Angry Young Woman's Faith Journey In College / Anna Deweese -- The Harm Of Keeping Silent: Secret Romance On An Evangelical Campus / Steven Porter -- Through The Grave: A Story Of Transition And Resurrection / Andrew Leigh/amanda Leann Bullard -- As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us / Agnes Potamian -- Intertwining Cycles / Michelle Johnson -- Out Of The Closet And Back To Church / Kyle J. Thorson -- Blossoms In The Desert / Allison Chubb -- Finding God On Frat Row / Michael Casey W. Woolf -- Three Parties / Lauren Deidra Sawyer -- Faith Transforms In Times Of Crisis / Br. Lawrence A. Whitney -- Christians Suffer From Depression, Too / Andrea Campo -- The Dating Game: God, Ireland, And One Woman Of Little Faith / Johnna Purchase -- Death And Life / Edward Anderson -- Strange Benediction / Joseph Paillé. Edited By Adam J. Copeland. Includes Bibliographical References. College is a time to learn, explore, and grow, but what does faith have to do with it? In this collection of essays, gifted writers in their twenties and early thirties reflect on their college years by telling stories--some hilarious, some heart-wrenching--on the intersection of faith and college. At a time when so much is written about young adults but not by young adults, this collection allows writers to reveal their college experience in their own voice, sharing, through reflection on their own joys and sorrows, unique insight into students#x19; experience of college. Themes include negotiating identity, sex and sexuality, discerning the future, studying abroad, and transitions in faith. This collection includes stories from large public universities and small, faith-related colleges. Perfect for faith leaders, college administrators, study groups, young adults, and anyone who loves a college student, Kissing in the Chapel, Praying in the Frat House reveals college struggles that help us reflect on faith and life in college, and forever. (Publisher) This collection includes essays from twenty-one writers in their twenties reflecting on their struggles to reconcile their religious beliefs with their college experiences. Organized into five sections, the essays address questions of tradition and identity, sex and sexuality, vocation and call, negotiating relationships, and life beyond college.