Multi-Faith Religious Spaces on College and University Campuses

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As American colleges, universities, and independent schools face the challenge of accommodating students' wide variety of religious needs, the multi-faith center has emerged as a visible symbol of an institution's commitment to embrace diversity. We address this current trend by first describing the historic relationship between religion and higher education, discovering a pattern that leads from Christian sectarianism through the sudden emergence of non-sectarianism, and into the realities of today's multi-faith culture. Following that, the space needs of a multi-faith center are identified, providing guidelines for planning. Finally, three categories of existing multi-faith centers are explored, including renovated religious spaces, renovated non-religious spaces, and new construction.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSchaplaincies, inter-faith centers, multi-faith centers, prayer rooms, religious architecture, religious diversity, religious life programs, spiritual centersRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2012.648579