<p>hi,
i was interested in going to schools like above, but i'm scared that the fellowships are tiny and its hard to maintain a spiritual life in such liberal areas.
any imput?</p>
<p>You run the risk of being lonely among the secular masses, including many of the faculty. But remember, even these places, God's there. All you need is one more to gather in His name, right?</p>
<p>Seriously, if you're grounded, I guarantee you'll find other brethren even there. Your challenge will not be fear or potential of being taken over to the dark side or even believing the secular silliness you'll be fed in massive doses. It'll be keeping your spirits up and allowing the Spirit to shine in you. Like an oasis in the desert. Consider that indeed you may be receiving a call much more godly than merely tuition remission or slave wages for doing the dirty work of some "enlightened" prof. Be of good courage and don't be afraid, if you're persuaded this is an otherwise reasonable educational opportunity. Conversely, know you run the risk of being recognized as a pariah among thieves, like JC promised you would. Surely that experience would be just one more validation of the truth in the Word.</p>
<p>btw, we've very close friends whose daughter found her life's love at a nearby church gathering. He too was a presumed "lost soul" studying @ Brown. So I offer this in no way as suggestion or recommendation that Brown is a hotbed of enlivened Christianity. Rather merely as proof of my projection noted earlier ... even there, He is.</p>
<p>Let me admit that I peeked in here out of curiousity. However, one little known fact about Brown is that a higher percentage of undergrads there attend religious services regularly than at any other Ivy. Yes, it's a very liberal place. That doesn't mean that you won't be able to find fellowship. However, since I'm of a different faith--I'm Catholic, and Brown, jointly with RISD, has an amazingly strong Catholic community--I'd suggest you ask your question of someone who can answer. Go here:</p>
<p>Office</a> of the Chaplains and Religious Life - Brown University</p>
<p>See if there's any group of interest and send an email to the contact person. One is listed for each group. </p>
<p>As for NYU, my understanding is that many of its students belong to Journey. Again, not my faith, so I just know about if from hearsay.
Casual</a> Contemporary Church in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Jersey City, New York City - The Journey Church
If you can't find something on campus, this might be of interest.</p>
<p>girl... leave religion for the rest of ur life.. college is the time to be open to new things... not to close ur doors just because u is religious.</p>
<p>That's funny and is actually quite revealing of how many think about co-mingling education and faith. Apples and oranges, separate concepts belonging in separate compartments and even life's time frames, right? :)
Uh huh? :eek: </p>
<p>Didn't the Creator pose the extraordinary idea of being transformed by renewing our noggins? Wow, I didn't realize He wanted us to check our pursuit of Him at the university registrar's desk to be retrieved in 4-6 years post free-love, do it all, party-hardy 8 or 10 semesters. Wow! Hmmm. :confused:</p>
<p>btw, I'm not sure the campus chaplain's HQ is the optimal place to find out the real scoop about spirtual development on or around the comppost. Like asking eskimoes if they like walrus meat in March. And talking about the fertile Catholic enclave between RISD and Brown (and you can throw in URI too) is like observing that there are many political types in DC. RI is the most heavily Catholic state in the Union, which only goes to say lots of them around.</p>
<p>Whistel Pigs comments are ridiculous. Brown is a school of openmindeness and free thinkers; not a horde of seculars trying to bring you to the "dark side." These are typical comments from a paranoid person who believes that the world is out to get them. The truth is that the majority of the students at Brown are accepting of a variety of races and creeds and will certainly not see you as a "pariah among thieves."</p>
<p>My point is made. Not to shoot at Brown altho it's notably liberated. Most interesting is mcel's use of "the truth." </p>
<p>Ah, grasshoppa, your truth is not my truth. Therefore it's not true. For truth means it's true, not simply relative to whoever proclaims it. </p>
<p>You're comments clearly make my point ...unfortunately, you cannot grasp "the truth" I fear.</p>
<p>Hey, liberal atheist here :-) I know Berkeley has about 40 Christian groups, enough sent e-mails to me to **** me off even!</p>
<p>My point is, that while you will be exposed to views like mine, you will be able to find your fit anywhere. Those other views are part of college, they prepare you for real life. Unless it's Salt Lake for hs, then BYU, then back to Salt Lake for work. </p>
<p>I think Christian colleges, especially if you have the option of a really good school, is really kind of a sad idea in an era when Harvard on down is seeing the importance of diversity in all its forms.</p>
<p>if those schools offer the education you are looking for - by all means go.
true fellowships are always tiny, everywhere - it's in the Book - and it's never easy to maintain a spiritual life wherever you go because YOU will be there.</p>
<p>^^that was not intended to be an accusation.</p>
<p>wherever you go - there you are. it will therefore never be easy to maintain a spiritual life.
there are "decent" and "respectable" people everywhere who do not share your world view. so what? is this something new or are you experiencing it even now.
if you gain acceptance - go, meet people and hold fast to that which you know to be true. the good, the bad, and the ugly are everywhere.</p>
<p>You will find a range of religious student groups at most colleges. Some will be small, some will be large. Personally, I like Intervarsity, which (at least back when I was in school) was pretty diverse in terms of denominational background (although mostly Protestants of one kind or another).</p>
<p>dvrjosh said:</p>
<p>"I think Christian colleges, especially if you have the option of a really good school, is really kind of a sad idea in an era when Harvard on down is seeing the importance of diversity in all its forms."</p>
<p>Diversity in thought like Intelligent Design? Diversity in thought that accommodates the 90% of the world that believes there is a God, in one form or another?</p>
<p>Diversity = political (primarily) ethnically based agenda. I'm not saying there isn't value to diversity, but it's very easy to equivocate between what universities actually consider diversity and the intellectual/thought diversity you claim universities embrace. </p>
<p>EXPELLED:</a> No Intelligence Allowed - Official Site</p>