Our D was accepted to the Muhlenberg but we are not Christian. How will the fact that the school is Lutheran impact our D’s experience?
Your D’s faith should not impact her experience:
Congrats on the acceptance! We just toured Muhlenberg and D loved it. Our tour guide said that its 30% Cathloic and 30% Jewish and the rest are a mix of many religions.
My DD15 is a junior there and for both DD15 and DD18 a criteria for college was “no religion.” The only thing “Lutheran” now is the welcoming and warm spirit. The red doors are a symbol of “Welcome.”
So why does the school call itself Lutheran? What makes the school Christian?
Generally, colleges that were founded under the auspices of any given religion call themselves affiliated with that religion, except in a few cases where they have formally split. Simply having a religious affiliation tells you pretty much nothing about a college—it can mean anything from a school that’s very tightly bound to the sponsoring religion (e.g., BYU, Baylor), to one where the connection is minimal (e.g., Muhlenberg) or even effectively non-existent except in name (e.g., Macalester).
@Kittykat212 The school was founded by Lutherans and probably was a religious college way back when. As other posters have indicated, it is 30% Jewish, 30% Catholic and 30% other religions. It has two kosher kitchens in the dining hall if that is any indication at how open the school is to other religions. You need not be concerned about the religious affiliation.