Religion: A Comeback on Campus

Published on: Apr 25, 2007

Mahoney, K. A. and J. Schmalzbauer, et al. 2001. “Religion: A Comeback on Campus.” Liberal Education 87(4): 36-41.

            This is a concise summary of factors that have contributed to the renewed prominence of religion in American universities. The authors note that, despite gloomy predictions about religion’s place in the academy during the 1990s, religious life on campus is vibrant. They argue that this revival is the product of many forces, including the “robust state of public religion in American society,” the emergence of post-positivist scholarship, and the increased availability of financial support for religious activities on college campuses.