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Beyond Tolerance: A Campus Religious Diversity Kit

As the religious traditions of our students on college campuses continue to diversify, several new questions arise about the programs, services and opportunities we provide.  Beyond Tolerance: A Campus Religious Diversity Kit provides several practical ways to engage students in questions of spirit as well as discussions of religious diversity.  From spiritual development programs to chapel renovation suggestions, this text gives real opportunities to engage the life of students' minds, hearts and spirits.

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Selected Readings on Spirituality, Religious Diversity and Inter-religious Dialogue

Knowledge Community members should feel free to add suggested readings by emailing references in APA Style to Shawn McQuillan, mcquillan@hartford.edu

Astin, A. W., & Astin, H. (2004). Spirituality development and the college experience (Research Report). Los Angeles: University of California, Higher Education Research Institute.

Ben-Ari, R. (2004). Coping with the Jewish-Arab conflict: A comparison among three models. Journal of Social Issues, 40 (2), 307 – 322.

Benson, P.L., Roehlkepartain, E.C. & Hong, K.L. (Eds) (2008).  Spiritual Development: New Directions for Youth Development Issue 118.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Bryant, A., Choi, J.Y., & Yasuno, M. (2003). Understanding the religious and spiritual dimensions of students' lives in the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development, 44(6), 723 - 745.

Cherry, C., De Berg, B., & Porterfield, A. (2001). Religion on campus. Liberal Education, 87(4), 6 - 14.

Chickering, A., Dalton, J., & Stamm, L.. (2006). Encouraging Authenticity & Spirituality in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S.L., & Kawakami, K. (2003). Intergroup contact: The past, present, and the future. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 6 (1), 5 – 21.

Dudley, R. L. (1999). Understanding the spiritual development and the faith experiences of college and university students on Christian campuses. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 8(1), 5 - 28.

Eck, D. (2001). A new religious America: How a Christian country has become the world's most religiously diverse nation. San Francisco: Harper.

Elwood, J. M. (1993). In search for God in story and time. America, 169(11), 10.

Emmons, R. A., & Paloutzian, R.F. (2003). The psychology of religion. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 377 - 402.

Fowler, J. W. (1975). Faith: The developmental perspective. Cambridge: Harvard Divinity School.

Fowler, J. W. (1976). Stages of faith: The structured developmental approach. In T.C. Hennessey (Ed.), Values and moral development (pp.176 – 234). New York: Paulist Press.

Fowler, J. W. (1982). Stages of faith and adults' life cycles. In K. Stokes (Ed.), Faith development in the adult life cycle (pp. 179 - 208). New York: W. H. Sadlier.

Gillespie, V. B. (1988). The experience of faith. Birmingham: Religious Education Press.

Hamilton, D. M., & Jackson, M.H. (1998). Spiritual development: Paths and processes. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 25(4), 262 - 270.

Hartley, H. V. (2004). How college affects students' religious faith and practice: A review of research. College Student Affairs Journal, 23(2), 111-129.

Helminiak, D. (1987). Spiritual development: An interdisciplinary study. Chicago: Loyola University Press.

Hindman, D. M. (2002). From splintered lives to whole persons: Facilitating spiritual development in college students. Religious Education, 97(2), 165 - 182.

Hoppe, S.L. & Speck, B.W. (2007). Searching for spirituality in higher education. New York: Peter Lang.

Hurtado, S. (2005). The next generation of diversity and intergroup relations research. Journal of Social Issues, 61 (3), p 595 – 610.

Kazanjian, V.H. & Lawrence, P.L. (Eds.), Education as transformation: Religious pluralism, spirituality & a new vision for higher education in America.  New York: Peter Lang.

Lee, J. J. (2002). Changing worlds, changing selves: The experience of the religious self among Catholic collegians. Journal of College Student Development, 43(3), 341 -356.

Lee, J. J. (2002). Religion and college attendance: Change among students. The Review of Higher Education, 25(4), 369- 384.

Lee, J. J., Matzkin, A., & Arthur, S. (2004). Understanding students' religious and spiritual pursuits: A case study at New York University. Journal of College and Character. Retrieved June 15, 2004 from http://www.collegevalues.org/articles.cfm

Love, P., & Talbot, D. (1997). Defining spiritual development: A missing consideration for student affairs. NASPA Journal,37(1), 361-375.

Love, P. (2001). Spirituality and student development: Theoretical connections. In M.A. Jablonski (Ed.), The implications of student spirituality for student affairs practice (pp. 7 – 16). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Love, P. (2002). Comparing spiritual development and cognitive development. Journal of College Student Development, 43(3), 357 - 373.

Mahoney, K. A., Schmalzbauer, J., & Youniss, J. (2001). Religion a comeback on campus. Liberal Education, 87(4), 36 -42.

Marler, P. L., & Hadaway, C.K. (2002). "Being religious" or "being spiritual" in America: A zero-sum proposition? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41(2), 289 - 300.

Moran, C. D. (2007). The public identity work of evangelical Christian students. Journal of College Student Development, 48(4), 418-434.

Moran, C. D., Lang, D. J., & Oliver, J. (2007). Cultural incongruity and social status ambiguity: The experiences of evangelical Christian student leaders at two Midwestern public universities. Journal of College Student Development, 48(1), 23-38.

Moran, C. D. (2006, June 14). Tangled in a web of assumptions: Are we silencing religious expression among faculty and staff in higher education? NASPA NetResults.

Moran, C. D. & Curtis, G. D. (2004). Blending two worlds: Religio-spirituality in the professional lives of student affairs administrators. NASPA Journal, 41(3), 631-646.

Moran, C. D. (2003). Spirituality and religion: Through the eyes of the "hidden educators." Religion and Education, 30(1), 40-58.

Moran, C. D. & Ray, N. P. (2003). Use of time and purpose in life among first-year residential students. The Journal of College and University Student Housing, 31(2), 37-39.

Moran, C. D. (2001). Purpose in life, student development, and well-being: Recommendations for student affairs practitioners. NASPA Journal, 38(3), 269-279.

Nash, R. J. (2001). Religious Pluralism in the Academy. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

Nash, R. (1999). Faith hype & clarity: Teaching about religion in American schools and colleges. New York: Teachers College Press.

Nash, R., Bradley, D.L., Chickering, A.W. (2008) How to talk about hot topics on campus: From polarization to moral conversation. San Fransciso: John Wiley & Sons.

Parks, S. D. (2000). Big questions, worthy dreams: Mentoring young adults in their search for meaning, purpose and faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Palmer, P. (1983). To know as we are known. San Francisco: Harper.

Pettigrew, T. F. (1998). Intergroup contact theory. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 65 – 85.

Pontious, M. W. (2008). Calling the shots: Using a required ethics course to promote intentional moral development in student conduct violations. Journal of College & Character, 9(5), 1-7.

Schwartz, A. (2001). Growing spirituality during the college years. Liberal Education, 87(4), 30 - 36.

Stamm, L. (2003). Can we bring spirituality back to campus? Higher education's re-engagement with values and spirituality. Journal of College and Character. Retrieved July 25, 2003 from http://www.collegevalues.org/articles.cfm.

Taylor, E. (1994).Desperately seeking spirituality. Psychology Today, 27(6), 54 - 64.  

Tisdell, E. (2003). Exploring spirituality and culture in adult and higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Torres, V., Howard - Hamilton, M., & Cooper, D.L. (2003). Identity development of diverse populations: Implications for teaching and administration in higher education. ASHE - ERIC Higher Education Report, 29(6), 1 - 103.

Wolf, A. J. (2001). Against spirituality. Judaism, 50(3), 362 - 366.

Young, J. R. (2003). Survey finds spiritual leanings among most college students. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50 (14), 14a.

Zajonc, A. (2003). Spirituality in higher education: Overcoming the divide. Liberal Education, 89(1), 50 - 59.