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Women's faith: supporting students' journeys.
First, it was feminism. Now faith has become the latest "F" word on campus. Whether it's head scarves in the classroom, crucifixes on the wall or Bible study in the residence halls, today the concepts of faith, religion and spirituality are playing a larger role in student development.
A recent HERI survey of more than 100,000 students found that three-quarters of them were searching for meaning during their college years. As boundaries between the sacred and the secular blur even at state schools, student affairs professionals are in the thick of the current interest in spirituality and faith. "We, as educators, may be facilitating faith development," said India McHale, a graduate student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan.
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Women come to faith, spirituality and religion from a different paradigm than men, so it's important to resist the temptation to lump all faith-seekers into one group. McHale and Dan Merson, a doctoral student in CSHPE at Michigan, offered suggestions on how to create opportunities for women's faith development at the NASPA/ACPA conference held in Orlando in April.
Models of faith development
Before going further, a few definitions are necessary. In their presentation McHale and Merson defined the terms:
* Spirituality is a personal relationship with the supernatural. It can be affected by outside influences such as religion.
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