Open AccessDeepening Convictions: Religious Identity and Off-Campus Study
Author(s) -
Ken Anderson,
Benjamin R. Knoll,
Ellen Tyra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
frontiers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2380-8144
pISSN - 1085-4568
DOI - 10.36366/frontiers.v32i1.437
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , diversity (politics) , identity (music) , element (criminal law) , religious diversity , identity change , religious education , facet (psychology) , social psychology , sociology , psychology , pedagogy , political science , aesthetics , anthropology , feeling , computer science , personality , artificial intelligence , law , big five personality traits , philosophy
Religion is a central element in global education, fundamentally affecting how students interact with diverse peoples and cultures and what they learn and experience in foreign environments. Nevertheless, the topic has received little attention for quite some time. This study investigates how students’ religious backgrounds, identities, and beliefs influence and are influenced by off-campus programs. Data collected from a number of X College students attending four short-term courses in January 2019 reveal the variety and depth of change in religious identities, demonstrating the need for greater awareness of this facet of student diversity and development.