I also wholeheartedly recommend “Fabric of Faithfulness!” Especially for those of the college age, so many good thoughts regarding life integration and context.

Thanks for commenting! You raise a good critique that I think I can readily agree with:

I don’t think that college is the first or only way to provide that context and, indeed, much of that trajectory should be set before ever crossing that ivory tower’s threshold. I do think that part of the tendency we see to “find” oneself in college does reflect a failure in the rest of culture, as you mentioned.

College, however, does provide an opportunity to interact with vastly different points of view, thereby allowing a fuller understanding of how your belief and behavior interact with others. This isn’t to say that your ideas should change because of college’s vast differences, but that you will have to articulate, defend, and apply your ideas in new and meaningful ways.

As always, I appreciate your ability to temper and further define my point.

-Matt

Does the fact that an institution like college “allows for the creation of habits and attitudes that determine how we act” indicate a failure of the local church/family culture? Shouldn’t one already have a context in which to live out one’s convictions, namely, one’s family and the local church of which they’re a part?

I guess I’m just leery about waiting ’till you’re college-aged to set one’s “trajectory.” If you don’t have one by then… *shrugs*

Not attacking you or anything, obviously. ;-) Keep making me proud!

I think you hit the nail on the head with this one. The reasons you listed are exactly why many companies are more interested in the fact that you have a degree as opposed to what it’s in or who it’s from. On that same note, it’s a bit scary to think that so many young people travel to a moral wasteland to figure out who and what they are.

I suppose you might compare it to the old practice among certain Native American’s of sending their young men into the hills, desert, or wilderness until they come back with a name of their own. Usually it entailed falling into a starving, dehydrated delirium. :P

Anyway, the site looks really great. :) Keep up the good work!

Ben