Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A New Survey Of ...

Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A new survey of students attending 46 colleges and universities finds a majority says religion and spirituality are important in their lives, but they also show a sharp drop-off of religious involvements as they move through their college years. Findings include: 73% of respondents say “their religious or spiritual beliefs helped develop their identity.” 77% say they pray. 71% say “they find religion helpful in their lives.” 58% say integrating spirituality into their lives is “very important” or “essential” (an increase of 7% since ‘00). More than 50% say their spiritual development was not encouraged by professors or discussed in the classroom. 52% “reported frequent church attendance before entering college while just 29% did so during their junior year.” (Religion Watch, 12/03)

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