Christian groups 'love people where they are'
April 10, 2009
I promise I'm not going to steal anything," said the visitor, standing in the middle of a room of friends from Campus Crusade for Christ. "I promise."
Content by David Grant
April 10, 2009
The campus community is home to a wide variety of faith traditions. Here's an inside look at a few.
'Detectors' in hand, Freethinkers discuss tough issues
April 10, 2009
Jonathan Graf is not afraid of complexity. A Ph.D. student in computer engineering, Graf works predominantly with IT security. But there's a much simpler tool he's honed during his time as a Freethinker.
Baha'i: Small group works for 'unity of mankind'
April 10, 2009
On a quiet Sunday afternoon in Baha'i youth education, retired Tech professor Cosby Rogers is calmly encouraging five-year-old Amelia Lester to offer her interpretation of the day's Baha'i prayer. After several false starts, Amelia sings: "Oh my Lord, oh
Islam: Diversity, education hallmarks of local Muslims
April 10, 2009
Goma Makhlouf sits quietly at his computer, a tablet of Christian writing in Arabic script perched to his right. An Egyptian, Makhlouf received his religious education at arguably the world's greatest Islamic university, Al-Azhar in Cairo, and is now comp
Judaism: For Blacksburg's Jews, life is 'Israel-ly good'
April 10, 2009
When associate professor of Judaic Studies Ben Sax moved his wife and newborn child to Blacksburg from Chicago in the fall of 2008, he was a bit daunted about relocating from a thriving Jewish community to Southwest Virginia. And then he went to the DMV.
Jennings: Getting personal with Christianity, senior leaned on faith in tough times
April 10, 2009
I've lived in Virginia Beach my entire life in a family where my parents were always together. I didn't have a lot of responsibilities or do many chores or anything, and we were always financially stable, but I was always asked to perform well in school.
Belief: Dealing with evangelical upbringing through research
April 10, 2009
I grew up in a very conservative home, evangelical charismatic, my mother, father and sister. Growing up speaking in tongues was expected of me if I was a spiritually healthy practitioner of our faith. We were also very politically conservative - my paren
April 10, 2009
For Edward Weisband and Courtney Thomas, the journey began with a minor linguistic slippage. They had included a word on the tail end of a co-authored paper - a professor of political science and a Ph.D. student, respectively - they had presented at a con
Religious studies professors strike balance
April 10, 2009
Some of Blacksburg's most notable religious scholars aren't leading the faithful in prayer on Friday afternoons, reading from the Torah on Saturdays or standing at pulpits on Sundays. Their sacred space is the second floor of Major Williams, their crumbli