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Abstract
American colleges and universities, along with American culture in general, have entered a new post-truth era. In responding to this new environment, colleges and universities might benefit from a more comprehensive engagement with religion and its complex understanding of truth. The model for engagement proposed here focuses on five educational functions of religion: proclamation, rationality, compassion, transformation, and wonder/mystery. Using this model can enhance learning for students across the religious spectrum, including spiritual and non-religious individuals, as well as those who are traditionally religious, while respecting the norms of academic and religious freedom.
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Douglas Jacobsen
Douglas Jacobsen ([email protected]) is distinguished professor of church history and theology.
Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen
Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen ([email protected]) is professor of psychology and director of faculty development. Together they direct the Religion in the Academy Project, which is devoted to examining the place of religion and religious diversity in academic settings (www.religionintheacademy.org). Their joint publications include The American University in a Postsecular Age (2008) and No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education (2012).