Survey reveals that College Students have a Different View on Faith
- 84 percent of teenagers state that they believe in a god
- 79 percent of college freshmen claim that there is some supernatural element to the universe
- Each year over 150,000 new freshmen change their mind about their belief in God
- 71 percent of teenagers agree that there will be a judgment day when God punishes evildoers
- Only 19 percent of teenagers have "some" or "many" doubts about God
- Two-thirds (65%) of college juniors report that they question their religious/spiritual beliefs at least occasionally
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Date: 11/8/2005
Barna Group Research on Unchurched People
One out of three American adults (33%) is unchurched: A proportion that represents 65-70 million adults in America. (2000)
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Roughly 10 million born again Christian adults are unchurched. (2000)
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The highest proportion of unchurched is in the Northeast (44%), compared to 33% in the West, 32% in the Midwest and 26% in the South. (2000)
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Half of the churched population has accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, compared with one out of every six unchurched adults (17%) who has done so. (2004)
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Date: 3/16/2005
Being Religious at Knox College
Attitudes Toward Religion, Christian Expression, and Conservative Values on Campus
"One would be equally hard pressed, at least as far as American elite universities are concerned, to find one that would identify faith as central to its current approach to teaching, research, and student life….No aspect of life is considered so important to Americans outside higher education, yet deemed so unimportant by the majority of those inside, as religion." Alan Wolfe, Chronicle of Higher Education 2/8/02 page B-7
“The mandatory First Year Preceptorial course is 1 day on Genesis and 4 weeks on Feminism.” Knox College student, 2003
“It is my responsibility to tell students that God is not the answer to any of their questions at Knox.” Knox College professor, 2003
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Date: 10/20/2004
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