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What is sacred space on a college campus?
Nathan R - Collegeville, PA
Category: How I Live My Faith On Campus
In September, 2009, a group of students -- some explicitly religious, some not -- were asked what space on their college campus (Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania) they would identify as "sacred." Perhaps surprisingly, none of them identified the chapel or meditation hall. Here are some of their answers.


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