Black, White and Gray
I recently received an e-mail asking about the impact of secular vs. Christian colleges on Christian’s faith. Specifically, the person asking the question had been told that the data are “irrefutable: secular colleges have a tremendously detrimental effect on the faith of college students” and he wanted to know if this is true.
My first thought is that this is a difficult question to answer because of selection issues. That is, if students in Christian colleges have more Christian beliefs, actions, and affiliation, is it because a) Christian colleges promoted their faith while secular colleges hinder faith or b) the students who go to Christian colleges are more devout in the first place.
What do you think? Do you know of any studies that have looked at this?
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