March 13, 2009
A Christian College Devotes a Chapel to Many Faiths
As times changed, Chapman U. needed a place of worship that welcomed all religions
Chapman University had a perfectly good chapel. But officials here wanted a new one. What they came up with shares more with a Frank Lloyd Wright house than with a typical church.
Though Chapman is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination, college leaders wanted a place of worship free of the trappings of Christianity. Over time, the proportion of students who are Disciples of Christ had shrunk. And the campus culture called for a place where
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