August 18, 2000
Me-First 'Spirituality' Is a Sorry Substitute for Organized Religion on Campuses
On most campuses, somewhere off the beaten track, is the office of the predictably part-time campus ministry. The typical Protestant chaplain puts in a so-called 20-hour week, the Moslem adviser perhaps 10; the rabbi and priest are usually borrowed from outside the university and come in when they can. These people report to volunteer boards of directors and spend much of their time raising their own salaries. When they are not so engaged, they handle suicides, drug overdoses, racial
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