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The paradox of pluralism: How college shapes students’ views of other religions

  • Written by Ilana Horwitz, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology, Tulane University
The paradox of pluralism: How college shapes students’ views of other religionsReligious pluralism means more than living around people of different faiths.Thai Noipho/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Students at elite universities tend to talk a good game when it comes to religious pluralism. Many of them show up on day one already saying all the right things about respecting different faiths.

But here’s the paradox: They...

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