27 February 2010 ~ Comments Off

Are Smarter People More Liberal?

Ah, yes, another article proclaiming that smart people are liberal. Elizabeth Landau of CNN reports on a soon-to-be-published article by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa that claims higher IQ is associated liberal politics and religion, as well as “sexual exclusivity” (a.k.a. monogamy).
I haven’t seen the article (it’s not available yet), but there are a couple [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Christian Privilege in the Academy?

In InterVarsity and many other Christian organizations, we’re used to thinking of Christians as a minority – even a persecuted minority – within the academy, particularly at the more prestigious universities. For example, responding to a common question asked by many faculty and graduate students, we recently published an essay by Ken Elzinga of the [...]

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21 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Does your college major affect your faith?

Maybe. A recent study by four University of Michigan researchers tracked college student for several years to see how their college experience affected their “religiosity” (basically, how often they attended religious services, and how important they view religion in their lives). We often think of science and religion as being at odds, but the study [...]

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