Fostering Religious and Spiritual Development of Students during College

Abstract

Do Students Develop Their Spirituality and Religiosity during College? Colleges and universities have always been interested in the development of the whole student, though during the past few decades, higher education has become more focused on preparing students for a career and thus has given less attention to preparing them for life. But recently there has been increased interest in holistic student development, particularly in the religious and spiritual development of students. This interest in holistic student development has been reinforced by scholars studying student development who have concluded that students do indeed develop holistically as well as intellectually. That is, students (and all persons) develop their cognitive skills and learn to think with more complexity while simultaneously developing emotional maturity, a sense of self and identity, and how to relate with others.1 Some scholars view the time in college as one where students primarily focus in on moving toward selfauthorship.2 I like to think of student development in terms of investment—students investing their time, talents and energy into activities that they find meaningful to them.3

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