Interfaith dialogues promoted by some colleges and universities

a. Have resulted in reduced numbers of Anglo-Protestant undergraduate applications.
b. Demonstrate the importance of providing opportunities for students to sample faiths so that they might make more committed decisions about their own faiths.
c. Have come under scrutiny for not promoting dialogues between all faiths.
d. Demonstrate the importance of engaging students in religious discussions so as to foster understanding of faiths different than one's own.


D Correct Answer: Demonstrate the importance of engaging students in religious discussions so as to foster understanding of faiths different than one's own.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Interfaith discussions not only address commonalities between faiths, but encourage honest dialogue concerning differences in beliefs. It is essential that students at colleges and universities engage in religious discussions because religious freedom requires understanding of different faiths.

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