Christianity was front and center on the campus of Yale University as a group of conservative evangelicals launched a campaign called "I Agree with Adam." Yale student and writer for the Yale Herald, Lucas Kwong, covered the event. The following is an excerpt:

On Monday evening, at an open discussion forum with Christian academic John Hinkson, verbal jousting gave way to more subdued debate. Most of the roughly 20 people there seemed to be Christians seeking answers to their own theological dilemmas, but a large part of the discussion was dominated by Ross Kennedy-Shaffer, ES ’08, a self-proclaimed agnostic. When the forum concluded, Kennedy -

Shaffer offered a cautiously supportive take. “Any big issue like this is worth talking about,” he said. I asked him whether he, like Burch, saw an ugly underside to the campaign’s evangelical focus. “The societal stereotype is that evangelicals act like they have all the answers,” Ross mused, “but at Yale the attitude [of evangelicals] is, ‘Let’s talk about this.’ Whoever designed the ads did a good job of enticing me to come out.”

The article made for an interesting read regarding spiritual life on the campus of one of America's most elite institutions. Access the full article, entitled "Wearing faith on my sleeve, with no T-shirt," here.

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