About this title: As a student Kevin was eager for a term abroad - a break from the mind-numbing sameness of life at Brown University, one of the most liberal colleges in America. Well Kevin found the most foreign place he could in America's backyard. Liberty University is the late Rev. Jerry Falwell's fundamentalist Christian college for hardcore conservative Christians. The 10,000 students learn everything through a strict lens of Biblical literalism, every professor is a born-again Christian, the student code of conduct, lays out a host of rules e.g. no witchcraft allowed and at spring break, they take a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
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Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date published: 03/26/2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
Description: New. 044617842X The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University-Brand New Item! Will have slight wear from sitting on our shelves. Will have price sticker. Binding: Hardcover ISBN13: 9780446178426 Size: 6.2 x 9 x 1.2 in. We are professional and prompt. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Date published: 2009-03-26
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
Description: New. Armed with an open mind and a reporter's notebook, Roose dives into life at Liberty University with the goal of connecting with his evangelical peers. He experiences their world first-hand, in this hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-p... read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, New York
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446178426ISBN:044617842X
Description: New. Like Neil Strauss penetrating a secret society of pick-up artists or Norah Vincent becoming a man for a year, Brown University sophomore Kevin Roose takes a term abroad to Liberty University, Rev. Jerry Falwell's fundamentalist Baptist college in Lynchbur. read more
"I picked up this book out of blatant intrigue, but was filled with doubt at what I would find. I expected a bashing of Liberty University and a mockery of their rules and conduct codes. I mean...come on, a 19 year old Brown student decides to just head to one of the most conservative colleges in the country to study it's culture? An extreme liberal going ultra conservative? What I found, was the exact opposite of what I expected. Roose wrote an incredibly mature and open-minded account of the experiences he had, the people he encountered, and the courses/rules/daily life of Liberty without the bashing I had intended to read.
I was completely swallowed up in this book from the very beginning, intrigued by why students decide to go to Liberty, just how many disagree with it's incredibly controversial founder Jerry Falwell, and the level of doubt by some of the students. One would think, having chose to go to Liberty, all of the students would be devout Christians, literally living out God's word, but plenty of them are more liberal than one would believe. And some are definite extremists.
Roose's writing is amazingly mature for his age and I truly enjoyed reading his work. I learned a lot about the culture I suppose I identify with, being a Christian, though I also learned why I would definitely not be the right fit at Liberty (though I would like to take some of the courses offered) and how much I still disagree with the teachings of Jerry Falwell. Watching the author grow into a more spiritual individual was heart warming and I really loved that he questioned constantly, throughout the entire journey. That made his experience feel real and honest.
I love, love, love this book...and not simply because I'm a Christian. This is a sociological study in cultures (which is what my Bachelor's degree happens to be in). Anyone with an interest in religion and how some Christians spend their college experiences should read this. It's interesting, funny, thought-provoking, and informative, all while being well-written and honest.
Overall rating: 5 out 5 My first 5 of the year! I can't wait to see what else Kevin Roose decides to write about in the future. Very talented!"
"This was a quick read but more thought-provoking than I anticipated. A 19-year-old Brown student spends a semester at Liberty University (Jerry Falwell's school), trying to figure out what makes evangelicals tick. Although he doesn't lie about his unsaved status, he otherwise tries to blend in, taking a full slate of classes on biblical topics and joining the choir. He never seems to come to a satisfying understanding of evangelicals, politically speaking, but he does come to terms with their community and friendships. He doesn't get saved, but he learns to love prayer.
The author's maturity and willingness to reconsider his beliefs and habits were striking. I expected this to be a bit of a hatchet job, but he earnestly struggles with the ways his experience changes him. Surprisingly, the book is also quite funny. In one section, he needs to own up to a sin, so he chooses lust because it seems like one all teens could relate to. The next thing he knows, he is in an anti-masturbation support group. I laughed out loud while reading several passages of this book."
"Kevin Roose was a journalist at Brown University when he decided to transfer to Liberty University, a very conservative Christian college founded by Rev. Jerry Falwell. Kevin was raised Quaker by pretty liberal parents, has a lesbian aunt and fit right in at Brown, so it was culture shock when he transferred. But Kevin figured out that students at Liberty aren't that different than the students at Brown. In fact, the students at Liberty seem happier, even with the strict rules enforced by the RAs. Nothing beyond short-term hand-holding. No revealing clothes, etc. Kevin leaps into the evangelical college with an open mind and doesn't spend the book bashing conservatives, which I appreciated. Instead, he pretty fairly notes the positives and the negatives of the college and the people who go there. In the end, he interviews Jerry Falwell (the last interview before Falwell's death) and he is greatly impacted by the Rev.'s death. Falwell was "complicated, " Kevin tells his father. Even back at Brown, Kevin still prays occasionally, so the semester at the holy university definitely influenced him. And even though I really enjoyed the first third of the book, the middle and end took me forever to read. I just couldn't breeze through it and I found myself putting the book aside to find something else to read."
"Kevin Roose is curious: What would it be like for a barely Christian young student at Brown University spent a semester at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University - in the heart of the Bible belt? We, the readers, find out in grand fashion. Roose takes pains to fit in and NEVER acts up or disrupts anything - he keeps a low profile but does a great job in describing student life at this ultra-conservative school. I read the book expecting a harsh criticism of Liberty's impact on young, suggestible minds. Instead, I read a sensitive portrayal of very bright young students who (mostly) accept the rigid dogmatic ideas fed to them by their profs. Roose identifies a number of malcontents who stay anyway - there are even a handful of students who are closet atheists - rather shocking considering the curriculum: mandatory Bible courses with a strictly literal interpretation. Roose manages to befriend several students. He falls in love but awkwardly disnces himself from his romantic attraction when he realizes his own personal beliefs are at odds with his love interest. Roose finds he really likes these people. He njoys being with them, having fun with them -a nd even praying with them. His own religious tradition was - and is - very liberal. While he tells us he's nominally a Christian, he is not "saved" as most evangelicals would wish him to be. He never eally lies to them but many of his students infer that he is "saved" by his demeanor and actions. I enjoyed this book and I like Roose's first effort. He's very young - only 22 or so when he published this book. But he definitely has a promising writing career ahead of him if he wishes to pursue it. Towards the end of the book, he has a spectacular encounter with Jerry Falwell himself - not long before Falweel dies suddenly from a heart attack. I would strongly receommend this book for any and all seminary students - regardless of where you fall in the political-religious spectrum. It's a sensitively written eye-opener."
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