Praying and Pondering: Exploring Religious Life at Colgate

Within the sacred halls of the Colgate Memorial Chapel lies a breadth of history of the confluences of faiths of all backgrounds. The chapel is a universal space for student groups at Colgate. Here, you can find Deacon Mark Shiner, the associate university chaplain and Catholic campus minister, attending mass or even mentoring aspiring drummers in the chapel music rooms.  Shiner graduated from seminary in 1995, wher...

The Secular Association of Skeptical Students is a religious group that promotes education, cooperation and action within a community for students who hold secular beliefs. Their mission is to “have an outlet for people of non-religious views to add to the interfaith discussion and to help alleviate the stigma against non-theists that exist in society,” according to the club’s GetInvolved pag...

Whether you practice a religion or not, there is an opportunity to learn about the decades-long conversations regarding religion and law. The difficulty in distinguishing what is regarded as religion, the language of law meant to deal with religion and who makes the decisions is extremely complex. Associate Professor of Religion Jenna Reinbold has dedicated her work to understanding this relations...

The Hindu Students Association (HSA) put on one of their biggest events of the semester on Nov. 13, when they invited the Colgate community to gather in celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights. The event began with a short presentation by HSA President Kartik Devpura, who explained that Diwali is a 5-day holiday celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all over the world. Devpura remarked that th...