tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-15548687424960458862008-08-06T15:59:00.002-04:002008-08-06T16:12:34.566-04:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">At the Sociology meetings this last week, I attended a meeting of the <a href="http://www.christiansociology.com/">Christian Sociological Society</a>. It was interesting and encouraging to hear other Christians talk about making their way in the sociological world.<br /><br />I was surprised, though, to hear a professor tell of being given a bad time from his colleagues about his faith. <br /><br />Later in the meeting, I spoke with someone who had recently gotten tenure but it was a bit rough because a couple members of the department had "concerns" about this person's religious faith. (This person, btw, has a very strong vita).<br /><br />Yikes! This is a bad thing for Christian junior faculty, i.e., pre-tenure, because they are in such a vulnerable place.<br /><br />I don't think there are many contexts in the U.S. in which Christians are discriminated against, but academics might be one of them. See <a href="http://brewright.blogspot.com/2008/07/intellectuals-stereotypes-of.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://brewright.blogspot.com/2007/06/are-university-professors-prejudiced.html">here</a>.<br /></span></div>Brad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.com