Kevin Roose is a senior at Brown University, and the author of "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University." During his sophomore year at Brown, Kevin spent a semester "abroad" at Liberty University, Jerry Falwell's "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, in order to learn about the lives of his Christian peers by living, studying, and praying among them. Kevin is a regular columnist for the Brown Daily Herald, and a contributor to Esquire, SPIN, and other national publications. Visit his website at www.kevinroose.com, or follow him on Twitter.

Blog Entries by Kevin Roose

Liberty University Democrats: Why They Were Silenced, And What It Means

158 Comments | Posted May 25, 2009 | 02:52 PM (EST)


Last week, Liberty University - the evangelical Christian mega-college founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell - made the national news when, while implementing a new funding scheme for student organizations, it revoked approval for the campus Democratic organization.

Liberty's Young Democrats club - the first in school...

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Surprises from Liberty University: What I Learned as an Undercover Evangelical

141 Comments | Posted May 5, 2009 | 03:07 PM (EST)


When I stepped on to the campus of Liberty University for my first day as a new transfer student, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into.

I knew that Liberty was a Christian college in Lynchburg, Virginia, founded in 1971 by the late Reverend Jerry Falwell...

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Celebrating Valentine's Day at Jerry Falwell's College

Posted February 14, 2009 | 02:06 PM (EST)


At most American colleges, young lovers are spending Valentine's Day doling out Whitman's samplers, stuffed animals, and long-stemmed roses to their crushes and significant others, hoping to get lucky in the process. Not so at Liberty University, the late Reverend Jerry Falwell's "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals.

As I...

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