{"id":20,"date":"2019-02-18T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/diversity-inclusion\/campus-life\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2021-11-03T19:06:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:06:02","slug":"spirituality-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/spirituality-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality and Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furman has many religious organizations that offer opportunities for friendship, a place to worship and spiritual guidance. But even if you don&#8217;t become a member of one of these organizations, you&#8217;ll be encouraged to examine your own beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because your time at Furman is all about discovery and learning how you fit into the big picture. You\u2019ll address questions such as: Who am I? What do I believe? What do I care about? What are my passions? What are my dreams and aspirations? What is my place in the world?<\/p>\n<p>From there, we&#8217;ll support and guide you through your own spiritual reflection and free inquiry. You\u2019ll arrive at your own sense of identity with a better understanding of your personal goals, your spirituality, and your faith.<\/p>\n<h2>The Office of the University Chaplain<\/h2>\n<p>Located in Daniel Chapel, the Office of the University Chaplain is the hub for religious life at Furman. Our religious organizations allow students to connect with a wide variety of faiths and engage in interfaith dialogue with all religious groups. <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/sites\/chaplaincy\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Explore your beliefs in our faith-based community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection<\/h2>\n<p>The Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection helps students discern their gifts and talents in order to arrive at their callings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/cothran-center-vocational-reflection\/\n\">Reflect with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Charles Ezra Daniel Chapel<\/h2>\n<p>Located across from Duke Library, Daniel Chapel is home to worship services every Sunday, as well as a meeting place for various religious groups. <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/sites\/chaplaincy\/VisitDanielChapel\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Visit Daniel Chapel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ultimate Question General Education Requirement<\/h2>\n<p>To encourage students to explore their faith and beliefs, Furman has created a general education requirement that asks students to examine the ways in which society have articulated what constitutes a good and meaningful life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman has many religious organizations that offer opportunities for friendship, a place to worship and spiritual guidance. But even if you don&#8217;t become a member of one of these organizations, you&#8217;ll be encouraged to examine your own beliefs. That&#8217;s because your time at Furman is all about discovery and learning how you fit into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/thriving-communities-initiatives\/campus-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}