Hello!
My name is Sofia White, and I am the student leader in charge of the Values in Action program at Hamline University.
This being the first official post on this blog, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you reading this now! Interested in what we do, or not, you are reading this post for a reason. I personally encourage you to continue to follow along, get involved if you are able, and learn about what our new and growing program will have to offer!
The Values in Action program is (as I have said) new and growing. Hamline University is the first college outside of Harvard to begin this program, and we are very lucky that Chris Stedman has graced us with this honor! The mind set was to find a college with open arms that would welcome this program in to a diverse and accepting background. Hamline was the perfect fit.
Although we are working from the ground up here, there will be plenty of opportunities to get involved with the VIA program, these chances will range large to small. Examples could be some service trips and days of volunteer community work, or simply joining us in a discussion about atheism and interfaith.
Keep your eyes out for posted updates in the near future! Have a wonderful day!
Best,
Sof
Hamline's VIA program allows students who identify as Humanist, Unitarian or Atheist (or anyone) the opportunity to get involved with service work, explore interfaith connections, and break down the stereotype that non-theistic individuals have no place in which to be a moral agent, and do good in the world. VIA is inspired by Chris Stedman’s atheist-interfaith engagement groups at Harvard and Yale. (Author of "Faitheist – How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious", 2012).
Statement of Purpose
We strive to build bridges with those who are searching, and those who have found their own truths.
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