Blue Like Jazz is one of my favorite books. I get a lot of judgmental looks for saying that but I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I can't quite put my finger on the exact thing I liked so much, but I remember finishing it and wanting to start over right away. The main character and author, Donald Miller, audits classes at Reed College. Chapter four begins with a brief introduction of Reed, "Some of the Christians in Portland talk about Reed College as if it is hades. They say the students at Reed are pagans, heathens in heart. Reed was recently selected by the Princeton Review as the college where students are most likely to ignore God. It is true. It is a godless place, known for existential experimentation of all sorts." (Miller 37).
This was rather eye opening to me. I was in a private, Christian high school at the time and had never even imagined something so drastic as this. Despite the college's reputation and what Miller did or did not know about the school, incredible things still occurred. I'm not saying there was a revival by any means, but ideas were whispered, religion was discussed, and God was acknowledged in a college seen as the least sacred place you could imagine. Reed College is a storied place, but does this make it sacred?
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