Belovedness: Finding God (and Self) on Campus

by James Franklin (Editor), Becky Zartman, Ben Adams (Contributor)

This thought-provoking book for college students and those who minister with them deals with issues of faith, identity, sex, success, failure, and more, through the concept of belovedness. Every college student’s story is different, but they all have the same questions in common. Who am I? How do I make good choices? What does it mean to be successful? How do I navigate changing relationships with my family, my peers, my significant other? And how do I do all of this faithfully? This book approaches these topics through a fundamental “What if I really, truly believed that I was beloved beyond all measure, and how would that influence what I do?” Along with the editors, eight campus ministers from across several denominations contributed to this volume to help students navigate questions of life and faith in the world of high-pressure college campuses. Telling it like it is with wit and wisdom drawn from scripture, tradition, and life experience, this book offers profound and practical reminders of what it is to be beloved.

176 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2020

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every person doing ministry with college students should read this book. The chapter on Sex by Samantha Clare was the most loved and holy I’ve ever felt reading about sexuality. The chapter on Mental Health by David Finnegan-Hosey was pure and real about this topic. All the chapters had nuggets to help me in my ministry with college students. Yeah, this would be a great gift for any college freshman but chaplains need to take these messages of belovedness and embed them in all aspects of their ministry.

[Hope Westervelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

*read for work* really great content for college students navigating life and faith