Religion's Place in University Life

Fresh Air

Published May 23, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Rev. Thomas Breidenthal is dean of religious life at Princeton University. Breidenthal is a scholar, teacher and Episcopal priest. He is the author of the 1997 book Christian Households: The Sanctification of Nearness.

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