See a January 2008 U.S. News & World Report story.

Richard B. Wilke is a retired United Methodist Bishop and the author of Christmas: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (August 2010), an Advent study focusing on Herod, the shepherds and others from the Christmas story.

Read a Sept. 17, 2012 article about the expansion of religious diversity on college campuses in the U.S.

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and public life.

Rich Nathan is pastor of Vineyard Church of Columbus in Westerville, Ohio, a congregation of 10,000 that includes members who came from 75 different countries. He has said he’s seen how the immigration system can separate families or prevent them from visiting sick or dying relatives.

Read a Jan 28, 2013 article about the opening of a Christian residential hall at a secular university.

Timothy Miller is a historian of American religion in the religious studies department at the University of Kansas. His expertise is in new and alternative religions, and he has written about the impact of the influx of Eastern spirituality after the 1965 immigration reform act.

Read a May 2, 2013 New York Times article about the growth in activity and popularity for religious students at universities.

Read an article from the Autism Support Network about how a mother and her son with autism enjoy Christmas.