The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester At America's Holiest University, Kevin Roose; Grand Central Pub.

“Armed with an open mind and a reporter’s notebook, Roose dives into life at Liberty University with the goal of connecting with his evangelical peers. He experiences their world first-hand, in this hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking chronicle.”
Robin’s Note: Roose, a student at Brown, is upset that when he meets a group of Evangelical college students, he discovers they can barely have a conversation.  He sets out to do a “semester abroad” at Jerry Falwell’s Evangelical Liberty University to try to figure out whether he can find common ground.  This memoir is funny, thoughtful, and above all well-intentioned—Roose is determined to reject the stereotypes he knows he has and attend this college with an open mind.  He grows an enormous amount, encountering the expected and unexpected, and ultimately the friendships he makes are what he gladly takes away from the experience.