I don't actually wear glasses: I wanted to look smart for a wheaton record newspaper article about studying abroad.
Peter MacDonald here. I study mathematics at fundamentalist Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, though I am currently enjoying a semester at (in contrast, quite liberal) Uppsala University in Sweden. I will hopefully finish my degree in May 2010. I don’t think fundamentalist is a helpful label for the admittedly bizarre yet admirably thoughtful school I attend; Wheaton College has isolated and disillusioned, yet also mobilized, informed, and prepared many sincere and devoted students who at least (want to) believe in something greater than themselves and are truly willing to live out such beliefs in a secular world where relative morality endures (do what is right for you). By living out such beliefs I do not generally mean bombing abortion clinics, hating on homosexuals, and countering honest science with backwards and seemingly self-fulfilling ‘experiments’ or ‘questions’ about science. The student body is genuinely interested in the themes of freedom for the oppressed, justice, and love for one another (strong biblical themes: Isaiah 61 and Matthew 22 / synoptic gospels), even if these themes are interpreted differently at Wheaton than in society.
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