Junior Year Abroad Network Annual Report 2007-2008

December 1, 2008

Forty-six Georgetown students studying on five different continents participated in the Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) in 2007-08, sharing reflections on their time spent living and studying around the globe. Participants wrote "letters from abroad" dealing with questions of religion, culture, and politics in their host countries. The student writings engaged their common experiences and perceptions of their different cultures, particularly the many roles that religion plays in their host country's culture. This publication reflects their experiences and shares their writings with the wider Georgetown community and beyond.

Table of Contents
About the Junior Year Abroad Network
Student Reports from Abroad
      Learning About Religion and Culture
      Grappling with the Intersection of Religion and Politics
     Learning About Others, Learning about Oneself: Religion and Personal Identity
      Religion in Spite of Secularism
      The Global Challenge of Immigration: Integration and Diversity
      Traditional Religion Meets the Modern World

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