Mari Kang-Clark closely reads the Bible and takes notes in the morning light near Northwestern University. “It was kind of crowded where I usually sit,” she said, “so I found this nook.” Kang-Clark is a Christian campus minister at the university. She’s 23 and says she was an atheist until five years ago. She now ministers to women, mostly freshmen and many from overseas. “Students feel drowned out by the world,” she says. She’s most interested in teaching about the character of God. “People don’t realize that God has emotions.” (Photo by Richard Cahan)

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