Gomes argues that the level of pressure today, both academic and social, is far more severe than a generation ago. As a result, students are seeking spiritual outlets now more than ever.
"Harvard's a much more uptight place in 1999 than in 1979," he explains. "I think your generation has a lot less fun than your parents did."
While today's students are more serious and spiritually inclined than the previous generation, they have had to make a number of personal and social sacrifices.
More members of the College are examining issues of faith and development--and yet they are victims of their own busy schedules.
"There is a sense that what we've watched in the last 20 years is a lot of introspection and very little time to examine what they've discovered," Gomes says.
A Man of All Seasons
Jonas Peter Akins '01 turned to Gomes for help on his history paper on the design and construction of the Memorial Church.
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