ABSTRACT
Focusing on the experiences and academic writing of two first-year undergraduates, this chapter explores the phenomenon of obscuring faith, an approach some evangelical Christian undergraduates take to enacting their faith while keeping it “under wraps” in academic writing. Jessica and Michele were highly motivated to enact their faith in academic writing and sought to operate within the secular norms of the university by obscuring their faith-motivated beliefs, attitudes, and arguments as “personal opinions.” Through analysis of Jessica and Michele’s academic writing samples and interview data, this chapter shows how even academic writing that operates within the immanent frame can give voice to religious discourses.
