Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy - Paperbackby Gregory W. McGonigle (Author), Eboo Patel (Foreword by) Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities has increased, with growing numbers of students, faculty, and staff who are Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Humanist. To support these demographics, university chaplaincies and spiritual life programs have been expanding beyond their Christian and Jewish compositions to include chaplains and programs for these traditions.