<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/sumer-2012/how-journey-became-pilgrimage.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>How a Journey Became a Pilgrimage</title><excerpt>A 2012 Mayterm class,“Constructing Sacred Pilgrimage,” journeyed to Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Northern Ireland, Ireland and England to both understand and undertake a spiritual pilgrimage. Led by professors Deborah Dunn (communication studies) and Caryn Reeder (religious studies), the group visited a variety of holy sites, ranging from the beautiful or mysterious to those with historic or divine significance to places of terrible tragedy—not all holy sites are peaceful. Faculty, students, alumni, a staff member and a spouse all made the pilgrimage together—and made the ancient practice their own.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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