Faith in higher education is the closest thing we have to a global religion, according to the author of Generation Debt. Kamenetz traces the forces that have shaped the traditional American college and in the context of current technology-driven trends that she identifies, provides a resource guide to forging one's "own personal learning path" through formal, open education, and/ or independent study. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)