My name is Claire Unruh and I grew up in Clay Center, Kansas. I am entering my third year at Bethel College, dual majoring in Biology and Bible & Religion, with an anticipated minor in Chemistry. Upon graduation from Bethel, I plan to eventually enter medical school, specializing in surgery.
When I say that I am majoring in both Religion and Biology, I often get strange looks, as if the two areas were mutually exclusive. To me, they are not. In fact, they are complementary. However, I’ll leave that particular bit of introspection to your personal discernment. Religion and Biology have interested me for years. There’s nothing I love better than a solid discussion of personal or communal theology, and nothing that gets me more excited than human biology. I think that they are both wonderfully complex and fascinating subjects. The biology classes at Bethel have taught me how to study well, to effectively read a textbook, and the importance of multi-colored highlighting. From my Bible & Religion classes, I have learned how to think and not just mindlessly regurgitate facts and processes, as well as learning to evaluate societal themes and the importance of adopting a personally relevant theology.