“Ring by Spring is part guidebook and part sociological critique. For people inside Christian higher education, it is a helpful analysis of familiar terrain. For those outside Christian higher education, Stacy Keogh George provides a glimpse into a subcultural tradition that may be shockingly foreign. For all, there are important lessons about the intersection of religion and relationships on contemporary Christian college campuses.”

—Kevin D. Dougherty, Associate Professor of Sociology, Baylor University



“Jesus and the apostle Paul were among those who have had meaningful lives as single people. Conversely, many of today’s Christian subcultures emphasize the necessity of marriage in order to have a good life, resulting in the ‘ring by spring’ phenomenon on our Christian college campuses. Stacy George installs a relief valve on this cultural assumption, thereby reducing the pressure of premature marriages, giving students the freedom to choose if and when they will marry.”

—Eric E. Peterson, Pastor, Colbert Presbyterian Church