The Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University is a major academic initiative that aims to encourage greater intellectual exchange and interdisciplinary scholarly studies about religion through diverse perspectives of the humanities and social sciences. Founded in 1999, the Center is committed to scholarly research and teaching that examines religion comparatively and empirically in its diverse historical and contemporary manifestations.
- Rebecca Sager, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University and 2009-2010 CSR Visiting Fellow, has just released her latest book. Faith, Politics, and Power: The Politics of Faith-Based Initiatives was published by Oxford University Press in January 2010. The book traces the evolution of Charitable Choice from its inception in 1996 to what we now know as the Faith-Based Initiative and unravels its many unintended consequences. Read about all CSR alumni publications.
- Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Executive Compensation, witll speak with David W. Miller, Director of the Faith & Work Initiative, on Ethics, Faith and Executive Compensation on March 2 at 7:00 p.m. in McCormick 101 in the Art Museum.
- Applications are now being accepted for Graduate Student Research Awards for the 2010-2011 year. Fellows participate in the Religion and Culture or Religion and Public Life workshop. Complete the online application by March 1, 2010.
- Join us in McCormick 101 in the Princeton University Art Museum on April 9, 2010 to hear leading CEOs and academics discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of the new papal encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth). Click here to visit the Faith & Work Initiative website for more details.
- Center Director and Gerhard R. Andlinger `52 Professor of Sociology Robert Wuthnow has authored a new book, Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches. Boundless Faith was released this year by University of California Press. Click here to read Professor Wuthnow's recent interview in Christianity Today.