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May 19, 2021

Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion Showcases Harvest of Hope: A Faith-Based Child Welfare Intermediary

Harvest of Hope, an African American faith-based organization in New Jersey, served as an intermediary for the state for recruiting, training and retaining foster parents Media Contact: Terry Goodrich, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-644-4155 Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (May 12, 2021) – Children of color are overrepresented in the foster […]

March 9, 2020

“An Interview with Dr. Jeff Levin” in Public Health, Religion, and Spirituality Bulletin

November 18, 2019

ISR Welcomes Dr. George Yancey as Director of ISR’s Program on Christianity and Community Studies and Professor of Sociology

WACO, Texas (November 11th, 2019) – After nearly two decades at the University of North Texas, George Yancey, Ph.D., has joined the Baylor University faculty this semester. Yancey will have a joint appointment between the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) at Baylor, and also will be a full professor in Baylor’s Department of Sociology. Yancey’s current research […]

October 30, 2019

“‘American Demagogue’ Review: Preaching Revolution” by Thomas Kidd, The Wall Street Journal

September 5, 2019

“Belief, Behavior, and Belonging: How Faith is Indispensable in Preventing and Recovering from Substance Abuse” – Journal of Religion and Health

August 26, 2019

“Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture” by Karen Swallow Prior – Christianity Today

July 30, 2019

“Rethinking a Nation: The United States in the 21st Century” by Philip Jenkins