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Faith & Work Initiative
The study of religion often investigates beliefs, rituals, and practices, and how they manifest themselves in various spheres of life. One such sphere, the workplace, is emerging as an important field of inquiry, where the role of faith and work is of increasing academic and practical interest. For many, faith is what shapes and informs their value system, ethics, character, leadership, and their attitude toward work. Research shows that most students, workers, marketplace professionals, and leaders wish to live a holistic life that integrates, among other things, faith and work, but have few resources to help them do that. To address this, Robert Wuthnow proposed and the Academic Planning Group endorsed the founding of the Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative. The Initiative is housed in the Center for the Study of Religion. |
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The mission of the Initiative is to equip students and leaders to integrate the resources of their faith with their work to transform their organizations and serve the greater good. This is in line with Princeton University's unofficial motto, "in the nation's service and the service of all nations." The Initiative investigates the ways in which the resources of various religious traditions and spiritual identities shape and inform engagement with such workplace issues as ethics, values, vocation, meaning, purpose, and how people live out their faith in an increasingly diverse and pluralistic world. The Initiative explores pressing marketplace topics, including global competition and its ramifications, wealth creation and poverty, ethics, diversity and inclusion, conflicting stakeholder interests, and social responsibility. |
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The Faith & Work Initiative accomplishes its mission through a mixture of research, teaching, lectures, and conferences, and other programs geared toward students, academics, and leaders in the marketplace. The Initiative draws on the resources found in many of the world's great religious traditions and teachings, as well as on interdisciplinary insights and dialogue with a wide range of thought leaders. |
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The founding Director of the Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative is David W. Miller. His academic appointment is Associate Research Scholar in CSR, and Lecturer in the Department of Religion. David comes to us from Yale University, where for the past five years he helped establish, build, and lead the Yale Center for Faith & Culture, serving as its Executive Director, and Director of its Ethics and Spirituality in the Workplace Program. In parallel, he taught at Yale Divinity School and School of Management. David brings a “bi-lingual” perspective, having spent 16 years in senior executive positions in international business and finance before entering academia and receiving his M.Div. and Ph.D. in social ethics. To learn more about the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative, you may contact David at dwm@princeton.edu. |
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