For many, work is the single largest time commitment in life. And for many, faith and church community are the most meaningful commitments in life. Understanding how people integrate these two facets of life is the core purpose of this research. Researchers from Rice University and Wheaton College are conducting a groundbreaking and comprehensive study with a broad-based general U.S. population survey on faith and work, as well as focus groups with representation from both professional and working-class participants, as well as between 180 and 200 in-depth, follow-up interviews. The study will provide the first broad baseline that could inform the public about the opportunities for and challenges associated with how individuals understand their faith to inform their work, and what congregations and their leaders might do to support the appropriation of faith to daily work among the laity. The project is led by Elaine Howard Ecklund (PI) and Denise Daniels (co-PI).
Faith at Work: An Empirical Study

Associate Director of Research

Pastor, Iglesia El Tabernaculo AD

Interim Director, Global Faith & Work Initiative, Redeemer City to City

Acquisitions Editor, Baker Publishing Group

Director of Resource and Curriculum Development, Made to Flourish

PhD Student in Sociology, Rice University

Instructor, Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth

Hudson T. Harrison Professor of Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College

Professor of Sociology, Rice University

PhD Student in Sociology, Rice University

Partner, Riverstone Holdings LLC

Program Manager

PhD Student in Religion, Rice University

PhD Student in Sociology, Rice University

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis

Director, Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative

President Emeritus and Professor of Faith and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary

Associate Professor of Sociology, Baylor University

Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships and Growth, American Journalism Project

Executive Director, Max De Pree Center for Leadership, Fuller Theological Seminary

PhD Student in Sociology, Rice University

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Alabama in Huntsville