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Religion's significance in the United States is clear but
so is the challenge of measuring the impact of religious practice on American life.
What measurable effects does religious practice have
on other aspects of life, such as civic engagement, health outcomes, or family dynamics?
How do researchers explain these relationships?
"Religious Practice in America: What the Research Says" is an annual conference
series dedicated to sharing high-quality social science data and analysis addressing
these questions and to exploring next steps for research that will inform American
public discussion, hosted by The Heritage Foundation, with research partners the
Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion, and Child Trends.
The 2009 conference "Religious Practice and The Family: What the Research Says"
will be held October 29th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center in Washington, D.C. Leading researchers in the field will present their findings
about the role of religious practice and families outcomes. Explore this website
to learn more about the conference agenda,
speakers, and archives.
View papers and videos from past conferences
2007 Conference speakers, from top: John Wallace, University of Pittsburgh; Robert
Wuthnow, Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University; Byron Johnson,
Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion (left); Sung Joon Jang, Baylor University;
Kristin Moore, Child Trends
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Christian Smith, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at
the University of Notre Dame and the primary author of Soul Searching: The
Religious,
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and Spiritual Lives of American teenagers, will discuss current trends of religious influence within the parent-child relationship.
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