Center for Faith and the Common Good EFFECT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE Investigate How Faith Impacts Human Flourishing
Center for Faith and the Common Good
The Center for Faith and the Common Good is Pepperdine University’s academic home for scholarly investigations of how faith and religion impact human flourishing.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Realizing the inherent value of global learning and collaboration, faculty and research fellows from universities around the world come together to examine critical questions and to ultimately impact our society at large—the common good.
Hard Pressed, but Not Crushed: Spiritual Practice Inside of Prison
Andrew Johnson, Visiting Scholar, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy; Associate Professor, School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota
Matthew 25 Project: Safeguarding Religious Freedom in US Prisons: A Multisite Evaluation of Prison Seminaries
Michael Hallett, Visiting Scholar, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law; Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of North Florida
What Do Correctional Leaders Think About the Importance and Effectiveness of Faith-Based Programs?
Grant Duwe, Visiting Scholar, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy; Director of Research and Evaluation, Minnesota Department of Corrections
The high-caliber research produced by the center aims to inform public policy initiatives and improve social outcomes to have a positive effect on human flourishing.
JOIN THE CENTER ON ITS MISSION TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE
To connect with the center and share inquiries, ideas, and partnership recommendations, please contact Pepperdine vice provost Lee Kats at lee.kats@pepperdine.edu.
