Not a Leap of Faith
The empirical case for faith-based social services.
John J. DiLulio Jr.
June 30, 2003, Vol. 8, No. 41
IN RECENT YEARS there has been an explosion in empirical research on faith-based social programs. Most studies, including the most scientifically rigorous, find that faith moves social and civic mountains. Last year, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania released a report identifying over 500 scientifically sound studies in which the "faith factor" was associated with results ranging from reductions in hypertension, depression, and suicide to lower rates of drug abuse, educational failure, nonmarital teenage childbearing, and criminal behavior.
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