Responding to Religion in a Changing Workplace

Oct. 07, 2024

Employees are increasingly embracing the notion of “bringing their whole selves to work,” and many employers are encouraging them. Those whole selves often include religious identities, however, and that can make things complicated. Employers can be uncertain about how to respond to workers’ religious identities and afraid that such expression will lead to conflict.

At this event, the authors of “Religion in a Changing Workplace” (Oxford University Press, 2024) will share insights from their five years of research on faith at work in the U.S.; including 15,000 surveys and 300 in-depth interviews. Authors Elaine Howard Ecklund, Denise Daniels, and Chris Scheitle will show how a wide range of employees understand their work vis-à-vis their faith, and how religious identities overlap with — and may be key to fostering — other kinds of diversity. Following their remarks, Rachel C. Schneider will moderate questions from the audience.

Introductions

Sana Patel, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy

Featured Speakers

Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D.
Rice Faculty Scholar, Baker Institute; Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Rice University; Director, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance

Denise Daniels, Ph.D.
Hudson T. Harrison Professor of Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College

Chris Scheitle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, West Virginia University

Moderator

Rachel C. Schneider
Associate Director of Academic Programs, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance; Director, Religion and Public Life Program

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