ISR programs are areas of primary focus for research, grants, publications and events. They are typically headed by one or more of our core ISR faculty members. Use the links below to learn more about our many programs and research initiatives.
Program on Prosocial Behavior
The Program on Prosocial Behavior approaches the study of behavior from a different starting point. For decades a great deal of government funding has been dedicated to studying the causes of social problems like crime and delinquency. Much of this work has focused on why people commit deviant acts or the many factors that put people at-risk for the commission of illegal behavior.
Program on Religion and Latin American Studies
The Program on Religion and Latin American Studies (PRLAS) approaches the complexities of Latin American Religion phenomena from a transdisciplinary perspective and through a commitment to dialogue with Latin American scholarship.
Program on Historical Studies of Religion
The Program on Historical Studies of Religion unites a number of outstanding scholars associated with Baylor University to pursue and promote historical research and writing on religion.
Global Studies of Religion
Just as the Program on Historical Studies pursues religion across time, this program pursues it across space.
Program on Religion and Population Health (PRPH)
The mission of the Baylor ISR Program on Religion and Population Health (PRPH) is to conduct and promote social, behavioral, and epidemiologic research on the impact of religious involvement on indicators of population health.
Manuscript Research Collegium
The Baylor University Collegium for Manuscript Research is an association of Baylor scholars who do manuscript or papyrus research in Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, Latin and several medieval vernaculars. We have formed a collegium to facilitate the work of our members, which includes primary research on both documentary and literary papyri, the preparation of diplomatic editions with translation, critical editions and the study of reading practices.
Evangelical Studies Program
Authentic religious evangelicalism is a movement emphasizing the Bible, the cross, conversion and activism. That movement, in all its variety, needs to be explained in depth and detail if its identity is to be understood in the contemporary world. The central aim of the Evangelical Studies Program at Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion is to promote influential academic research.
