Courses Taught by Dr. Byron Johnson

Lecturer

Dr. Byron Johnson

Director, Institute for Studies of Religion and Program on Prosocial Behavior, Baylor University
Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Baylor University

Byron Johnson is Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. He is the founding director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) as well as director of the Program on Prosocial Behavior. He is a Senior Fellow at the Witherspoon Institute (Princeton), Senior Research Scholar at the Institute for Jewish and Community Research (San Francisco),a
Faculty Scholar in the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University
Senior Advisor in the Religious Freedom Research Project at Georgetown University
Senior Fellow with the Witherspoon Institute (Princeton)
Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute (Indianapolis)
Senior Advisor at the Religious Freedom Institute (Washington, DC)
Directed research centers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Pennsylvania
Member of the Coordinating Council for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Presidential Appointment)
Recognized as a leading authority on the scientific study of religion, the efficacy of faith-based organizations, and criminal justice
and chief advisor for the Center for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society, Peking University (Beijing).

Numerous books and articles, including The Quest for Purpose, The Angola Prison Seminary, and More God, Less Crime