Introduction: Bringing Religion to Life

This book is the second volume in our project that brings together writers who are interested in the connections between their religious affiliationsReligious affiliations and beliefsReligious beliefs and their professional pursuits. Our first volume, published as Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion (Springer, 2020) sought to provide what we considered to be a much-needed perspective on the way in which religion operates within, and influences, the modern world.