Princeton Theological Seminary awarded $1.1 million grant for confirmation research

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The Princeton Theological Seminary has received a $1.1 million grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. to fund The Confirmation Project, Christian Youth: Learning and Living the Faith. Lilly Endowment, Inc. is a private foundation from Indiana that supports advancements in religion and education.

The focus of the research project will be on how confirmation, a rite of initiation in several Christian denominations, and equivalent practices build lasting faith and discipleship in youth. The project will study five Protestant denominations in North America: the African Methodist E
piscopal Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church in America and the United Methodist Church.

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