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Transforming Higher Education Through Faith and Entrepreneurship

Join a movement of educators creating world-class knowledge and experiences for entrepreneurs to authentically live out their faith.

Our Purpose

The Center for L.I.F.E, based at Miami University, serves students, teachers, and researchers by creating academically rigorous and practically relevant knowledge and experiences at the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship.

Why Faith?

Prevalence

Over 80% of people globally claim a faith tradition.

Centrality

Faith is centrally important in many people’s lives.

Growing Practice

Many entrepreneurs who are integrating their faith and work have limited insights from research.

Who We Serve

Researchers

We host the annual L.I.F.E. Research Conference, convene scholars to create new research for journals in the Financial Times 50, host postdoctoral fellowships, share research resources, and guide PhD students—all at the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship.

Teachers

We catalyze a movement of teaching on faith and entrepreneurship by sharing classroom modules, creating teaching resources, sharing syllabi, and convening faculty to share best practices for program development and teaching.

Students

We host a class on faith and entrepreneurship at Miami University and offer students across universities opportunities to experience faith and entrepreneurship through attending conferences, gathering in student groups, meeting entrepreneurs on college campuses, and landing internships.

Entrepreneurs

We serve entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship by translating research and teaching into practically relevant content.

Latest News & Insights

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INSIGHTS

Meet the Editors on September 21: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development’s Special Issue on Religious Entrepreneurship

How do journal editors make decisions about which papers get published – and which are…
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Advancing Scholarship: Center for L.I.F.E. Champions Faith and Entrepreneurship at the 2026 Academy of Management Annual Meeting

At the 2026 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, the Center for L.I.F.E.…
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INSIGHTSRESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Innovation: A New Research Frontier

An Overview of a Special Issue of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development We are proud to introduce…
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INSIGHTSRESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

2026 Best Paper Award – Faith and Entrepreneurship

OXFORD, Ohio — June 2026 — The Center for L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith…
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NEWS

From Aspiring Pilot to a Ph.D in Data Science

How Jack Beerman (Miami University, Class of ‘23) Lives Out His Vocation By Amy Payne…
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2026 Ph.D. Seminar on Faith and Entrepreneurship at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia

The Center for L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith and Entrepreneurship) in the Miami University…
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From Conversation to Action: Center for L.I.F.E. Launches Faith + Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group at USASBE 2026

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The landscape of teaching about faith and entrepreneurship reached a…
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INSIGHTSNEWS

More to Finance than Finances

How Evan Moody, Miami University Class of 2026, Navigated the Job Search and Found a…
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Miami University L.I.F.E. Student Chapter Launches Spring Theme “Do Good Work” with Entrepreneur Panel

OXFORD, OH — The Miami University L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith & Entrepreneurship) Student…
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What People are Saying

The L.I.F.E. conference is an event we will look back on as the creation of a new subfield of entrepreneurship research.

Ted BakerGeorge F. Farris Chair in Entrepreneurship, Rutgers University

L.I.F.E. has opened up meaningful conversations and created legitimacy for this area of research.

Sean DwyerPhD student, Baylor University

The L.I.F.E. conference is one of the most innovative and important research exchanges for the advancement of our field.

Becca ArwinePhD student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

I learned at L.I.F.E. that even in the worst-case scenario, God will still continue to love me, which gives me the assurance I need to be bold, take risks, and embrace change.

Milana YarbroughProduct marketing strategist, IBM; Miami University Class of ’22

The notes I took from the 15 class periods in the L.I.F.E. class I reference at least once a month. This class represented an inflection point for me.

Bennett ClarkOrr Fellow; Media Manager, Element Three; Miami University Class of ’22