STATISTICS AND FAITH A CHRISTIAN GUIDE TO TELLING THE TRUTH WITH DATA
May 26, 2026 RELIGION / Education 978-1-5140-1322-9, 272 Pages, PBK, 6 x 9 inches, $26.99
Religion & Math Bringing Integrity to the Stories Numbers Tell Exploring a range of contemporary topics, professor of statistics Jason Wilson shows both nonexperts and experts alike that statistics has something to say when it relates to the polarizing issues that we face today. Exploring topics such as gambling, Covid, and media bias, Wilson shows that the ways we collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data have something to say in conversation with the Christian faith. In Statistics and Faith , you’ll find: • examinations of contemporary issues using statistical concepts, tools, and theories; • case studies from history that show how statistics can be used in ways that are helpful or harmful; • application chapters based on over fifteen years of research; and • reflection questions to help you explore how to do statistics with integrity.
Jason Wilson (PhD statistics, UC Riverside) is professor of statistics at Biola University where he oversees the statistics program and directs the Quantitative Consulting Center. He is the author of over twenty peer-reviewed journal articles and is a member of the American Statistical Association. He is the codeveloper of the Faith, Work and Money church integration survey and coinventor of the patented Quality of Pitch® MLB statistic.
“This is not a book about numbers alone, nor is it a devotional cloaked in academic jargon. It is, rather, an exploration into the fertile ground where empirical truth and spiritual conviction meet—a place many fear to tread but where Wilson walks with clarity, humility, and wisdom.” Russell W. Howell, Kathleen Smith Chair of Natural and Behavioral Sciences at Westmont University and coeditor of Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith and Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective , from the foreword
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