Senior Fellows
CRCC's senior fellows are distinguished academics and professionals whose careers and scholarship have had a lasting impact on our understanding of religion. Our current list includes seasoned scholars of religion, a world-renowned photographer, a nationally-recognized religious leader, and a former head of a global faith-based NGO.
Vern Bengtson
Professor of Emeritus of Gerontology and Sociology Vern Bengtson holds the AARP/University Chair in Gerontology and is Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. He received his BA from North Park College in philosophy and his MA and…
Jerry Berndt
Documentary Photographer Jerry Berndt grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His photographs appear in major magazines in Europe and the United States. A recent book, InsightArmenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope, (University of California Press 2003). Berndt lives in Paris, France,…
Lisa Marie Bitel
Professor of History and Gender Studies Chair, Gender Studies Program Lisa M. Bitel is professor of history, gender studies, and religion and chair of the gender studies program at the University of Southern California. She studies the social, cultural, and…
Robert Ford Campany
Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures Director of the USC School of Religion Robert Campany is professor of religion and East Asian languages and Cultures and director of the School of Religion at the University of Southern…
Reuven Firestone
Reuven Firestone is Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles and senior fellow at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. An ordained rabbi (HUC 1982), he received the Ph.D.…
Janet Hoskins
Professor of Anthropology Janet Hoskins is professor of anthropology at the University of Southern California. Her first book The Play of Time: Kodi Perspectives on Calendars, History and Exchange (winner of the 1996 Benda Prize in Southeast Asian Studies) was…
Timur Kuran
Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University Timur Kuran is Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His teaching and research draw…
Cecil L. Murray
Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray joined the faculty of USC. After retiring from his post as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME), he was appointed as the John R. Tansey Chair of Christian Ethics in the School of…
John B. Orr
John B. Orr is senior research fellow of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture. In 1996, Orr co-founded the center with Donald E. Miller, and was co-director until 1998. He has had a distinguished career at the University of…
Diane Winston
Knight Chair in Media and Religion Annenberg School for Communication Diane Winston holds the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the AnnenbergSchool for Communication at the University of Southern California. A national authority on religion and the media, her…
Tetsunao Yamamori
Dr. Tetsunao Yamamori is president emeritus of Food for the Hungry International. He served FHI for 20 years, the last 17 as its president. He was international director of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2004-2006, and remains active today…
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