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Rev. Dr. Cecil Murray's autobiography launched and available for purchase

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Figueroa Press and CRCC announce the publication of Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray’s autobiography, Twice Tested By Fire: A Memoir of Faith and Service. The inspiring 200-page book is currently available on Amazon, and the USC Bookstore. The Guibord Center:...

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International Mission Photography Archive receives NEH grants

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USC received $305,000 in grants from National Endowment for the Humanities to catalog, digitize and conduct a workshop on its International Mission Photography Archive, headed up by co-principal investigators Jon Miller, CRCC senior research associate and IMPA director, and Matt...

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Pentecostal conference in Italy accepting proposals

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The University of Padova, Italy is is currently accepting proposals for the conference Pentecostal Politics of Space and Power: A Global Perspective, held at the university from June 7-8, 2012. Pentecostalism emerged on a global scale in the twentieth century...

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CrossCurrents Research Colloquium offers opportunity for scholars

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Want to spend the month of July in New York researching the role of religion in social movements, with access to libraries and research facilities at Columbia University, Union, Auburn, and Jewish Theological Seminaries? The 2012 CrossCurrents Research Colloquium, in...

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Interdisciplinary Research Group announces research award opportunities

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CRCC's Interdisciplinary Research Group will be offering opportunities for fellowships and grants for religion-related scholarship at the University of Southern California. IRG is now soliciting proposals for the following awards: Faculty Research Fellowships: Three fellowships of up to $10,000. Funds...

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Volunteers needed for the Congregations and Community Project

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CRCC, with Loyola Marymount University and the Magnolia Place Family Center, will be conducting interviews with congregations in Central Los Angeles and is looking for about 100 volunteers to conduct this research. The volunteer commitment requires one training session on...

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