Center for Religion & Civic Culture

Will a "God Gene" Tell Us What Religion Really Is?

In last weekend's New York Times, science writer Nicholas Wade argued that new discoveries in archeology and evolutionary biology might allow us to bridge the gap between religion and science. But if religion is a function of biology—only the...

CRCC Launches New Seminar on Transnational Religion

The unprecedented movement of people in our globalized world has also revitalized many forms of religious expression. This year’s CRCC seminar, "Transnational Charisma and Traveling Spirits: How Religion Moves across a Global Landscape" focuses on experiential or charismatic religion and...

Passing the Mantle to the Next Generation of Leaders

“Our concern is that many of the gospels being preached today are designed for the ear, not the human condition,” Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray told the Los Angeles Times. “Our goal is to share our knowledge and experience to...

Exploring Community, Worth and Life on the Slabs

Slab City, an informal community built on the remains of a Marine base near the Salton Sea, is the location for a new project led by Matt Gainer. Gainer, research associate and director of the USC Digital Library, will use...