Initiatives
American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute
Building the capacity of Muslim nonprofit leaders and their organizations to participate in civic engagement
Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
Promoting dialogue and creating resources for scholarship on Judaism and Islam
Civic Role of Religion in Los Angeles
Examining the legacy and impact of post-1992 riots community organzing among faith-groups in Los Angeles
Confucian Education in Contemporary China
Analyzing the development and impact of Neo-Confucian education in China.
CRCC Seminar
Transnational Charisma and Traveling Spirits: A seminar to explore how religion moves across a global landscape
Exploring Community, Worth and Life on the Slabs
Employing photography and oral history to examine the role of community in “Slab City” near the Salton Sea
Gospel Music History Archive
Creating a resource to document the history and evolution of Gospel Music
Institute for Economic Research on Civilizations
Providing an interdisciplinary forum for ideas on the economic evolution and performance of civilizations.
Institute for Shared Heritage
Recognizing, preserving and protecting cultural heritage in conflict zones
Institute for Violence Prevention
Bridging the divide between Black and Latino religious leaders to reduce gang-violence in South Los Angeles
Internet Mission Photography Archive
Tracing the largest social movement of the 19th century through photographs around the globe
Jewish Community Organizing to Save Darfur
Studying the efforts of synagogue-based organizing in Los Angeles related to the genocide in Darfur
Los Angeles Dream Center
Examining organizational and personal motivations, experiences and transformations in Urban social ministries
Passing the Mantle
Restoring the legacy of the African-American church in civic engagement
Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative
Providing scholarly resources for the study of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity around the world
Religion, Identity, and Global Governance Program
Developing curricula at USC related to religion & politics
Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide
Documenting the human effects of the genocide in Rwanda and non-governmental organizations work to provide healing and support for survivors
Transmission of Religion Across Generations
Understanding the transmissions of religion across four generations of families
University-NGO Coalition-Building Initiative
Building partnerships between non-governmental organizations and universities in Kenya to address social problems in local communities
Vietnamese Immigrant Congregations in California
Tracing indigenous Vietnamese religions as they establish themselves in the United States
Working Group on Religion and Material Culture
How do objects help teach us of our place in the world? How do we articulate our relationship to divine spirits, saints, ancestors or deified kings through material things? How are natural objects and sites transformed to facilitate communication...
