Publications
Engendering Forced Migration
October 22, 2009 11:23 AM
Hebah Farrag discusses the experiences of male survivors and non-combatants in conflict areas such as refugee camps, war zones, and prisons and the need for greater scholarly understanding of these experiences.
Redeeming, Ruling, and Reaping
June 10, 2009 10:57 AM
Jon Miller and Gregory Stanczak argue that the campaigns by British missionaries to abolish the opium trade at the end of the 19th century masked the preceding half-century of accommodations and compromises with the opium traffic.
Finding Faith: The Spiritual Quest of the Post-Boomer Generation
November 22, 2008 4:21 PM
Richard Flory and Donald E. Miller examine the "expressive communalism" and the spiritual orientation of Christians under the age of 40.
Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement
November 22, 2007 11:31 AM
Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori explore the rapid growth of Pentecostal social ministries in twenty countries.
Congregations that Get It
October 22, 2006 4:31 PM
Tobin Belzer, Richard Flory, Nadia Roumani, and Brie Loskota examine the common traits among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim congregations that are successful in their efforts to incorporate adults in their 20s and 30s.
Innovative Programs Servicing Homeless and Street-Living Children Around the World
June 19, 2005 12:25 PM
Authors Kristin M. Ferguson, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Grace R. Dyrness, Donald E. Miller, Neela Dabir, and Karl Dortzbach, explore how faith-based organizations use faith and religion to intervene in the lives of street living youth.
Charitable Choice: A Primer for Faith-Based Organizations
June 18, 2005 3:10 PM
John B. Orr offers a short introduction to Charitable Choice.
Religion and Civic Culture (Spring 2005)
March 21, 2005 10:41 AM
The newsletter features CRCC's Community Research and Development unit.
Church State Guidelines: When Faith-Based Human Service Programs Are Funded by California Taxpayers
February 28, 2005 3:50 PM
John B. Orr provides an overview of church-state guidelines for state-funded programs.
Religion and Civic Culture (Fall 2004)
September 21, 2004 10:43 AM
Includes an article about the work of faith-based non-government organizations.
Engaged Spirituality: Spirituality and Social Transformation in Mainstream American Religious Traditions
September 21, 2004 10:26 AM
This report by Gregory C. Stanczak and Donald E. Miller summarizes findings from a research project funded by the Governance and Civil Society unit of the Ford Foundation.
Civic Participation and the Promise of Democracy
April 17, 2004 3:09 PM
Craig McGarvey explores civic engagement strategies (faith-based and community organizing, popular education, collective learning) and provides an overview of these strategies in California.
Orphans of the Rwanda Genocide
April 7, 2004 10:22 AM
This photo essay by Donald Miller, Lorna Touryan Miller, and Jerry Berndt (photographer) contains interviews by members of an association of orphan heads of households.
Toolkit for Multidisciplinary Approaches to Homelessness
April 1, 2004 2:56 PM
USC faculty members present papers related to problems of homelessness in Los Angeles.
Faith-Based Adoptive/Foster Services: Faith Communities' Roles in Child Welfare
March 17, 2004 3:06 PM
Written by John Orr and Grace Roberts Dyrness, this publication offers a global scan of the historical involvement of faith communities in child welfare services. It describes recent trends and leadership programs, and concludes with recommendations.
The Changing Face of Faith-Based Childcare in Los Angeles County
February 1, 2004 2:32 PM
John B. Orr and Robert Fillback offer a comprehensive view of trends in faith-based childcare in Los Angeles County and focus on recent trends and leadership programs.
Crisis in the Streets: Homeless Women and Children in Los Angeles
December 17, 2003 3:00 PM
Written by Grace Roberts Dyrness, Mia Thompson, and Peter Spoto, this publication contains data related to homeless families in Los Angeles. It details services that are being offered to this population, then offers recommendations to social service organizations. Executive summary (PDF)
Religion and Civic Culture (Winter 2003)
November 21, 2003 10:45 AM
Includes article about the visual representation of religion.
Engaged Spirituality 2002: Spirituality and Social Transformation in Mainstream American Religious Traditions
September 21, 2002 10:36 AM
This report by Gregory C. Stanczak and Donald E. Miller is the result of a one year study on the ways in which individual spirituality may be understood in relation to social transformation. A detailed report supplement (PDF) is also available.
Religion in the City (Summer 2002)
June 21, 2002 11:17 AM
Includes an article about the Center of Excellence initiative, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Religion in the City (Spring 2002)
March 21, 2002 11:21 AM
Includes an article about the role of California's community foundations in funding regional faith-based community development projects.
Faith Works: Religious Communities Building Neighborhoods
January 17, 2002 3:24 PM
Written by Grace Roberts Dyrness and Andrea Dyrness. This publication profiles the capacity-building activities of San Francisco's FAITHS Initiative and the Faith Initiative of South Santa Barbara County.
Religion in the City (Summer 2001)
June 21, 2001 11:32 AM
Includes an article about faith-based human service programs and the federal Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Policy on the Streets: A Handbook for Sidewalk Vending Programs
June 17, 2001 3:21 PM
The handbook, written by Grace Roberts Dyrness, offers guidelines for creating legalized sidewalk vending districts. Dyrness also explores street vending in light of the informal sector and the global economy.
Latino Ministry in Southern California: A Preliminary Report on Latino Churches
April 21, 2001 10:39 AM
Arlene Sánchez-Walsh provides an overview of important issues facing Latino Protestant churches in Southern California.
Religion and Welfare Reform in Southern California: Is Charitable Choice Succeeding?
April 18, 2001 3:05 PM
CRCC's report card on the implementation of Charitable Choice in three California counties by John B. Orr with Peter Spoto and Carolyn Mounts.
Promising Public Practices: Implementing Charitable Choice in California
April 17, 2001 4:16 PM
John B. Orr and Peter Spoto focus on practices that are working to include faith-based organizations in county and state efforts to serve the poor.
Religion-Based Discrimination in Charitable Choice: A Guide for the Perplexed
April 16, 2001 4:37 PM
John Orr offers a primer concerning the use of religious criteria by faith-based organizations in public contracts that are affected by Charitable Choice.
Religion in the City (Spring 2001)
February 21, 2001 11:34 AM
Includes an article about the role of hometown associations in creating transnational identities within immigrant communities.
Immigrant Religion in the City of Angels
January 21, 2001 10:20 AM
Donald E. Miller, Jon Miller, and Grace Roberts Dyrness report on two years of research on immigrant religious congregations.
Increasing Your Congregation's Capacity to Offer Publicly-Funded Human Service Programs
January 15, 2001 3:32 PM
This brief introduction by John B. Orr discusses strategies for building capacity.
Faith-Based Organizations and Welfare Reform: California Religious Community Capacity Study Qualitative Findings and Conclusions
December 17, 2000 3:35 PM
John B. Orr's qualitative analysis of welfare reform efforts.
Power, Justice, Faith: Conversations with the IAF
July 17, 2000 3:55 PM
Donald E. Miller, Roger Gustafson, Timothy Sato offer selections from interviews with leaders from the Industrial Area Foundation in California.
Religion and Health Services in Los Angeles: Reconfiguring the Terrain
April 17, 2000 3:58 PM
A profile of religion's engagement in health services within Los Angeles County John B. Orr and Sherry May.
Religion in the City (Spring 2000)
March 21, 2000 11:37 AM
Includes an article about the faith community's response to at-risk youth. spring2005
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches: Organizing Congregations to Create Change
September 17, 1999 4:02 PM
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches: Organizing Congregations to Create Change
Christians Supporting Community Organizing: A New Voice for Change Among Evangelical, Holiness, and Pentecostal Christians (September
September 11, 1999 10:14 AM
Timothy Sato and Donald E. Miller report on the activities of Christians Supporting Community Organizing.
