- VideoSpiritual Protest: The Role of Faith in the Fight for Racial Justice
- CRCC in the NewsBedrosian Book Club Podcast: Tears We Cannot StopThe latest episode of the Bedrosian Book Club Podcast addresses the history of racism in America and how Michael Eric Dyson addresses these problems in his newest book, Tears We Cannot Stop. …Topics: Black Church, Christians and Christianity, National and Cultural Identity, Political Attitudes and Values, Race and Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Religious Beliefs and Rituals, Violence
- CRCC in the NewsThinkProgress: Multiracial Churches Gaining ProminenceIn the era of Trump’s presidency, multi-racial churches are growing in prominence. Their organizing is a response to and departure from the racism embedded in predominantly white evangelical Christianity, ThinkProgress reported an article that features …Topics: Creativity and Innovation, Evangelicals and Evangelicalism, Multi-ethnic / Multi-racial Congregations, National and Cultural Identity, Race and Culture, Race and Ethnicity
- CommentaryWhat’s an Evangelical These Days? Trump’s Advisors Point to DivisionsIs Donald Trump the friend or foe of evangelicals? Some argue that “real” evangelicals aren’t supporting Trump, while others attempt to explain why evangelicalism is susceptible to candidates like Trump. By meeting with more than 900 …Topics: Christians and Christianity, Creativity and Innovation, Evangelicals and Evangelicalism, Political Attitudes and Values, Race and Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Voting and Elections
- CommentaryMile of Miracles: A Microcosm of L.A.’s Religious DiversityThe processes of spiritual seeking, discovering and creating are constantly shaping and reshaping the religious landscape of Los Angeles. Far from being a godless metropolis, L.A. is one of the most religiously …Topics: Creativity and Innovation, Demographics, National and Cultural Identity, Place and Religion, Race and Ethnicity, Religious Affiliation, Southern California
- CommentaryIt’s Already 2040 at a Seminary Near YouAccording to U.S. Census projections, sometime during the 2040s America’s white population will no longer be the majority, but only the largest of several sizeable ethnic-racial groups in the country. The Association …Topics: Community Dynamics, Creativity and Innovation, Demographics, Multi-ethnic / Multi-racial Congregations, Population Trends, Race and Ethnicity, Southern California
- ReportLatino Ministry in Southern California: A Preliminary Report on Latino ChurchesArlene Sánchez-Walsh provides an overview of important issues facing Latino Protestant churches in Southern California. Download a PDF of the reportTopics: Immigration, Latinos, Race and Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Southern California
- ReportThe Latino Church NextThe Religious Scene in Latino Los Angeles 2012 To be a Latino Christian is fundamentally to believe that the God who continues to interact with humanity will continue to do so in …Topics: Catholics and Catholicism, Christians and Christianity, Latinos, National and Cultural Identity, Race and Ethnicity, Southern California
- CommentaryDemographic Change: Casualties or Opportunities?This post originally appeared on Patheos’ Black, White and Gray blog. At the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, we’ve been talking a lot lately about how different communities in the …Topics: Black Church, Latinos, Place and Religion, Population Trends, Race and Ethnicity, Religious Affiliation, Southern California
- CommentaryProf. Flory Goes to ChapelI attended chapel today at Biola University (where I once worked), which increased the number of times I have attended a Biola chapel from zero to one. But, if chapels had been …Topics: CMCCE, Evangelicals and Evangelicalism, Millennials, Race and Ethnicity, Religious Affiliation
- CommentaryBlack History Month: Looking Foward, Looking BackThis post originally appeared on Trans-Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion site. At the beginning of Black History month we were greeted with tragic news: Don Cornelius, the founder …Topics: Community Dynamics, Media, Multi-ethnic / Multi-racial Congregations, Muslims and Islam, Pentecostals and Pentecostalism, Race and Ethnicity, Religious Affiliation, Transmissions
- CommentaryThe Evangelical 99 PercentThis post originally appeared on Trans-Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion site. Last week I spent a day at the annual Evangelical Theological Society meetings in San Francisco. My entree …Topics: Evangelicals and Evangelicalism, Media, Race and Ethnicity, Transmissions, Voting and Elections
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