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CRCC’s Crystal Cathedral expert consulted by Associated Press, NPR, and LA Times
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, was quoted in articles by the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, and NPR on the recent sale of the infamous Crystal Cathedral to the Roman …
Murray leads new center at USC
The L.A. Sentinel wrote an article about USC’s Cecil L. Murray Center for Community Engagement. The Murray Center had a soft launch this fall and currently has programming underway. The Center will …
Flory comments on Dave Gibbons in OC Weekly
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, was quoted in an OC Weekly article on Dave Gibbons, the head of the Newsong church based in Irvine. Gibbons believes that small churches are the …
Tahrir Square: A revolution in progress
CRCC senior fellow Reuven Firestone teamed up with his wife Ruth Sohn for an article in Jewish Journal on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and what it has come to mean in Egypt post-Hosni …
Muslims in America divided on improving image 10 years after 9/11
The Religion News Service quoted American Muslim Leadership Institute director and co-founder Nadia Roumani in a story about the perception of Muslims approaching the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Americans say they now …
KPCC features Flory’s comments on Crystal Cathederal’s search for $50M ‘miracle’
Richard Flory, CRCC’s director of Research, spoke to KPCC radio about the latest developments with the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The Crystal Cathedral’s board of directors have rejected serious bids …
Forum moderated by Brie Loskota featured in CDD News
The CDD News, Los Angeles Community Development Department newsletter, featured the Religious Pluralism Public Forum, which CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota moderated in June and was sponsored by the City of Los …
New shows get religion — of all stripes
The Denver Post quoted Diane Winston in an article about the rise of religion and religious characters on primetime television. “Our collective anxieties are being dealt with on TV,” Winston told The …
As candidates run for office, some run from their church
The Religion News Service quoted Diane Winston, CRCC senior fellow and Knight Chair in Media and Religion at USC’s Annenberg School for Journalism in a story about politicians’ aversion to religious labels …
Flory comments on Blake Mycoskie controversy in LA Weekly
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, was quoted in an LA Weekly article about Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes and his suspected involvement with Focus on the Family and other controversial groups. …
Global Study: Growing Pentecostal Churches Have Social Mission
Voice of America featured the Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative in an article and video about Pentecostalism being the fastest-growing form of Christianity. PCRI is coordinated by CRCC Executive Director Don Miller …
How Middle East Conflicts Impact LA
CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota appeared on an episode of LA Cityview 35’s We Are LA, a presentation of the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission. The series highlights HRC’s work …
Religion and AIDS at 30
On the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, Diane Winston, CRCC senior fellow and Knight Chair in Media and Religion at USC’s Annenberg School for Journalism, wrote about the “entangled relationship” …
Pentecostalism’s Los Angeles Roots Go Global
USC Dornsife News wrote about the launching of the $6.9 million Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative. And now, Donald Miller, executive director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture within USC …
‘Old lions’ take pride in their social activism
The Los Angeles Times wrote about CRCC’s Passing the Mantle program. But don’t count the old lions out. They now shepherd a USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture summer program called …
A Conversation About Pentecostalism with Donald Miller
Read The S Factor: A conversation about Pentecostalism with Donald E. Miller, an interview with CRCC’s executive director that was featured in the July/August issue of Books and Culture. How has your …
Passing the Mantle on PBS
CRCC’s Passing the Mantle Clergy and Lay Leadership Institute was featured on the PBS news program Religion and Ethics. Read the Transcript and watch the segment.
Terrorism by Any Name
Truthdig quoted Hebah Farrag on the role of the perpetrator’s nationality and religion in whether a violent act is deemed terrorism. Hebah Farrag of the University of Southern California’s Center for Religion …
Buscan redimirse a través de la religion
La Opinion quoted Donald Miller, CRCC executive director, and Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, about immigrants being drawn to the Pentecostal faith. Miller was also quoted in two more La Opinion …
Report: U.S. Muslim-Jewish engagement growing
Jewish Telegraphic Agency featured research from the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, a partnership among USC, Hebrew Union College and the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation. The report found that Muslim-Jewish engagement is …