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What Ireland’s “Yes” Vote for Gay Marriage Says About Being Catholic
With 62 percent of Ireland voting for the legalization of gay marriage, both liberal and conservative commentators have lamented/celebrated the death of the church in Ireland this week. “The Irish Church’s failures …
Future50 Cohort
Los Angeles is one of the most religiously distinct and diverse cities in the world. Every faith that exists can be found here, and several can even trace their roots to this …
Future50 – LA’s Next Generation of Interfaith Leaders
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, in partnership with the Interreligious Council of Southern California (IRC), is pleased to announce the selection of a talented and diverse group of faith …
U.S. Christianity Is Dead, Long Live U.S. Christianity – The Implications of New Religious Affiliation Data
This post originally appeared at Religion Dispatches. the cluster of comment on the recently released report on the changing American religious landscape from the Pew Research Center, we have seen two basic story lines: the U.S. is …
Competitive Religious Philanthropy in the Wake of the Nepali Earthquake
This post originally appeared at Religion Dispatches. The death toll in Nepal has surpassed 8,500, Reuters reported this week, making it the country’s deadliest earthquake on record. In the aftermath of the disaster, …
Will the Real Evangelical Millennials Please Stand Up?
Lately the religion blogosphere has been all a twitter about a new book by Rachel Held Evans, who has documented her spiritual and religious path from being a good evangelical millennial to …
Do Government Regulations Get in the Way of Doing Good After a Disaster?
This post was originally published by Zócalo Public Square. Any time now, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is going to announce whom he has hired to be the city’s chief resilience officer, the …
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Is Not the Reformer Islam Needs. Here Are the Real Reformers
To the chagrin of many Muslims, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is back on the talk show circuit, promoting her new book, Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now. And, for the first time, …
California Religious Demographics
Religious Profiles of Sample California Counties Every decade, the Glenmary Research Center publishes a profile of the religious affiliations of residents in every county in the United States. This is the major …
Hatchery LA: Exposing the Religious Industrial Complex
CRCC’s Director of Research, Richard Flory, was interviewed on a podcast by Hatchery LA about, CRCC’s project on Religious Competition and Creative Innovation, a $2.6 million initiative funded by the John Templeton …
Voice of America: Women’s Mosque Fits Within a Larger Context
CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota explained the context out of which the women’s mosque emerged for a story produced by Voice of America. Watch the story here: [iframe src=”http://english.share.voanews.eu/flashembed.aspx?t=vid&id=2705655&w=640&h=363&skin=embeded” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ width=”640″ …
Rev. Robert H. Schuller, Crystal Cathedral Founder, Dies at 88
The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, who founded one of the world’s first megachurches only to see it fall apart, died Thursday morning. Schuller founded the Garden Grove Community Church in Orange County, …
Generation Change Connects Young Activists Across the Middle East and Africa
Post courtesy of the United States Institute of Peace. CRCC & USIP partner to run the Generation Change Fellowship Program. By Aubrey Cox Amid Yemen’s turmoil, a 27-year-old woman living in the …
How a Pentecostal Law Professor Has Helped Reshape Nigerian Politics
This post also appeared on The Washington Post Acts of Faith blog. I met Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president-elect, two years ago, during the annual convening of the mammoth Holy Ghost Congress …
American Muslims and Philanthropy
AMCLI director Nadia Roumani discussed identity, charitable giving and civic engagement with John E. Kobara, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the California Community Foundation. He published her thoughts, along …
Visual Religion: The Cultural Work of Seeing and Believing
William Dyrness and David Morgan discuss historical and contemporary visualizations of Jesus by different religious communities at a Visions & Voices event sponsored by the Center for Religion and Civic Culture. David …
Mindfulness in the Brain
Michael Spezio discusses the effects of centering prayer and contemplative reflection on neural networks. Dr. Spezio is an assistant professor of psychology at Scripps College. Spezio appeared at USC on October 25, …
Ask and It Shall Be Given! Church Finance Series
A version of this article appeared in the Los Angeles Sentinel. Our church needed money to build a new sanctuary. We had raised some money, but it was not enough. Our small …
International Business Times: Millennials Embrace Lent As New Social Media Trend
Why aren’t Millennials engaged in religion? And if young people are breaking away from religion, why do they embrace Lenten practices? CRCC responded to these two queries in articles timed for Holy …
Storefront Churches
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