The Passing the Mantle Clergy and Lay Leadership Institute held its first session with its new class of fellows last week at USC’s Ronald Tutor Center. The 2011 class of fellows gathered …

Donald Miller has observed Pentecostal and charismatic services around the globe. In May 2011, he visited indigenous Pentecostal churches in Quito, Ecuador, where he captured footage of prayer, worship, and dance. Miller, …

In Los Angeles, the sense of impending doom in the air and on the news makes it seem like the world will end this weekend. Not quite, but close enough – 10 …

This article is one in an occasional series on the ways in which religion impacts local and international affairs outside of the United States. Note: South Korean President Lee Myung Bak is …

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 …

Religion and Youth Sylvia Collins-Mayo, Editor (Routledge: 2011)             What is the future of religion given the responses of young people? What impact do existing religious forms …

Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities Reza Aslan and Aaron J. Hahn Tapper, editors (Palgrave Macmillan: 2011)           This book is an exploration of contemporary …

Outcomes Measurement in the Human Services, 2nd Ed.: Cross-Cutting Issues and Methods in the Era of Health Reform Jennifer L. Magnabosco and Ronald W. Manderscheid, Editors (NASW Press: 2011)       …

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 …

This post originally appeared on Trans/Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion blog. The great American political experiment has passed many milestones along the path toward a more inclusive society. …

The Great Commandment: Theology & Social Science in Dialogue was a two-day seminar held Oct. 22-23, 2010 at Vanguard University sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and co-hosted by the Flame of …

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” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Star Tribune quoted Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, about the role of journalists throughout history. What happened? While a variety of factors contributed to religion’s decline as a cultural authority …