A panel discussion that was part of “Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience,” held October 6, 2006.

A panel discussion that was part of “Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience,” held October 7, 2006.

A panel discussion that was part of “Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience,” held October 7, 2006.

A panel discussion that was part of “Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience,” held October 7, 2006.

A panel of politically informed commentators assess the policy implications of the new administration. Together with politically engaged students, they look at whether religion mattered in this election and its role within the new administration.

Jean-Philippe Platteau, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Development, University of Namur (Belgium), speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Jeffrey Nugent speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Metin CoÅŸgel speaks at the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Molly Greene speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Naomi Lamoreaux speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Ramzi Rouighi speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Richard Swedberg speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Robert Woodberry speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Ron Harris, Professor of Law and Legal History, School of Law, Tel Aviv University, speaks about the evolution of commercial institutions. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

Said Arjomand, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, talks about Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.

The purpose of this conference is to make progress toward identifying and isolating the effects of religion, cultures and legal systems on the economic trajectories of civilizations. The participants belong to several disciplines and they vary greatly in geographic emphasis. The civilizations to be studied comparatively include those of East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Contexts to be emphasized include commercial organizations, public finance, state formation, property rights and industrial organizations. The conference is co-sponsored by the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute.

Varun Soni is Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.

This documentary, One LA: Standing Together, explores the creation of a broad-based community organization in Los Angeles County. One LA , an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation, unites citizens to address issues such as housing, education, and immigration reform. The video includes interviews with One LA leaders, including Ernesto Cortés, Jr., Macarthur Fellow and lead organizer for One LA, and footage from the 12,000 person inaugural event.

Shahid Buttar is a civil rights lawyer, musician, columnist, and grassroots organizer. He is the executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee in Washington, D.C. He served as former counsel of a national program combating racial and religious profiling at Muslim Advocates. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.

California State Senator Carol Liu represents the 21 District. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.