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Neris Gonzalez: ‘My Dreams Will Never Be the Same’
This story was originally published by Harvard Divinity Bulletin, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. NERIS GONZALEZ WAS WATCHING the news when the grainy video of George Floyd appeared. She sat …
Unwrapping Christmas Traditions in US and Around the World – Dornsife Dialogues
Christmas is so popular that it’s celebrated by 85% of Americans and approximately 2 billion Christians and non-Christians in 160 countries. But what is the origin of this holiday and how is …
CRCC Looks Back at 2021 and Looks Forward to 2022
It is hard to believe that we are just weeks away from the end of 2021 and a new year is on the horizon. The year has continued to be difficult for …
In Orthodox Georgia, Women Are Pioneering Tourism To A Muslim Valley Hit Hard By War
This story was originally published by Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. PANKISI, Georgia— Off the beaten path and between the thickly forested Caucacus mountains bordering Russia …
JTA: Flory and Belzer on the Spiritual Lives of Young Jews
Young Jews, age 13-25, are among those who are least likely to be thriving spiritually and religiously, according to a survey conducted by Springtide Research Institute. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency turned to …
Buddhadharma: Reclaiming Our So-Called “Cultural Baggage”
This article was originally published by Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly. You can often hear Western meditation-based convert circles use the term “cultural baggage” to refer to the ritualized acts, cosmological ideas, and …
Sister Dianna Ortiz: A Tribute to a Survivor of Torture Who Became a Voice for Victims
This radio documentary was originally published by KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. To hear this and other profiles, subscribe to The Spiritual Edge podcast …
Engaged Spirituality at COP26 – UN Climate Talks
CRCC has been collecting the stories of 100 “spiritual exemplars,” people inspired by their faith to work on some of the world’s most intractable issues since 2019. What we did not expect …
Rev. Gary Mason: Faith on the Peace Lines of Northern Ireland
This article was originally published by Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. Amid the bombings and murders of Northern Ireland’s decades-long conflicted called the Troubles, Rev. Gary …
Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez: Calling on Ancient Maya Wisdom to Heal Guatemalan Widows
This radio documentary was originally published by KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. Listen to it at KALW.org. To hear this and other profiles, subscribe …
Celebrate AMCLI Videos – Founders and Fellows
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture celebrates 15 years since AMCLI began as a seed of an idea. The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute builds the capacity of emerging Muslim …
Hate Crimes & Civil Rights: A Critical Conversation with the FBI & US Attorney’s Office
In response to the rise of hate crimes nationally, the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement invited faith leaders and community activists to join a critical conversation with the FBI and …
Gratitude
“One unique element of AMCLI is expressing gratitude for everybody–not just the trainers, but to the group itself. Everybody who participates has a role in building the experience for each other. We’re …
Signature Practices
What are some of the unique ways that AMCLI approaches leadership development? Nadia: One practice I think is really cool is AMCLI’s practice of not having people introduce themselves with their organizational …
Religion
What did it mean to you for AMCLI to be a “Muslim” leadership program? Brie: AMCLI is an educational program in the context of a non-sectarian university. It is not a religious …
Difficult Conversations
American Muslims are not one unified community. How did AMCLI deal with diverging perspectives and expectations among participants? Nadia: I would say the moments that were scariest to me were when something …
Fears and Allies
How was AMCLI affected by Islamophobia in the post-9/11 environment? Nadia: After we started to build the program, when we sought funding, a lot of national foundations and institutions weren’t funding mainstream …
AMCLI Through the Years – Founders’ Reflection
The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute (AMCLI) emerged out of a research project and a convening of civic leaders in 2006. Fifteen years after its inception, the USC Center for Religion and …
AMCLI’s Origins
What needs were you seeking to address with AMCLI? Brie: Nadia and I met through a project at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture about congregations that were successfully connecting …
The Spiritual Edge Sweeps Religion News Association Radio Awards
Journalist fellows’ work on CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality has earned accolades for a second year. Stories produced by podcast partner The Spiritual Edge took home awards for Religion News Association’s …