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Pace News: Front Page Story on Faith Leaders Institute

Gloria Zuuerveen, editor-in-chief of Pace News, dedicated the entire front page to the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement’s Faith Leaders Institute. Here’s an excerpt from the piece: Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive …

CBS, NPR Affiliates Interview Rev. Mark Whitlock on Charleston Shooting

The shooting of nine at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina has affected the entire African Methodist Episcopal church. Here in Southern California, Rev. Mark Whitlock heard news of the shooting …

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, …

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 …

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 …

L.A. Times, American Banker: Community Coalition Supports Bank Merger

The Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, is bringing religion to the financial pages. Whitlock played an active role in the public hearings on the …

Intersections: Cecil Murray, South L.A.’s Civic Leader and Spiritual Guide

This article originally appeared on Intersections South LA. By Jordyn Holman Since late November, residents from South Los Angeles have been peacefully protesting courthouse decisions to not indict police officers in Missouri …

Foreign Policy: The United States Will Never Win the Propaganda War Against the Islamic State

CRCC’s Executive Director Brie Loskota advised Manal Omar on her piece on countering the Islamic State in Foreign Policy. In the article, Omar refers to Loskota’s interview with terrorist attack survivor, Ndugwa Hassan. …

OC Register: Most Influential 2014: Rev. Mark Whitlock

Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, was listed on The Orange County Register’s “Top 100 most influential of 2014” list. The story about Whitlock shared …

The Interfaith Observer: Generations of Religious Leadership Sit Down Together

The Interfaith Observer wrote about the beginning of the Future 50, a collaboration between Interreligious Council of Southern California (IRC) and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. The initiative came …

New CRCC Grants: A Testament to Success

The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture has received three major grants totaling more than $5 million — a testament to its sustained success.

The Washington Post: In Thailand, US evangelicals work to end prostitution

CRCC’s Brie Loskota was quoted in The Washington Post about evangelical Christians’ work against sex trafficking. This goal of uplifting individual human dignity drives U.S. evangelicals to fight sex trafficking, Loskota said. …

Spirituality and Religion on “TakePart Live”

CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota appeared on an episode of Pivot TV’s TakePart Live along with The OpEd Project director Zeba Khan and comedian David Harris to discuss changing views of religion …

New Oxygen reality show “Preachers of LA” sparks controversy

A new reality TV show featuring pastors “living the God life” in Los Angeles has sparked a wave of controversy. Will Oxygen’s “Preachers of LA,” encourage exhibitionism and open the church to …

The Jewish Journal: A Jew and a Muslim?

CRCC’s Brie Loskota was quoted The Jewish Journal‘s article “A Jew and a Muslim?” Loskota reflects on the idea of the non-profit company, NewGround. An excerpt from the article: NewGround is itself …

Addressing Issues of Justice and Race after Trayvon Martin Case

Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Sentinel on the George Zimmerman trial verdict. “How do people living …

Religion and the Los Angeles Mayoral Race

CRCC Research Director Richard Flory and Reverend Mark Whitlock have appeared in a Neon Tommy article where they discuss the religious implications of the current Mayoral Race in Los Angeles. An excerpt …

Celebrating Lent: Why non-religious millennials are choosing to sacrifice

CRCC Research Director Richard Flory has been quoted in an article appearing on the KPCC website. Flory discusses the ways that non-religious young adults still take part in some traditional religious practices …