(Photo by Joanne DiBona) The Coachella Valley communities of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, Cathedral City and Indio share a legacy as retreat centers for the rich and famous, spiritual seekers, …
During his comments at a recent Getty House event to mark the National Day of Prayer, Mayor Eric Garcetti referred to L.A.’s current cultural moment as “this hinge of history.” Civic boosterism? …
(Photo: Dvids / Flickr) Disasters do not occur in a secular vacuum. This means that the impact of a disaster on the lives of individuals—and on the communities in which they live—must …
The familiar sounds of a Brazilian Pentecostal worship service flew from the open sanctuary doors of a church in Rio de Janeiro. The rattle of tambourines and shouts of “Gloria a Deus!” …
CRCC’s executive director Don Miller, a scholar of both the Armenian and Rwandan genocides, spoke to the Armenian news organization Civilnet about the 20 years that have passed since the the ruling …
The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute builds the capacity of emerging Muslim leaders from across the United States. Wesam Nassar produced AMCLI: My People with ESHMAWI to capture what the group is …
(Photo by Yonatan Sindel) Since the Pew Research Center launched “A Portrait of Jewish Americans: Findings from a Pew Research Center Survey of U.S. Jews,” I’ve had a lot of interesting encounters …
(Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, left, and his brother Tamerlan in an FBI surveillance photo) One year ago, I celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary with my mother-in-law, my two kids and my husband in our …
(Photo: Lorna Miller with family friends in Kigali) The slogan “Never Again” rings false to me, since a more appropriate refrain seems to be “Once Again,” especially given what happened in Darfur …
The primary question that underlies the Religious Competition and Creative Innovation (RCCI) project is whether “religious competition” leads to creative innovation in congregations and other religious organizations. This question is rooted at …