Black Lives Matter is a Black Church Matter
“The big deal is we think the power is in us individually…the power is in us collectively. It is in the church.” —John M. Perkins While much of the country was focused …
Civic Engagement
Jim Wallis: Black Lives Matter’s Challenge to Faith Leaders
Progressive Evangelical leader Jim Wallis wants Christians to take on the challenges of racism in the United States. He spoke about race, religion and Black Lives Matter with the USC Cecil Murray …
L.A. Daily News: How Rodney King Beating Spurred Faith-based Activism
On the 25th anniversary of the Rodney King beating, Los Angeles Daily News told Rev. Mark Whitlock’s story of how the event affected his personal life, the church and the broader community …
Engaging Faith Communities in Disasters Curriculum
How can disaster response professionals engage faith communities during crises? Incorporating diverse religious and cultural groups into disaster response builds the resilience of the whole community. The USC Center for Religion and …
Why Do Christians Like Trump? Evangelicals Flirt with Fascism
Donald Trump has now won among evangelicals in South Carolina’s primary and in Nevada’s caucuses, keeping his momentum going into Super Tuesday. Sarah Palin’s endorsement and support from other high-profile evangelicals, including …
A Crisis of Integrity in Seoul, the Megachurch Capital of the World
Seoul, South Korea is the “Megachurch Capital of the World.” Not only is Seoul home to the largest known Protestant church in the universe, Yoido Full Gospel Church, the city has more …
President Obama Lifts up Young Muslim Activists, Including AMCLI Alumni
Just before President Obama made his public remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore this week–his first visit to a mosque as President–he met with a dozen Muslim leaders from across the …
OC Register: Bridging the Racial Divide on Sunday Morning
The Orange County Register covered the story of a mostly white Evangelical and mostly Black church coming together following last year’s racially motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in …
A Religion Dispatches Roundtable Discussion on Religious “Nones”
Religion Dispatches’ Peter Laarman led a roundtable conversation on religious “nones” with Kaya Oakes, The Nones Are Alright: A New Generation of Seekers, Believers and Those in Between, Sikivu Hutchinson, atheist scholar and author, …
American Christianity Is Changing Fast: Five Stories to Watch in 2016
This post originally appeared on Religion Dispatches. While LGBT evangelicals cheered on the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage, evangelical institutions lobbied for the passage of “religious freedom” laws that would allow them …