Gender in Pentecostal Communities
During the Azusa Street Revival of the early 20th century, single white women embarked on one-way journeys to parts of the globe that were largely unknown to most of them. These women …
Moral, Social and Political Issues
Black History Month: Looking Foward, Looking Back
This post originally appeared on Trans-Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion site. At the beginning of Black History month we were greeted with tragic news: Don Cornelius, the founder …
Faith and Food Justice: Nourishing Body and Soul
Want to see interdisciplinary activism at its best? Look at food justice. Seeking to address the inequities in the food system from production to consumption, the movement creates ties together the concerns …
Reading an Image in the Other Context: A Visual Essay
If a photo is worth a thousand words, what would those words say? Paul Jenkins explores questions about representation, cultural context, and historical meaning in a photograph by Basel Mission photographer Rudolf …
Occupiers Get Religion
Occupy Wall Street now occupies more than the iconic New York City financial district. In the past month, the movement has spread across the U.S. and the world, to our phones as …
Lessons from Africa’s September 11th
by Danny McCain “There has been another bombing in Jos.” Those words from my neighbor interrupted CNN’s September 11th memorial activities I was watching. Our city of Jos in north-central Nigeria had …
End of Days? No, It’s Just “Carmageddon” in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, the sense of impending doom in the air and on the news makes it seem like the world will end this weekend. Not quite, but close enough – 10 …
Fine Line between Love and Justice: The mixed responses of Korean churches toward North Korean attacks
This article is one in an occasional series on the ways in which religion impacts local and international affairs outside of the United States. Note: South Korean President Lee Myung Bak is …
Outcomes Measurement in the Human Services: Cross-Cutting Issues and Methods
Outcomes Measurement in the Human Services, 2nd Ed.: Cross-Cutting Issues and Methods in the Era of Health Reform Jennifer L. Magnabosco and Ronald W. Manderscheid, Editors (NASW Press: 2011) …
How Can Public Officials Engage With Religion? Faith and Diplomacy Briefing
Brie Loskota delivered the following remarks at a Faith and Diplomacy Briefing in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2011. The event was sponsored by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. I was …