I’m Out of Here, For Christ’s Sake
This post was originally published on Trans/Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion site. The sky is falling and apparently it’s taking organized religion with it. That’s the take-away message …
Populations and Generational Change
Growing up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens
Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens Richard Flory with Brad Christerson and Korie Edwards (Stanford University Press: 2010) People’s experiences …
Smackdown Jesus
That evangelical Christians have long been able to co-opt popular cultural forms, give them a nice (and wholesome) Christian gloss, and then turn them into forms intended to further their aims is …
So Much for the Secularization Thesis
Or maybe we could develop an alternative explanation and call it the “Spiritualization Thesis.” Americans are, apparently, as interested in religious and spiritual activities as ever, including prayer and seeking out various forms of spiritual guidance and direction.
X Game Christianity
There’s an interesting article in the Sports Section of the New York Times (August 2, 2009) on several X Games competitors who have given up life in the fast lane, of (apparently) sex, drugs and rock and roll, and have converted to Christianity of an evangelical sort.
Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles
Ara Oshagan’s multimedia project explores “Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles” with still photographs and interviews with members of the Ethiopian community.
Alameda County
Alameda County’s Ten Largest Faith Groups 2010 Religious Group Number of temples, mosques, churches, or synagogues Number of adherents % of total population Roman Catholic 53 231,500 15.33 Nondenominational 147 61,109 4.05 …
Finding Faith: The Spiritual Quest of the Post-Boomer Generation
Finding Faith: The Spiritual Quest of the Post-Boomer Generation Richard Flory & Donald E. Miller (Rutgers University Press: 2008) Despite the masses still lining up to …
A Sociology of Spirituality
A Sociology of Spirituality Kieran Flanagan, editor (Routledge: 2007) The emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms suggests that organised religions have failed. This …
Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims James L. Heft (ed.) (Fordham University Press: 2006) This books was supported by the USC Center for …