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Fazlun Khalid: Environmentalism Is Intrinsic To Islam

This article was originally published in Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  LONDON — “The environment” is a relatively recent concept. Thomas Carlyle is believed to have …

Conversation 2: The Realities of Good Intentions

In our work at CRCC, we often interact with faith leaders who have wonderful plans for publicly engaged ministries and outreach programs. Indeed, our definition of a thriving congregation includes the twin …

Nestor Castro: Better Red Than Dead

Nester Castro (left), professor of anthropology at the University of the Philippines, holding an English-language Filipino newspaper from 1972, when Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in order to secure his grip on …

AMCLI Advisory Council 2021-2022

In 2006, a group of Muslim civic leaders came together and shared ideas, stories, disappointments, and triumphs. They developed a renewed sense of community and cultivated a shared belief that their civic …

Resources on Faith-Based Community Organizing

The following are resources about faith-based community organizing compiled by Interfaith Funders, a network grantmakers that was committed to social change and economic justice. Though the network is no longer in operation, …

How Will Evangelicals Vote in 2020?

CRCC created “The Varieties of American Evangelicalism” to help journalists and observers of political life understand the nuances of Evangelicals highlighted and exposed by their overwhelming political support for Donald Trump. In …