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The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture advances the understanding of religion and society, and supports faith and community leaders in becoming full partners in the work of positive social change. https://crcc.usc.edu/
Pastor Najuma Smith and her congregation was one of several co-sponsors so this event, which was the vision of our beloved Brother Umar Hakim.
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Faith communities have a significant role to play in countering our current constitutional crisis. Listen to civil right attorney Connie Rice at an interfaith event yesterday:
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Journalists, here's another call for pitches for religion reporting: Open City covers Asian immigrant and Muslim communities with an emphasis on social, racial, and gender justice issues.
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Check out our friend Ken Chitwood's latest piece: Rinse, Repeat, #Ramadan
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This Wed, 3/11, our friends at MPAC invite you to join for a timely and urgent conversation on the moral and civic challenges posed by the current constitutional crisis and the role our faith traditions can play in responding.
Please join us on our live stream here:
www.youtube.com/live/WkDY7be...
During the second 10 days of #Ramadan, American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute fellow, Chaplain Sondos Kholaki's Healing Heartwork series reminds us to focus on #repentance and #forgiveness.
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An example of compelling preaching in the NYTimes: A rabbi on the biblical imperative to love immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/o...
Inglewood First United Methodist Church recently broke ground on 60 units of affordable housing. Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin shared at our last Economic Empowerment Forum how this project was years in the making.
🎉 Congrats to everyone involved!
During #Ramadan, American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute fellow, Chaplain Sondos Kholaki's Healing Heartwork series reminds us of the month's focus on #Mercy and #Compassion, centered around cultivating personal #afiyah (well-being) and #mentalhealth.
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As we conclude the 100th year of #BlackHistoryMonth, listen to Rev. Dr. Cecil L. Murray sing the Black National Anthem shortly before his retirement in 2022. We miss you, Pastor Murray!
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Next Wed, Mar 4th 11am on Zoom
Join CRCC's webinar to learn about our new journalism fellowship - Stories of Change in American Religion - which will fund journalists to tell deeply reported stories in written or multimedia formats, including audio, video & photography.
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CRCC invites journalists to propose story ideas for its “Stories of Change in American Religion” initiative. This guide provides an overview of the state of religion in the US and introduce journalists to how scholars at CRCC think about religion and social change.
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In black communities, the church is much more than just a place of worship. The Reverend Dr. Najuma Smith shares her thoughts on the importance of activism in the church.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Watch USC Annenberg Media TV News interview here:
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CRCC's new Stories of Change in American Religion initiative is a joint journalism and academic venture to capture stories of leaders and communities that are adapting structures, creating new approaches or evolving their spiritual beliefs and practices.
Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/crcc/stories...
On this first Friday of #Ramadan, CRCC extends heartfelt greetings to our friends observing this holy month!
#RamadanMubarak
#JummahMubarak
CRCC’s storytelling initiative is a joint journalism and academic venture to capture stories of leaders and communities that are adapting structures, creating new approaches or evolving their spiritual beliefs and practices.
Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/crcc/stories...
This week marks the beginning of #Ramadan, #Lent and the #LunarNewYear! CRCC’s @revjuju.bsky.social and Soraya Ahyaudin tell ABC7 News that the calendar is telling us to pay attention... while each tradition is unique, we all have more in common than we think.
Blessings for the Season from USC's USC’s Office of Religious & Spiritual Life!
We honor the memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson today.
We recall Rev. Murray's stories of how Rev. Jackson visited FAME Church-LA and collaborated with the local faith community on issues of social and economic justice for the Black community in Los Angeles.
religionnews.com/2026/02/17/j...
LAPL photo caption reads: "Giant Chinese New Year parade dragon in front of the Garnier Building after a performance. The dragon's orb is at frame left and an offering table at the center foreground holds teacups and dishes with food."
Happy #LunarNewYear! Photo from the Lunar New Year parade in Los Angeles (circa 1890s) via @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social. tessa2.lapl.org/digital/coll...
The 127th Annual Golden Dragon Parade takes place in #LAChinatown on Saturday at 1pm: www.lachinesechamber.org/events/2026/...
In partnership with CRCC, the Mental Health and the Church Initiative is offering 2 additional rounds of coaching this year (April/Sept).
This is your opportunity to take part in a transformative process, so be sure to fill out the interest form TODAY: biolapsy.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Inspired by his first visit to Gaza over 2 years ago, Dr. David Hasan, a Duke University neurosurgeon, is now building one of the most ambitious Palestinian-Israeli humanitarian undertakings in Gaza, begun as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/h...
Ken Chitwood reflects on CRCC's 6 to 7 Trends to Watch in Religion and Society in 2026:
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"As the viral popularity of Canadian PM Mark Carney’s special address at Davos suggested, we are living in a global context shaped by increasing geopolitical rivalry, re-entrenched nationalism, rising migration, technological competition and cultural polarization."
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CRCC's 2026 trends look at the contradictions in our observations today and over the last decade.
Trend #7: We thought Pope Francis’ message of hope and love would win out over Trump’s violent rhetoric... One group’s hope might be another group’s fear.
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As we said in our 2026 trends piece, “there is no religious revival.”
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CRCC's 2026 trends look at the contradictions in our observations today and over the last decade.
Trend #6: Themes of healing and wellness emerged in activist circles. Now, “Make America Healthy Again” is the movement that guides our national health policies.
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This year CRCC was honored to host the Muslim Campus Life Summit at @usc.edu. MCL brings together higher education professionals dedicated to improving their campuses for Muslim students.
Our Compelling Preaching participant Michael Christensen reflects on “peace scrolling” stories about the Buddhist monks walking for peace.
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