Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Religion http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/71/religion/ The gift creates the Steven and Kathryn Sample Endowment for Ecumenism to support research centered on the foundational beliefs that all Christians share, and to help address the differences that still exist.]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 -0500 James McHugh, assistant professor of religion in USC Dornsife, has written the first comprehensive study of premodern Indian perfumes within the cultural and philosophical contexts of smell as portrayed in literary texts of the period.]]> Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:40:00 -0500 The Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray of USC Dornsife is honored for his passionate community engagement and new book in an event hosted by USC President C. L. Max Nikias.]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:25:00 -0500 The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:24:00 -0500 The King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture in USC Dornsife has been recognized for his work bridging the gap of understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims.]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 15:49:00 -0500 New faculty member Duncan Williams brings his expertise in Japanese Buddhism to his roles as the director of the USC School of Religion and the founder and co-director of the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:15:00 -0500 From the influence of President Barack Obama to the recession and housing crisis, the needs and realities of the African American community in Los Angeles have changed — and Daniel Walker believes that the Black Church needs...]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:41:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture utilizes its $6.9 million grant to research the world’s fastest growing religious movements: charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity.]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:37:00 -0500 Mark Ridley-Thomas is a foremost advocate of neighborhood participation in government decision-making. Lucky for us his neighborhood includes USC.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:50:00 -0500 The Interdisciplinary Research Group in USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture makes the connections.]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 10:54:00 -0500 The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute within the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture is cultivating the skills of American Muslim civic leaders.]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 15:42:00 -0500 Senior Jake Bloch's honors thesis and first documentary, "Awe,” explores the intersection of science and religion.]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 18:35:00 -0500 After years of reading the enlightening words of His Holiness, Mary Ellen “Jem” Jebbia listened to the powerful words spoken by the Dalai Lama. “It was fantastic,” the USC Dornsife junior said after the...]]> Wed, 4 May 2011 11:43:00 -0500 The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet and Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke at USC for the first time with a message of compassion.]]> Wed, 4 May 2011 10:51:00 -0500 The institute based in USC College was invited by the Vatican to debate the pope's latest encyclical, Caritas in veritate, and how it applies to the United States.]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:47:00 -0500 Japanese historians Masao Kawashima of Ritsumeikan University and Ikuyo Matsumoto of Yokohama City University taught the workshop, which focused on passages of the Gyokuyō involving religious themes.]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:35:00 -0500 Using Bruce Zuckerman's technology and software, a click of the mouse on a Dead Sea Scrolls image acts like a flashlight, revealing the tiniest of details — even a fleck of ink scraped off the top of a character.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:00:00 -0500 An unorthodox course of study with a beloved mentor allows one alumnus to begin his journey of healing.]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:10:00 -0500 The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California is funding research in 23 countries on one of the world's fastest growing religious movements: charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity. Grants...]]> Thu, 1 Apr 2010 14:10:00 -0500 USC College's James McHugh has been appointed society fellow at Cornell University's Society for the Humanities, enabling him to complete his book about the aesthetics and significance of scent in medieval India.]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:20:00 -0500 USC College's Lynn Swartz Dodd of archaeology receives her second award to use the synchrotron beam at Argonne National Laboratory.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:37:00 -0500 María Elena Martínez’s new book — analyzing the way in which the Spanish purity of blood concept shaped patriotic and racial ideologies in colonial Mexico — wins top awards from the American Historical Association.]]> Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:53:00 -0500 "Think of me as a kind of machine that was going through, photographing pages and pages of books, seeing titles and taking pictures because they looked good, but not having much time to digest their meaning or significance," said...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:00 -0500 USC College student Jem Jebbia is awarded a Tony Blair Foundation fellowship and spends three weeks in Malawi combating the disease in the southeastern African county.]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:45:00 -0500 The professor emeritus of religion and social ethicist advocated for racial and economic justice.]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:27:00 -0500