Our Mission
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture advances the understanding of religion in society, and equips faith leaders to build just and equitable communities.
Building Knowledge
Our goal is to produce research that matters in the lives of individuals and communities.
Our desire to understand the power and impact of religion brings us into conversation with diverse communities in Los Angeles and around the world. We bring these stories and insights back to faith leaders and others interested in strengthening the public sphere.
We seek to make knowledge available and applicable, so that leaders can have a more effective and sustained impact on the communities they serve.
Strengthening Communities
CRCC’s programs and public events equip people of faith to build just and equitable communities.
Grounded in best practices, expertise from across USC and CRCC’s research, our programs allow participants to build their skills, networks and leadership.
Stories of Change in American Religion
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture’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.
The initiative’s journalism fellowship supports deeply reported storytelling on the diversity of religious life in America.
Expertise
Civic Engagement
Thriving Congregations
Religion in Southern California
Racial Justice
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Header (left: Carmen Alonso Santiago, by Noel Rojo; right: Umar Hakim Dey at Humanitarian Day, courtesy of the ILM Foundation); Strengthening Communities (Young Leaders Programme, Courtesy of the International Conference on Cohesive Societies); Newsletter sign-up (left: Tuenjai Deetes, by Noel Rojo; center: Margarite Barankitse, by Kim Lawton; Badr Baabou, by Priyadarshini Sen); Graphic Design by Anita Bilan