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The San Francisco Chronicle asked Richard Flory how Newsom's religious rhetoric would affect for potential voters.

The Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the Equity Research Institute at USC are partnering to study the reconstruction of the Los Angeles region’s social fabric following the 2025 wildfires.

The federal government shutdown has brought great uncertainty about funding for food aid, as well as other aid programs. Learn about resources for your community members, and find out how your congregation or organization can help.

Similar to Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge how we think about race, religion and belonging in the Americas.

Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026)

In this moment of national outrage and community grief, is it possible for Americans across the political spectrum to extend a measure of sympathy — if not empathy — for a young man whose public voice shaped our times, and whose memorial invites reflection?

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and founder of Palantir, the surveillance company used by U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, launched a private lecture series on “the Antichrist” for technologists and futurists. Thiel seems to see the apocalypse unfolding in stages.

Explore examples of Compelling Preaching in the form of both traditional sermons preached from the pulpit and public sermons offered outside of congregational spaces.

People have been steadily walking away from churches in recent years – and with good reason. However, if we embrace the idea of church as an organizing force for activism and a haven for misfits, perhaps we can chip away at this apathy and reclaim its widespread power to positively influence society.