CRCC Launches Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative
A new initiative at CRCC will support journalism and generate insights about the nature of social change and American religion. Read More
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6-7 Trends to Watch in Religion and Society in 2026
Contradictions are inherent in societal trends. CRCC looks at the up, down and sideways movement across our 10 years of trend analysis. Read More
Engaged Spirituality: Stories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration and Pursuing the Common Good
Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026) Read More
We’re still fighting for migrants’ dignity in Los Angeles
Multifaith movement of faith leaders and believers call upon the consciences of our political leaders to respect that inherent dignity and end the racial profiling and indiscriminate raids against innocent mothers, fathers and children that continue to terrorize Los Angeles. Read More
“We Save Us” – 2025 Trends to Watch in Religion and Society
CRCC 2025 trends focus on the wildfires affecting Los Angeles County and what will be a multi-year recovery effort. Across the various issues, a central theme emerged: Solidarity. Read More
How Then Shall We Live? A Conversation Series
How Then – All (horiz) How Then Shall We Live? A Conversation Series Event ByCRCC Staff April 30, 2024… Read More
2024 Shurden Lectures: Whose Country Is It Anyway?
Watch 2024 Shurden Lectures: “Whose Country Is It Anyway?” The Rev. Dr. Joseph Evans and the Rev. Dr. Christopher The brought their unique experiences and expertise to a conversation on religious and racial identity, moderated by the Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith. Read More
Los Angeles’ Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. Murray, Dies at Age 94
Until the pandemic, the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray was the first person in the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture’s office every morning. Then 90 years old, he would open the gate to welcome guests looking for career or academic mentoring, advice about how to lead a church or take social action, or simply a compassionate ear. Read More
God’s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants
Watch a discussion about the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States. Manuel Pastor, director of USC’s Equity Research Institute, moderated an online discussion with the authors of God’s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants (NYU Press, 2023). Read More
Father Greg Boyle: A Modern-Day Mystic — The Priest Behind Homeboy Industries
The founder of the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and prison reentry program in the world is a mystic, a Jesuit priest who does not believe that God has a plan for your life. Having buried 260 young men and women, Father Greg Boyle rejects the idea that it is God’s plan that anyone should die of a gang member’s bullet. Read More
