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
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Engaged Spirituality: Stories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration and Pursuing the Common Good
Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026) Read More
Antichrist or Armageddon? Peter Thiel rethinks apocalypse from Silicon Valley.
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. Read More
Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East
Oxford University Press, 2025 Read More
Preaching Beyond the Walls of the Congregation: How Faith Leaders Can Use Media
Faith leaders can exercise their moral voices publicly and preach on critical issues beyond the walls of the congregation by engaging in media work. Read More
Bringing Religion Reporting—and Understanding—to Nigeria
After participating in the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture's global project on engaged spirituality (2019-2023) as a journalism fellow, Eteng saw multiple opportunities to bring in-depth reporting about religion to Nigeria. Read More
AI Tips for Preachers
CRCC Affiliate Ken Chitwood hosted a zoom session on best practices for using generative AI tools as a preacher — how to think about artificial intelligence, write prompts, verify information and other key skills. Read More
CRCC Launches Compelling Preaching Initiative
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture is launching a new project that seeks to help faith leaders think about their preaching in an ever-changing social and cultural landscape. Read More
Ethnographic Religion Reporting
In this Reporting Guide, we focus on how “ethnographic journalism” might provide some solutions for religion newswriters looking to report on such communities with critical sensitivity. Read More
The Moral Power of Stories: How Exemplars Help Us Find Meaning and Purpose
What has more emotional salience, an abstract moral principle such as love or justice or a good story of someone whose life commitments exemplify these values? Read More
