Gifts of the Holy Spirit
In this video, Senior Writer Nick Street explores glossolalia (speaking in tongues), the Pentecostal movement in Jos, Nigeria, and a Charismatic Catholic congregation in Nairobi, Kenya....
Videos
Rev. Mark Whitlock speaks at Biola University Chapel
Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, spoke at the Biola University Chapel on February 16, 2012....
Reading an Image in the Other Context: A Visual Essay
If a photo is worth a thousand words, what would those words say? Paul Jenkins explores questions about representation, cultural context, and historical meaning in a photograph by Basel Mission photographer Rudolf Fisch. The photograph was taken at the beginning...
Rev. Cecil Murray speaks on "What Matters to Me and Why"
What matters to Reverend Cecil "Chip" Murray? History, education, faith, people. But most of all, understanding. Murray, holder of USC's John R. Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics and a senior fellow at the university's Center for Religion and Civic Culure,...
Voice of America features Religious Life dean Varun Soni
Voice of America wrote a profile on USC's Dean of Religious Life Varun Soni, who is the first Hindu to be the chief religious or spiritual leader of a university and the only non-Christian currently serving in this capacity. He...
LA Human Relations Commission's Religious Pluralism Public Forum
CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota moderated a panel at the Religious Pluralism Public Forum, sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission last Wednesday at the Van Nuys City Hall Chambers. Panelists included: Imam Jihad Turk, Religious Director...
Indigenous Pentecostal Churches in Quito, Ecuador
Donald Miller has observed Pentecostal and charismatic services around the globe. In May 2011, he visited indigenous Pentecostal churches in Quito, Ecuador, where he captured footage of prayer, worship, and dance. Miller, Leonard K. Firestone Professor of Religion and executive...
Global Study: Growing Pentecostal Churches Have Social Mission
Voice of America featured the Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative in an article and video about Pentecostalism being the fastest-growing form of Christianity. PCRI is coordinated by CRCC Executive Director Don Miller and funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Miller...
The Megachurches of Orange County
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, spoke about rise of megachurches in Orange County on the Cal State Fullterton-produced program OC Insight, which aired June 11, 2011 on KCET. He taped the appearance on April 18, 2011. Description from OC...
Donald Miller speaks at Searching for Democracy forum
CRCC Executive Director Donald Miller participated in the forum, titled "Democracy and the Culture of Civic Conversation," kicking off the California Council for the Humanities' Searching for Democracy initiative. The forum and series of panels were held March 4, 2011,...
The Great Commandment: Theology and Social Science in Dialogue
The Great Commandment: Theology & Social Science in Dialogue was a two-day seminar held Oct. 22-23, 2010 at Vanguard University sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and co-hosted by the Flame of Love Research Project (www.godlyloveproject.org) focusing on what the...
Introductory Remarks on Scholarship, Service, and the AMCLI, by Varun Soni
Varun Soni is Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
Freedom Aint Free Yet: The Responsibility of Civic Leadership, by Shahid Buttar
Shahid Buttar is a civil rights lawyer, musician, columnist, and grassroots organizer. He is the executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee in Washington, D.C. He served as former counsel of a national program combating racial and religious profiling at Muslim Advocates. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
Connecting AMCLI to a Legacy of Social Activism, by Senator Carol Liu
California State Senator Carol Liu represents the 21 District. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
Addressing Social Crises from an Islamic Perspective, by Naim Shah
Naim Shah is the National Director of the ILM Foundation. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
Civic Engagement in the American Muslim Community, by Nadia Roumani
Nadia Roumani is the director of the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
Connecting the Dots: Developing a Cohort of Civic Leaders, by Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour is a working woman, community activist, and mother of three. She is the director of the Arab American Association of New York, a social service agency serving the Arab community in NYC. The remarks were delivered at the March 2009 AMCLI Commencement Ceremony.
God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape, by Peggy Levitt
Religion and immigration inspire passionate debate, but are immigrants and their beliefs causing the social fabric to unravel? In this lecture, Peggy Levitt of Wellesley College and Harvard University argues that immigrants are, in fact, the translators, bridge-builders, and religious diplomats that the United States so desperately needs.
Xerox PARC -- A Creative Ecology? by John Seeley Brown
John Seely Brown was chief scientist of Xerox Corporation and director of its Palo Alto Research Center for almost 20 years. His lecture answers two central questions: What made PARC so creative? Did Xerox really fumble the future to Apple?
One LA: Standing Together
This documentary, One LA: Standing Together, explores the creation of a broad-based community organization in Los Angeles County. One LA , an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation, unites citizens to address issues such as housing, education, and immigration reform. The video includes interviews with One LA leaders, including Ernesto Cortés, Jr., Macarthur Fellow and lead organizer for One LA, and footage from the 12,000 person inaugural event.
Evolution of Commercial Institutions: Ron Harris
Ron Harris, Professor of Law and Legal History, School of Law, Tel Aviv University, speaks about the evolution of commercial institutions. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance: Said Arjomand
Said Arjomand, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, talks about Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Q&A: The Economic Performance of Civilizations Conference
The purpose of this conference is to make progress toward identifying and isolating the effects of religion, cultures and legal systems on the economic trajectories of civilizations. The participants belong to several disciplines and they vary greatly in geographic emphasis. The civilizations to be studied comparatively include those of East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Contexts to be emphasized include commercial organizations, public finance, state formation, property rights and industrial organizations. The conference is co-sponsored by the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute.
Who Voted and Does It Matter? A New Agenda in Washington
A panel of politically informed commentators assess the policy implications of the new administration. Together with politically engaged students, they look at whether religion mattered in this election and its role within the new administration.
The Puzzle of Economic Underdevelopment in Africa: Jean-Philippe Platteau
Jean-Philippe Platteau, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Development, University of Namur (Belgium), speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance: Jeffrey Nugent
Jeffrey Nugent speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance: Metin Coşgel
Metin Coşgel speaks at the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Evolution of Commercial Institutions: Molly Greene
Molly Greene speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Naomi Lamoreaux
Naomi Lamoreaux speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance: Ramzi Rouighi
Ramzi Rouighi speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Economic Underdevelopment in Africa: Richard Swedberg
Richard Swedberg speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Robert Woodberry
Robert Woodberry speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
The Evolution of Religions
Jared Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA, received the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1998 for Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Science. His most recent book is Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2004).
Visual Religion: The Cultural Work of Seeing and Believing
William Dyrness and David Morgan discuss historical and contemporary visualizations of Jesus by different religious communities.
Spirit in the World
The John Templeton Foundation and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture presented "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," an international symposium on the global Pentecostal movement.
Recent Developments in Pentecostal Theology
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
Pentecostalism and Changes in the Global Religious Economy
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
Pentecostalism in the 21st Century
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
Pentecostalism's Role in Guatemala's Social Transformation
Harold Cabballeros, founder and senior pastor of El Shaddai Church in Guatemala City, speaks at "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience" on October 6, 2006.
Pentecostalism and Spiritual Capital
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
Pentecostal Public Opinion: 10-Country Survey Results
The results of a 10-country survey of public opinion among Pentecostalists are released at "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience" on October 6, 2006.
Pentecostalism and Politics
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
Pentecostalism and Social Engagement
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
Pentecostalism's Spiritual Capital in Los Angeles
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
Global Pentecostalism
Donald Miller, executive director of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and director of the USC School of Religion, co-wrote "Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement" with Tetsunao Yamamori.
Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles
Ara Oshagan's multimedia project explores "Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles" with still photographs and interviews with members of the Ethiopian community.
John Seely Brown on Creativity
John Seely Brown, visiting scholar at USC, speaks about creativity. Brown was the chief scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of its Palo Alto Research Center, a position he held for nearly two decades.
The Azusa Street Revival and Its Legacy
A distinguished panel, including Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. (Fuller Theological Seminary), Allan Anderson (University of Birmingham), and moderator Arlene Sanchez-Walsh (Azusa Pacific University).
The Left Eye of God: Caodaism Travels From Vietnam to CA
The Left Eye of God: Caodaism Travels From Vietnam to CA View the trailer for the film by Janet Hoskins (Producer) and Susan Hoskins (Director). The documentary was filmed with support from the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture,...
How Middle East Conflicts Impact LA
CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota appeared on an episode of LA Cityview 35's We Are LA, a presentation of the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission. The series highlights HRC’s work to facilitate dialogue in order to enhance understanding...
A Creative University in a Flat World
USC provost emeritus Lloyd Armstrong Jr. considers how universities can encourage creativity in groups and individuals. He spoke on November 6, 2006 as part of the USC Templeton Lecture Series.
Mindfulness in the Brain
Michael Spezio discusses the effects of centering prayer and contemplative reflection on neural networks. Dr. Spezio is an assistant professor of psychology at Scripps College and appeared at USC on October 25, 2006 to speak about "Mindfulness in the Brain: A Study of Contemplative Practice in Relation to Neural Networks of Social Judgment and Meta-Awareness" as part of the USC Templeton Lecture Series.
The Azusa Street Revival and Its Legacy
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.