Research Report

On May 8th-10th, 2015, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) hosted the 4th Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies Conference. This year’s theme was “Living and Making Sikhi in the Diaspora: The Millennial Generation...

On March 6, 2015, the Harvard Buddhist Community (HBC) hosted a conference on Buddhism & Race in America. The conference was organized by Darren Becker and Christopher Raiche, both Master of Divinity students at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and HBC co...

This report explores the history and modern practices surrounding death and mourning in Boston's religious communities. Scholars and critics often point to an American tradition of death and mourning that dominates our culture’s funeral rites. It is at...

Founded in 1988, the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) is “a non-profit association of interfaith organizations and agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States.” The focus of NAIN’s work has been to support the growth of interfaith...

The Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) National Conference, this year themed “Coming Together: Building a Just Economy,” took place from June 22- June 24, 2014 in Chicago Illinois. The conference was held at DePaul University’s Student Center. Over 500...

A network of five faith-based student organizations at Harvard Law School co-hosted the first Interfaith Conference on Faith & Legal Work on March 3, 2014. The conference brought together local practitioners, scholars, and students in the field to discuss...

In 1979, the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky was designated a refugee resettlement site in the United States. Since the initial beginnings of refugee resettlement, many diverse populations have established themselves and their cultures in the south...

This report chronicles the work of organizations like CAIR, the Sikh Coalition, SALDEF, ADL, and others who have documented a rise in hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Jews, and other communities in the years after 9/11. Some communities have...

“Atheist church,” is a term more than one newspaper has used to describe Houstin Oasis, a secular community in Northwest Houston, Texas. The term (used frequently by others, along with “community” and “congregation”) no doubt disrupts many common...

The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge was launched by President Obama and the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (WHOFBNP) in 2011 as a call to higher education institutions to advance interfaith...