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Center for Late Ancient Studies
"The Center for Late Ancient Studies at Duke University promotes the interdisciplinary study of the culture of the Roman Empire, its neighbors and successors, from the second to the eighth century CE. It was formally established as a center in 2000, as a successor to the Late Ancient Studies Forum."
http://www.duke.edu/web/clas/
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Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents
"The Centre provides a home for Oxford University's epigraphical archive, which includes one of the largest collections of squeezes (paper impressions) of Greek inscriptions in the world, together with the Haverfield archive of Roman inscriptions from Britain, and a substantial photographic collection. The strengths of the epigraphical archive lie in its broad coverage of early Greek inscriptions, Attic epigraphy and the Hellenistic world. Individual sites well represented in the archive include Chios, Samos, Priene, Rhodes, and Samothrace."
http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/CSAD/
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Centre for Islam and Science
"Center for Islam and Science (CIS) is dedicated to the promotion of research and diffusion of knowledge on all aspects of Islam and science. CIS encourages a creative exploration of the Islamic worldview of science, fusion of contemporary scholarship with the traditional sources of Islamic thought and a renewed link with the intellectual tradition of Islam. CIS supports activities aimed at enhancing our religious and scientific understanding of nature and the human condition."
http://www.cis-ca.org/
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National Institute for Newman Studies
"The National Institute for Newman Studies (NINS) provides resources for scholars dedicated to promoting the study and spreading the knowledge of the life, influence, and work of the Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman. NINS furthers these ends by maintaining the Newman Research Library, sponsoring the Newman Scholarship Program, and publishing the Newman Studies Journal."
http://www.newmanstudiesinstitute.org/
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Center for Media, Religion and Culture
"Welcome to the Center for Media, Religion and Culture site at the University of Colorado's Center for Mass Media Research. We are an interdisciplinary research team focused on the intersection of religious and media-related practices in the everyday lives of contemporary adults and their families. This center is a clearing-house of information for those interested in exploring the intersection of media, religion, and culture, including fellowship information for those interested in studying this vibrant field."
http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/mcm/mrc/
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Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
"The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College is dedicated to the growth of new and mutually enriching relationships between Christians and Jews. This website offers educational and dialogical aids, theological articles, official documents, and program information."
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/
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Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations
"The Macdonald Center challenges scholars, students, members of religious institutions, community groups, the media and the general public to go beyond stereotypes and prejudices and develop a profound awareness and appreciation of Islamic religion, law and culture. It is committed to the premise that through intensive study and academically guided dialogue, mutual respect and cooperation between Muslims and Christians can and must develop."
http://macdonald.hartsem.edu/
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Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding
"Muhlenberg College has established the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding as an expression of its commitment to interfaith relations. The Institute uses the resources of the academic community to foster such research and dialogue and to build bridges of understanding between the faith traditions."
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/ijcu/
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Interchurch Center
"Welcome to the website for The Interchurch Center, a visible symbol of the oneness of many churches in Christ and reflective of the inspiring growth of ecumenism and inter-religious activity in the United States in the past century. Its construction and dedication and the activities within it testify to the ever closer relationships of these groups in their primary objective of bearing witness to the significance of religion and spirituality in today's world and their relationships to other religions."
http://www.interchurch-center.org/
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International Interfaith Centre
"The International Interfaith Centre was inaugurated in Oxford, UK on 6 December1993, inspired by the 1993 Year of Interreligious Understanding and Cooperation. As a result of the increasing amount and variety of interfaith activity around the world, it was perceived that a need could be met by an international, interfaith centre which was informed about all these different efforts and able to encourage continuing interfaith understanding and cooperation."
http://www.interfaith-centre.org/
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Rutherford Institute
"The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated. The Institute’s mission is twofold: to provide legal services in the defense of religious and civil liberties and to educate the public on important issues affecting their constitutional freedoms."
http://www.rutherford.org/
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Center for Thomas More Studies
"Our Mission: To promote the study of Thomas More, especially the contemporary implications of his principles of statesmanship in the pursuit of peace. Major Programs: Publication of educational resources, especially the CTMS website to support research projects on Thomas More and statesmanship; Annual scholarly conference at the University of Dallas; Regional conferences for teachers, offered in conjunction with local universities; Courses on Thomas More, tailored to particular interests; Grants for research and advanced study of Thomas More."
http://www.thomasmorestudies.org/index.html
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Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
"The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion is an academic research enterprise based at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. The Institute has four main activities: 1. Scholarly research and publication on science and religion, including the organisation of invited groups of experts to write joint publications. 2. To provide short-term courses in science and religion. 3. To organise seminars and lectures on science and religion. 4. To provide accurate information on science and religion for the international media and wider public."
http://graphite.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/
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Center for Applied Christian Ethics
"The Center for Applied Christian Ethics (CACE) supports the mission of Wheaton College by promoting and encouraging the formation of moral character and the application of biblical ethics to contemporary moral decisions."
http://www.wheaton.edu/CACE/index.htm
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Centre for the Study of Gregory of Nazianzus
This site describes the scholarly activities of the Centre.
http://nazianzos.fltr.ucl.ac.be/
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Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
"The primary objectives of the Religious Institute include: Developing and supporting a network of clergy, religious educators, theologians, ethicists, and other religious leaders committed to sexual justice; Building the capacity of religious institutions and clergy to offer sexuality education within the context of their own faith traditions; Helping congregations become sexually healthy faith communities; Educating the public and policymakers about a progressive religious vision of sexual morality, justice, and healing."
http://www.religiousinstitute.org/
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Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
"The Institute for Medieval Studies houses research and teaching, the International Medieval Bibliography - the world's leading interdisciplinary bibliography of the Middle Ages, and the annual International Medieval Congress. Today, the University contains one of the largest communities of medievalists in the UK. Leeds also has a strong tradition of interdisciplinary research, and is an active member of the World Universities Network. Backed by an outstanding library, its core staff and a University-wide body of medievalists that contributes teaching and supervision, the Institute provides courses of study, training in research skills, access to medieval language-learning and work-experience, and support for medievalists worldwide."
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims//
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Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
"The CRRS is a library and research centre devoted to the study of the period from approximately 1350 to 1700. The Centre also organizes a programme of lectures and seminars, and maintains an active series of publications." Located at the University of Toronto.
http://crrs.utoronto.ca/
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H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies
"The H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies is a research center specializing in John Calvin and Calvinism that opened in 1981 and is located at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan." This site contains an excellent bibliography of works on Calvin.
http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/
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Cranach Institute
"The Cranach Institute is a research and educational arm of Concordia University Wisconsin devoted to working out the implications of the Lutheran doctrine of vocation and engaging contemporary culture with the truths of the Lutheran confessions."
http://www.cranach.org/
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Canadian Centre for Adolescent Research
"The Canadian Centre for Adolescent Research is a ministry of the Briercrest Family of Schools Youth Department, and is dedicated to bringing all manner of electronic resources to the fingertips of youth pastors and workers all over Canada."
http://ccar.briercrest.ca/
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Baptist Center for Theology & Ministry
"The Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry exists to provide theological and ministerial resources to enrich and energize ministry in Baptist churches. Our goal is to bring together professor and practitioner to produce and apply these resources to Baptist life, polity, and ministry. The mission of the BCTM is to develop, preserve, and communicate the distinctive theological identity of Baptists." Maintained at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
http://baptistcenter.com/
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Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life
"The Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life seeks to improve care at the end of life through interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and outreach. Based at the Divinity School, the Institute's focus and efforts reflect the contributions of scholars and students from Duke University and partnering institutions. The Institute will provide a context through which education and research can enhance public awareness, guide public policy, and improve services for the dying and their families across a continuum of care. Our mission includes collaborative research, cross-disciplinary education, and practical training for caregivers; whether clergy, health care providers, or lay volunteers."
http://www.iceol.duke.edu/
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Institute for Servant Leadership
"The Institute for Servant Leadership is an educational ministry grounded in the understanding that the servanthood of God was manifested in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. The Institute's mission is to provide opportunities for the spiritual formation and leadership development of people who are called to be servant leaders. Its work and focus is that of convener, teacher and nurturer through conferences, retreats, pilgrimages and publications."
http://www.servleader.org/
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Pastoral Care and Training Center (Brite Divinity School)
"The Pastoral Care and Training Center was established by Brite Divinity School in 1968 to provide service to the community, training to pastors, and research in the field of pastoral theology and pastoral counseling."
http://www.brite.tcu.edu/pastoralcare/
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North of England Institute for Christian Education
"NEICE is an independent ecumenical research institute engaged in: 1) Theoretical and Empirical Research in Christian Learning and Christian Education 2) Resourcing Practical Teaching in Christian Education 3) Reflection and Research in Practical Theology."
http://www.dur.ac.uk/neice/index.html
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Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
"The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University promotes interdisciplinary research and education on the dynamics of religion and conflict with the aim of advancing knowledge, seeking solutions and informing policy. By serving as a research hub that fosters exchange and collaboration across the university as well as with its broader publics—local, national, and global—the Center fosters innovative and engaged thinking on matters of enormous importance to us all."
http://www.asu.edu/csrc/
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Center for Study of the Life and Work of William Carey
"Specific objectives of the Center include the following: to map and inventory sources of knowledge regarding Carey’s mission in repositories such as the Carey Library at Serampore College, the Angus Library at Regent’s Park College, Oxford and the Northamptonshire Record Office, United Kingdom; to present knowledge regarding Carey’s mission, primarily through a web site, which includes (a) photographic images of Carey, Carey biographies, Serampore memorabilia, and letters and journals relevant to Carey; (b) an annotated bibliography of works regarding Carey’s mission featuring reviews and, if available under copyright law, the works themselves; (c) a devotional section; (d) up-to-date scholarship regarding Carey’s mission; and (e) a remarks page; to preserve in appropriate form as many texts and artifacts related to Carey’s mission as feasible."
http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/
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Henry Martyn Centre for the Study of Mission and World Christianity
The site offers information about the activities of the Centre and some articles on missions. Located at the University of Cambridge.
http://www.martynmission.cam.ac.uk/
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Overseas Ministries Study Center
"For more than 75 years OMSC has provided renewal for mission and cross-cultural ministry to the worldwide Christian community." Located in New Haven, Connecticut.
http://www.omsc.org/
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Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame
Information about the activities of the Center.
http://www.nd.edu/~cprelig/
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Center for Barth Studies
"The Center for Barth Studies was established in 1997. As a part of the Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries system, it is acquiring a complete collection of writings by and about Karl Barth. A clearinghouse for Barth scholarship and activities, its program will include conferences, research opportunities, discussion groups, and publications." The director of the Center is George Hunsinger.
http://library.ptsem.edu/collections/barth/
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Eric Voegelin Institute
This site offers a Voegelin bibliography, news about papers, a listserv, etc. Maintained by Prof. Ellis Sandoz.
http://www.ericvoegelin.org/
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Park Ridge Center for Health, Faith, and Ethics
"The Park Ridge Center explores and enhances the interaction of health, faith, and ethics through research, education and consultation to improve the lives of individuals and communities. The Center is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization affiliated with Advocate Health Care, recognized as the leading integrated health care delivery network in the United States."
http://www.parkridgecenter.org/
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Bakhtin Centre
This Centre, located at the University of Sheffield, provides a web site.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/bakh/bakhtin.html
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Boston Theological Institute
"As an ecumenical consortium, The Boston Theological Institute exists for the following purposes: to enhance, in and through the constituent schools theological education that pursues the truth in love, advances the unity of the Church and brings closer the healing of broken humanity; to create and foster a milieu for dialogue envisioning an experimentation in theological inquiry and preparation for ministry, to contribute to the formation of church leaders with strong ecumenical commitment; to strengthen the schools for their respective missions and tasks, and to enhance the particular gifts of each of them, to promote and provide opportunities for faculty curriculum, and program cooperation among the schools; to provide resources for the schools that are best made available through cooperation and coordination."
http://www.bostontheological.org/
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Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology
"The Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology is an ecumenical organization that seeks to cultivate faithfulness to the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the churches. The Center nurtures theology that is catholic and evangelical, obedient to Holy Scripture and committed to the dogmatic, liturgical, ethical and institutional continuity of the Church. The Center challenges the churches to claim their identity as members of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. It affirms the Great Tradition and seeks to stimulate fresh thinking and passion for mission. To achieve this goal the Center sponsors projects, conferences and publications."
http://www.e-ccet.org/
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Center for Process Studies
"The Center for Process Studies contributes to the development of a new cultural paradigm influenced by a relational worldview. As a resource for scholars and other professionals the Center coordinates multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research on pressing issues, seeking to avoid the inertia and limitations of segregated university disciplines." Maintained at Claremont Graduate School.
http://www.ctr4process.org/
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Center for Public Theology
"This site is for persons who function as public professionals, and anyone else interested in the public sphere. Public professionals include pastors of local congregations and judicatories, leaders in faith-based communities or non-profit organizations, laypersons who are elected public officials, policy analysts or planners, journalists or other media workers, teachers, and business leaders who work in areas such as public affairs departments. It includes scholars who teach or write within or about faith traditions, history, political science, sociology, economics or other disciplines. The aim is to provide a forum for these various public professionals to discuss the role of public theology in public life."
http://www.pubtheo.com/
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Center of Theological Inquiry
"The Center of Theological Inquiry was founded in 1978 to encourage advanced research into the content and significance of the Christian faith and to promote its critical engagement with non-theological disciplines, various religious traditions, and other forms of spirituality."
http://www.ctinquiry.org/
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Institute for Reformed Theology
"The goal of the Institute is to model thoughtful conversation concerning Christian theology using the resources of the Reformed Tradition. It is our conviction that such conversation enhances the ability of scholars, pastors and laypersons to serve the church more intelligently and faithfully." Located at Union Theological Seminary (Virginia).
http://reformedtheology.org/
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Woodstock Theological Center
"The Woodstock Theological Center is an independent nonprofit institute at Georgetown University that engages in theological and ethical reflection on topics of social, economic, business, scientific, cultural, religious, and political importance. The Center does research, conducts conferences and seminars, and publishes books and articles."
http://woodstock.georgetown.edu/
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Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University
This site offers information about the programs of the Institute.
http://www.yale.edu/ism/
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Center for the Study of Religion and Society
"The Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Notre Dame is dedicated to advancing social scientific understanding of religion in society through scholarly research, training, and publications. The Center brings a variety of faculty, students, and other researchers together into a community of scholars engaged in empirical investigations, intellectual interchange, and teaching crucial for advancing the sociological study of religion."
http://csrs.nd.edu/
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Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
"The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) purchased the current property in 1972. In 1987 the BGEA Board of Directors approved the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove to train people in God’s Word to win others to Christ. Today, programs at the BGTC are offered year-round and feature leading Bible teachers from around the world. The Cove teaches people to know God better, know God’s Word, build godly relationships, and help others know God."
http://www.bgtc.info/
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Augustinian Institute
"This Institute will serve the university as an agent and resource to support its efforts to give Augustine’s thought a vibrant and integral place within Villanova’s academic and community life. Beyond the university it will reach out to the wider culture through conferences, publications, fellowships, and other initiatives."
http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/augustinianinstitute/
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Centre for Thomistic Studies (Australia)
This site offers information about the activities of the Center.
http://www.cts.org.au/
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Thomas Institute of Utrecht
A well organized and substantial site.
http://www.thomasinstituut.org/
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Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action
"The Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action honors the legacy of the Rev. Walter Rauschenbusch, the father of the social gospel in America. The Center is a non-profit corporation based at University Baptist Church in Seattle, WA, a socially active congregation in the American Baptist tradition. The mission of Rauschenbusch Center is to equip local congregations and their leaders for social ministry in the 21st century with an emphasis on spiritual reflection and social action."
http://www.rauschenbusch.org/
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Lonergan Centre, Sydney
"The Sydney Lonergan Centre exists to promote the ongoing work of Bernard Lonergan, SJ. Lonergan was a Canadian Philosopher- Theologian who died in 1984. His life's work was to produce a Method in Theology that met the standards set by modern science, modern history and modern scholarship."
http://www.catholictheology.org/lonergan/lonergan.htm
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Lonergan Research Institute
"The Lonergan Research Institute of Regis College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has a simple aim: to carry on the work of philosopher-theologian-educator Bernard J.F. Lonergan--a work of immense importance for the churches and human society at a time when both are in urgent need of creative leadership. An old tradition says: where there is no understanding, the people perish. Lonergan's contribution to human living is par excellence one of understanding."
http://www.lonergan-lri.ca/
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Los Angeles Lonergan Center
This site offers information about the activities of the Center, and links to essays on Lonergan and other resources.
http://www.lmu.edu/lonergan/
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Centro di Studi Hans Urs von Balthasar
This center for Balthasar studies is located at the University of Lugano.
http://www.aventicum.ch/
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U.S. Center for World Mission
"Churches and prospective missionaries face many obstacles to effective involvement in reaching unreached peoples. Mission agencies and field missionaries face another set of obstacles. By gathering, applying and publishing insights in each of these realms, the U.S. Center for World Mission advances shared solutions to common hindrances in the mission effort."
http://www.uscwm.org/
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Caspari Center
"Caspari Center is a network of people: Jews and Gentiles throughout the world working together to raise awareness of Jewish believers in Jesus and support the growth of Israel’s congregations. Our passion is to support emerging leaders who will transform Israel by developing and leading mature, confident and visionary Messianic communities."
http://caspari.com/
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Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
"The Berkley Center explores the intersection of religion with contemporary global challenges: relations among states and societies; global development; democracy and human rights; and culture and identity. Two premises guide the Center's work: that scholarship on religion and its role in world affairs can help to address these challenges effectively; and that the open engagement of religious traditions with one another and with the wider society can promote peace."
http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/
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Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
"The Center is an international educational center whose purpose is to bring Christian perspectives to bear on contemporary bioethical challenges facing individuals, families, communities, and societies. Projects to date have addressed such topics as euthanasia, genetic technologies, abortion, and the changing face of health care."
http://www.cbhd.org/
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Center for Christian Ethics
"Helping church members to think with a Christian mind about the ethical issues in our society is the primary objective of The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University."
http://www.baylor.edu/christianethics/
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Center for Global Ethics
"The CENTER FOR GLOBAL ETHICS coordinates the work of thinkers, scholars and activists from around the world, who are working to define, implement and promote policies of responsible global citizenship. As profoundly interconnected members of a global community, we recognize the need to develop and advance the acceptance of a viable and sustainable Global Ethic."
http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/geth.htm
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Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
The Center's mission: "To advance the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people and to transform faith communities and the wider society by taking a leading role in shaping a new public discourse on religion and sexuality through education, research, community building and advocacy."
http://www.clgs.org/
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Center for Religion and Civic Culture
"The Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) at the University of Southern California is an academic research unit and a community partner for faith-based organizations. CRCC conducts research on the civic role of religion, helps to build the capacity of faith-based organizations to address significant social issues, and communicates findings to scholars, legislators, community leaders, media, and funders."
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/
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Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership
"The Center has three major program goals: 1) To enrich the intellectual life of the United States Naval Academy in the field of ethics. 2) To enhance the teaching of ethics throughout the military education and training systems, and beyond. 3) To conduct executive and other outreach programs in ethics."
http://www.usna.edu/Ethics/
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Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society
"The Kripke Center at Creighton University is dedicated to facilitating scholarly activity in the areas of religion and society in the form of research, publications, conferences, seminars, symposia, lectures, and fora. Special attention is given to promoting understanding between and among faith communities, focusing especially on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."
http://moses.creighton.edu/CSRS/
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Institute for Global Engagement
"The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law. IGE pursues this mission with a balanced approach, encouraging governments to protect religious freedom (top-down engagement) and equipping citizens to exercise that right responsibly (bottom-up engagement)."
http://www.globalengage.org/
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Ethics and Public Policy Center
"The Ethics and Public Policy Center was established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy issues. Its program includes research, writing, publication, and conferences. The Center affirms the political relevance of the great Western ethical imperatives--respect for the dignity of every person, individual freedom and responsibility, justice, the rule of law, and limited government. It maintains that moral reasoning is an essential complement to empirical calculation in the shaping of public policy."
http://www.eppc.org/
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Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics
"The Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics was created in 1997 to continue the work of integrating Christian faith and politics advanced by its namesake, educator and public servant Paul B. Henry."
http://www.calvin.edu/henry/
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Lineacre Centre for Health Care Ethics
"The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics exists to help Catholics and others to explore the Church's position on bioethical issues. Its perspective is informed by Catholic moral teaching, but in defending such teaching it seeks also to enable dialogue with those of no religious faith."
http://www.linacre.org/
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Martin Marty Center
"Through a variety of consultations, conferences, and publications, the Center brings scholarly perspectives to bear on religious questions facing the wider public, while encouraging scholars to situate their academic questions within a broader cultural frame of reference."
http://marty-center.uchicago.edu/
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Millsaps Faith and Work Initiative
"The Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative cultivates passionate and compassionate leaders for the future. Students explore their personal and professional futures in relation to issues of ethics, values, faith, and the common good and learn to build lives and careers that serve not only their own self-interest but greater goods as well."
http://www.millsaps.edu/faithwrk/
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Faith Trust Institute
"FaithTrust Institute is a national, multifaith organization working to end sexual and domestic violence. We provide communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse. FaithTrust Institute works with many communities, including Asian and Pacific Islander, Buddhist, Jewish, Latino/a, Muslim, Black, Anglo, Indigenous, Protestant and Roman Catholic. Founded in 1977 by the Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune, FaithTrust Institute offers a wide range of services and resources, including training, consultation and educational materials."
http://faithtrustinstitute.org/
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Environmental Stewardship (Acton Institute)
This page offers links to articles and related web sites.
http://www.acton.org/commentary/topic_2.php
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Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture
"The Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture is a non-profit, interdisciplinary research center at the University of Virginia. Through a wide-ranging program of research, writing, graduate training, lectureships, and conferences, the Institute investigates contemporary cultural change and its implications for individuals and for society. Committed to analysis not advocacy, the Institute offers critical insights and resources to those concerned with responding creatively and constructively to the challenges posted by our time." Executive director of the Institute is James Davison Hunter.
http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/
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Hartford Institute for Religion Research
"We are committed to providing research based information on the social scientific study of religion in a way that makes this research usable for religious leaders and the general public."
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/index.html
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Center for Christian Studies
"Established in the fall of 1994, the mission of the Center for Christian Studies (CCS) is to facilitate Christian scholarship that will gain a hearing in the larger academy and have an impact on the Christian Church and the broader culture. The CCS seeks to promote Christian thought and action by fostering four goals: To produce excellent faculty scholarship from a Christian perspective. To build bridges between the work of Christian scholars and its application in the Christian Church and society. To engage members of the larger academic community and leaders in both the Christian Church and broader culture in consideration of Christian perspectives on important disciplinary, interdisciplinary and social issues. To enrich the educational and scholarly experience of faculty and students at Gordon College."
http://www.gordon.edu/ccs/
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Center for the Economic Study of Religion
"CESR's current activities include: Conferences, seminars, and other special events; Research and publications; Special courses and teaching programs; Organizing sessions at major academic conferences; Work with graduate students; Support for visiting scholars and post-doctoral researchers; Building an international network of scholars, students, foundations, and research centers; Dissemination of findings." Located at George Mason University.
http://www.religionomics.com/cesr/index.html
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Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
"The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame conducts educational, research, and outreach programs on international peace. The Institute's programs emphasize international norms and institutions; religious, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of peace; conflict transformation; and social, economic, and environmental justice."
http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/
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United States Institute of Peace
"The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created and funded by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict. Established in 1984, the Institute meets its congressional mandate through an array of programs, including grants, fellowships, conferences and workshops, library services, publications, and other educational activities. The Institute's Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate."
http://www.usip.org/
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USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion
"The Knight Chair seeks to establish the Annenberg School for Communication as a pre-eminent location for the enhancement of religion coverage—not simply confined to the traditional realms of religion reporting but one which proactively illuminates the intersection of religion and all beats, whether politics, environment, education, or entertainment."
http://uscmediareligion.org/
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Center for the Study of Science and Religion
"To reconsider the large question -- is the natural normative? -- from both scientific and religious perspectives at once, and to examine the social, medical and political implications of our current inability to reach a single answer, the Center for the Study of Science and Religion (CSSR) was founded in the summer of 1999 with support from the Office of the Executive Vice Provost of Columbia University. It is an interdisciplinary, inter-school, collaborative forum for the examination of issues lying at the boundary of the scientific and religious ways of comprehending the world and our place in it."
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cssr/
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Southwest Institute on Religion and Civil Society
"SIRCS at the University of New Mexico was founded to promote broadly accessible public dialogue and focused scholarly research regarding the intersection of religion and democracy in the contemporary world. We examine the underpinnings of democratic life in the culture, institutions, and political & economic relations of contemporary society, in the American Southwest, in the United States, and around the world."
http://www.sircs.unm.edu/
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Lonergan Institute for the "Good Under Construction"
"Our educational and research projects will focus upon three areas. First, as a training institute for theology, we will nurture the Church's theological apostolate by fostering the religious, personal, moral, and intellectual context in which a person develops theology. We will use Lonergan's theology as a unifying context to advance both the theory and practice of Catholic theology in a manner that faithfully respects the tradition while genuinely responding to the call of aggiornamento issued by the Second Vatican Council. Second, we will address current cultural and social issues by translating Lonergan's analyses into the needs of daily life. Third, as a resource center for education, we will address the foundations and nature of all stages of Catholic education."
http://www.lonergan.org/
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Billy Graham Center Archives
This website provides information about the career of Billy Graham, and about Christian evangelism more generally. The Oral History Exhibit features RealAudio interviews with various missionaries and evangelists. Maintained at Wheaton College in Illinois.
http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/archhp1.html
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Center for Methodist Studies
"The Center for Methodist Studies at Bridwell Library was established in 1984 to encourage research, study, and reflection upon the Methodist movement, including the sources that influenced its origin, the forces that shaped its development, and the fea tures that determine its character and influence. To foster these goals, the Center sponsors and supports a variety of programs, publications, and exhibitions." Maintained at Southern Methodist University.
http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/methodiststudies/methodiststudies.htm
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Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
"The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom is grounded in Virginia Wesleyan College’s commitment to a rigorous liberal arts education and its United Methodist heritage. The Center does not advocate any particular political or religious perspective. Rather, it seeks to promote deeper understanding of religious freedom through academic research, interdisciplinary study, informal discussion with students and community members, and interfaith dialogue. Through its program initiatives, the Center seeks to educate both the mind and the heart, and to transform individuals and communities as people discover their common human experiences, hopes and needs, while learning to live respectfully and peacefully with their profound differences."
http://www.vwc.edu/academics/csrf/
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Center for the Study of Religion
"The objective of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University is to encourage greater intellectual exchange and interdisciplinary scholarly studies about religion among faculty and students in the humanities and social sciences. The Center is committed to scholarly research and teaching that examines religion comparatively and empirically in its diverse historical and contemporary manifestations. The Center aims to facilitate understanding of religion through an integrated program of support for Princeton faculty to pursue research and teaching on thematic projects, awards for Princeton graduate students to complete dissertation research, an interdisciplinary seminar, undergraduate courses, public lectures, and opportunities for visiting scholars to affiliate with the Center."
http://www.princeton.edu/~csrelig/
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Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
"The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture is a research and public outreach institute devoted to the promotion of the understanding of the relation between religion and other features of American culture. Established in 1989, the Center is based in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis."
http://www.iupui.edu/~raac/
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Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
"The Institute was established to encourage and support research on evangelical Christianity in the United States and Canada. Located at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, the ISAE seeks to help evangelicals develop a mature understanding of their own heritage and to inform others about evangelicals' historical significance and contemporary role." This site provides information about the activities of the Institute, as well as research helps for those studying evangelicalism.
http://www.wheaton.edu/isae/Index.html
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Louisville Institute
"The Louisville Institute is a Lilly Endowment-funded program based at Louisville Seminary supporting those who lead and study American religious institutions. The fundamental mission of the Louisville Institute is to enrich the religious life of American Christians and to encourage the revitalization of their institutions, by bringing together those who lead religious institutions with those who study them, so that the work of each might inform and strengthen the other."
http://www.louisville-institute.org/
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Material History of American Religion Project
"More than just ideas and institutions, religion in America is a rich mixture of objects, behaviors and people. The Material History of American Religion Project studies the history of American religion in all its complexity by focusing on material objects and economic themes. Working with religious leaders, it helps contemporary religious communities with their economic concerns by placing those concerns within an historical context. Finally, the Project encourages further investigations into the religious lives of Americans by paying attention to material and economic questions." Maintained at Vanderbilt University.
http://www.materialreligion.org/
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Center for the Study of Law and Religion
"The CSLR at Emory University is designed to explore the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas, institutions, and methods. The CSLR predicates its work on the belief that religion gives law its spirit and inspires its adherence to ritual, tradition, and justice. Law gives religion its structure and encourages its devotion to order, organization, and orthodoxy. Law and religion share such ideas as fault, obligation, and covenant and such methods as ethics, rhetoric, and textual interpretation. Law and religion also balance each other by counterpoising justice and mercy, rule and equity, discipline and love."
http://cslr.law.emory.edu/
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Weyerhaeuser Center for Faith & Learning
"The Weyerhaeuser Center at Whitworth College aspires to be nationally recognized for innovative programs designed to promote Christian scholarship, effective faith-learning integration in and out of the classroom, greater spiritual depth in students, renewal of clergy and education for laity, and a better understanding of the dynamic between religion and culture in the Pacific Northwest."
http://www.whitworth.edu/FaithCenter/Index.aspx
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Center for Medieval Studies
"The emphases on intellectual diversity, depth of study, and rigorous scholarship that underlie the degree and outreach programs of the Center resonate strongly with Fordham's Jesuit tradition and institutional goals, particularly with its dedication to teaching and to close student-faculty interaction, with its devotion to scholarship and ethical values, and with its stress on critical thinking and communication. Through such activities as its lecture series, annual conferences, web sites, newsletters, regular social gatherings, and participation in the New York City Doctoral Consortium, the Center for Medieval Studies provides a community of scholarship for all those interested in the middle ages."
http://www.fordham.edu/mvst/
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Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance
"Loacted at Rice University, the Boniuk Center co-sponsors events that foster understanding and respect across the boundaries of religion. We are particularly eager to support events that will draw a diverse audience and that are co-sponsored by organizations representing different religious communities."
http://www.boniukcenter.org/
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Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
"The Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism is widely recognized as the leading center for the historical study of Roman Catholicism in the United States. The public role of the Center encompasses providing resources and critical commentary for media coverage of U.S. Catholicism and collaborating with church leaders and pastoral workers to enhance the vitality of Catholic life in the United States. In all aspects of its mission--research, teaching and faculty development, and public service--the Cushwa Center seeks interdisciplinary and ecumenical cooperation."
http://www.nd.edu/~cushwa/
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Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life
Located at the University of California Santa Barbara, "the Capps Center seeks to advance discussion of issues related to ethics, values and public life and to encourage non-partisan, non-sectarian civic participation. Because of the Center's location on the West Coast, issues arising out of, or influenced by this highly globalized region receive special attention, among them: the challenges of pluralism; the transnational movement of peoples, cultures, and belief systems; war, violence, and the possibilities of peace; environmental ethics; indigenous populations, religion and politics; moral and ethical debates, civic engagement, and the role of religious influences generally in society."
http://www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu/
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Center for Religion and Media
"The Center’s goal is to develop and broaden interdisciplinary and cross-cultural scholarship, pedagogy, and public knowledge of religion and media at New York University. While this project was conceived before September 11, that event and its aftermath have dramatized the need for understanding the spread of religious ideas and practices through a variety of media." Located at New York University.
http://www.nyu.edu/fas/center/religionandmedia/
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Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life
"The goal of the Boisi Center is to create opportunities where a community of scholars, policy makers, media and religious leaders in the Boston area and nationally can connect in conversations and scholarly reflection around issues at the intersection of religion and American public life. The hope is that such conversations can help to clarify the moral and normative consequences of public policies in ways that can help us to maintain the common good, while respecting our growing religious diversity."
http://www.bc.edu/centers/boisi/
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Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life
"The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life was established at Trinity College in 1996 to advance knowledge and understanding of the varied roles that religious movements, institutions, and ideas play in the contemporary world; to explore challenges posed by religious pluralism and tensions between religious and secular values; and to examine the influence of religion on politics, civic culture, family life, gender roles, and other issues in the United States and elsewhere in the world."
http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/AcademicResources/values/greenbergcenter/default.htm
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Center for Studies on New Religions
"CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, is an international network of associations of scholars working in the field of new religious movements. Its director is the Italian scholar Massimo Introvigne. CESNUR is independent from any religious group, Church, denomination or association."
http://www.cesnur.org/
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CURA - Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs
"The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University is an academic research and teaching center. Its purpose is to explore the place of culture (in the usual social-scientific sense of beliefs, values and lifestyles) on the world scene, with special attention to religion as a central component of culture."
http://www.bu.edu/cura/
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Jain Study Circle
"The Jain Study Circle was set up 19 years ago with the aim of propagation of the fundamental principles of the Jain religion among Jains, especially Jain youth."
http://www.jainstudy.org/
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Center for Theology & the Natural Sciences
"The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) strives to bridge these two disciplines. CTNS is a non-profit international membership organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service. It focuses on the relation between contemporary physics, cosmology, technology, environmental studies, evolutionary and molecular biology and Christian theology and ethics." The Center is affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley; it places significant emphasis on developing courses and programs in religion and science. Center Director is Robert Russell.
http://www.ctns.org/
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Institute for Theological Encounter with Science & Technology
"We are an organization committed to ongoing dialog among contemporary thinkers, assessing developments in science and technology for their theological implications and to apply religious values to scientific processes."
http://www.faithscience.org/
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Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
"IRAS is a non-denominational, independent society with three purposes: to promote creative efforts leading to the formulation, in the light of contemporary knowledge, of effective doctrines and practices for human welfare; to formulate dynamic and positive relationships between the concepts developed by science and the goals and hopes of humanity expressed through religion; to state human values and contemporary knowledge in such universal and valid terms that they may be understood by all peoples, whatever their cultural background and experience, and provide a basis for world-wide cooperation."
http://www.iras.org/
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Metanexus Institute
"The Metanexus Institute advances research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. We seek to create an enduring intellectual and social movement by collaborating with persons and communities from diverse religious traditions and scientific disciplines. In a spirit of humility and with a deep concern for intellectual rigor, the Metanexus Institute promotes a balanced and exploratory dialogue between science and religion. While mindful of the complexities of this endeavor, we work to develop integrative approaches that enrich the domains of both science and religion."
http://www.metanexus.net/
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Pascal Centre at Redeemer University College
"In seeking to provide Christian leadership in a secular culture, the Pascal Centre addresses not only current, but also new and forgotten questions. For many the question how science can help to understand the Bible has high priority, but the Centre also explores how Christian faith can contribute to an understanding of nature. The Centre approaches this not just in the sense that faith motivates the study of God's creation, but it explores how religious beliefs affect the very content of scientific explanation."
http://alpha.redeemer.on.ca/pascal/
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Zygon Center for Religion and Science
"The Center is dedicated to relating religious traditions and scientific knowledge in order to gain insight into the origins, nature, and future of humans and their environment, and to realize the common goal of a world in which love, justice, and ecologically responsible styles of living prevail."
http://zygoncenter.org/
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Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism
"The mission of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism is: To research and reflect theologically on Latino/a Catholicism and its impact on the overall U.S. (western) Catholic Church, and to do so in a systematic, ecumenical, multiperspectival, interdisciplinary, intercultural and critical manner." Located at the University of San Diego.
http://www.sandiego.edu/theo/Latino-Cath/index.php
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Institute for Latino Studies (University of Notre Dame)
"The Institute seeks to enhance interdisciplinary study and research in Latino studies as a vital component of the University’s academic mission. The Institute is committed to maintaining a balance among research, education, and outreach in a distinctively Catholic tradition."
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/
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Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
"The Ricci Institute, founded in 1984 as a nonprofit interdisciplinary research center, promotes, in the spirit of Matteo Ricci, the encounter of Chinese culture and Christian faith."
http://www.usfca.edu/ricci/
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Center for Faith & Culture in Oxford, England
"The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts maintains a Center for Faith & Culture. Oxford is an ideal setting for the recovery of the rich legacy of Catholic and Christian humanism, being associated with the towering Oxford figures of John Henry Newman, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, whose work—along with that of G.K. Chesterton—can be studied at the Center for Faith & Culture."
http://www.thomasmorecollege.edu/?page_id=310
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Institute of Native American Studies
This web site provides information about the activities of the Institute, located at the University of Georgia.
http://www.uga.edu/inas/
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Institute of Buddhist Studies
"The Institute of Buddhist Studies is a seminary and graduate school affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union and associated with the Buddhist Churches of America. IBS offers a systematic educational program specializing in Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies and culminating in a fully accredited Master of Arts degree which is jointly administered with the GTU."
http://www.shin-ibs.edu/
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Religion in Canada Institute
"The Religion in Canada Institute is an interdisciplinary research centre and intellectual community of scholars at Trinity Western University committed to understanding the multifaceted role of religion in Canada for culture, individuals, and social institutions."
http://www.twu.ca/sites/rci/
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IRIZ: The International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism at HanaZono University
"The IRIZ was established to promote basic research on Zen Buddhism, support interdisciplinary research in related fields, train scholars in Zen studies, issue publications relating to Zen, organize research materials, and encourage international scholarly exchange."
http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp/index.en.html
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Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies
"Established at Fordham University in 2001, The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies is an inter-disciplinary center sponsoring a four-fold set of programs: national conferences to which scholars are invited to discuss with each other - - and with various publics -- issues of Catholic belief and culture in the United States; public lectures on a wide range of topics; faculty seminars in the various schools and divisions of the University; and an undergraduate interdisciplinary certificate program."
http://www.fordham.edu/cs/
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Institute of Strategic Evangelism: Billy Graham Center
"The Institute of Strategic Evangelism designs and implements evangelism training and promotes strategic evangelism thinking for Christian leaders. We identify and develop women and men who are champions of evangelism. Partnering with other agencies, we work to stimulate churches, leaders, scholars, preachers and teachers toward more effective and intentional evangelism."
http://bgc.gospelcom.net/ise/
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Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
"The Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is the only institution in the world devoted exclusively to post-doctoral research on Jewish civilization in all its historical and cultural manifestations."
http://www.cjs.upenn.edu/
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Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies--University of Minnesota
This site offers a Virtual Museum of Holocaust and Genocide Art; Histories, Narratives, Documents; Educational Resources; Links and Bibliography.
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/
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Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies
"The ICJS is an educational organization which addresses the contemporary challenges of religious pluralism by helping to shape a new relationship between Christians and Jews. Through careful and in depth studies of their sacred writings and traditions, the Institute enables clergy and lay leaders: To reexamine the meaning of their religious assumptions, particularly about one another; To question the theological distortions and misconceptions which have contributed to historical conflict between Christians and Jews; To develop the resources within their respective communities which inspire both Christians and Jews to appreciate the legitimacy and distinctiveness of each religion."
http://www.icjs.org/
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