Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
I am a sociologist of religion with an interest in global religious trends, new patterns of religious practice, and innovative organizational responses to cultural change. I am the author/editor of nine books and series editor of "Global Pentecostalism and Charismatic Christianity," Oxford University Press, 2011. As executive director of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, I have overseen $40 million of grants for research and capacity-building programming. In addition, I have done extensive research on genocide, including oral history projects on the Armenian and Rwandan genocides.
Experience
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–presentFirestone Professor of Religion and Executive Director of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
Education
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1975University of Southern California, Religion (Social Ethics)
