Advancing transdisciplinary research and education on the religious dynamics of conflict and peace
Reflecting on the attacks on the Capitol, the presidential inauguration, and other recent events, directors John Carlson and Tracy Fessenden offer their commentary and analyses on religion's role in American democracy.
A new Center project awards +$100K in grant aid to organizations serving the state's most vulnerable communities hit hardest by the pandemic — refugees, asylum-seekers, DACA recipients, mixed-status migrants and Native American tribes.
Yasmin Saikia, the Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies, and Chad Haines, affiliate faculty and professor in religious studies, awarded funding to highlight groups in South Asia who are marginalized because of their religious and cultural backgrounds
As systemic inequities in institutional cultures are being questioned, Center researchers launch a blog to explore how to how academic culture can embody more equitable research practices
Read the inspirational story of Naruro Hassan, a former refugee from war-torn Somalia and Center Undergraduate Research Fellow
The Pew Research Center has reported that more and more people identify themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” How can this be explained in our highly scientific, technological society? Read more about our new $1.7M grant that will explore how we make sense of spirituality in the technoscientific age.
Narratives can connect even the most disparate groups of people. Learn more about our public event with Earl Swift, acclaimed journalist and author, and religious studies professor, Tracy Fessenden, as they discussed American responses towards climate change
Studying humanity’s imagination of peace and efforts to construct peace across space and time
The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University advances multidisciplinary research and education on the religious dynamics of conflict and peace.
By fostering exchange and collaboration, the Center creates networks—local, national, and global—that expand knowledge, deepen understanding, and promote wiser, more effective responses to some of the world's most pressing challenges.
We remain committed to engaging today’s most pressing issues and promoting
understanding on religion’s role in public life.
In Arizona, some of the communities hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic have been the same communities whose plight often goes unnoticed — refugees, asylum-seekers, DACA recipients, mixed-statu
Biden's inaugural address acknowledged the many challenges our country faces while also appealing to our nation's values: our collective responsibility to come together to solve problems and preser
