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Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Advancing transdisciplinary research and education on the religious dynamics of conflict and peace
Another year of impact
Read full reportBrowse our 2019 Annual Report to see all that we've accomplished
Survival, resilience and rediscovery
Learn moreRead the inspirational story of Naruro Hassan, a former refugee from war-torn Somalia and Center Undergraduate Research Fellow
The relationship between religion, science and technology
Read full storyThe 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.
Apocalyptic visions: telling the story of our climate future
Learn moreNarratives 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
Preparing students to enter a complex world
Read full storyBrowse our student programsNew interdisciplinary course dives into the world of religion, politics and the media
"I Felt Safe in America. Until El Paso."
Read full storyLearn about Religion, Journalism and Democracy projectFaculty affiliate Fernanda Santos shares her perspectives on the tragedy in El Paso via The New York Times
Peace Studies at ASU
Learn moreStudying humanity’s imagination of peace and efforts to construct peace across space and time
Spirituality and Innovation
Watch video on Bennett's researchRead "Silicon Valley's Original Sin" via SojournersGaymon Bennett, Center faculty affiliate, breaks new ground on understanding the interaction of religion, science and technology
"Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom" by Anand Gopal
Read Gopal's groundbreaking workAmid the brutal civil war, a town fought off the regime and the fundamentalists—and dared to hold an election. Can its experiment in democracy survive?
OUR MISSION:
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.
Our mission in the time of quarantine
We remain committed to engaging today’s most pressing issues and promoting
understanding on religion’s role in public life.
Learn more about our work & COVID-19
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What we've been up to:
April 2, 2020
With some of the most important religious holidays quickly approaching, religious communities all over the country are coming to the realization that things will feel a lot different this time arou
March 30, 2020
The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the contours of social interaction, as mass gatherings of people ha