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The Show: 'The Mormon Giant' live documentary busts open religious stereotypes in wrestling

Lauren Gilger talks with David Walker about his documentary "The Mormon Giant" - presented at ASU on April 23

The Show
April 23, 2026

Dr. Keith D. Miller honored with 2026 Paradise Valley Diversity Award

CSRC affiliate faculty emeritus Keith D. Miller is the 2026 Paradise Valley Diversity Award winner.

Town of Paradise Valley Independent
January 14, 2026

Christian Nationalism is pushing out America’s civil religion, ASU professor says

Interview with John Carlson, center director by Lauren Gilger. 

The Show | KJZZ
November 11, 2025

The Connection Between the Fort Bragg Cartel and the ‘Department of War’

Opinion piece by David Wallace-Wells references work by Anand Gopal, Assistant Research Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

The New York Times
October 22, 2025

Warrior Virtue: Augustinian Reflections on Pete Hegseth

John Marc Sianghio | Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

Sightings
October 15, 2025

Political violence is on the rise

Reporting by Joe Dana | Reporter featuring John Carslon | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

12News
September 10, 2025

Hajj as a bridge between the finite and the infinite

Yasmin Saikia | Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
 
Arab News
June 16, 2025

Syria: What Comes After the Despot?

Interview by Bhaskar Sunkara | Founding Editor with Anand Gopal | Journalist and Assistant Research Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and School of Politics and Global Studies

Jacobin
December 11, 2024

AZ democracy watchdog calls Trump rhetoric 'authoritarian' behavior

Reporting by Joe Dana | Reporter featuring John Carlson | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

12News
November 1, 2024

'Rules have been completely upended': Democracy watchdog warns about Trump rhetoric

Reporting by Joe Dana | Reporter featuring John Carslon | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

12News
August 26, 2024

Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice.

Tracy Fessenden | Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

The Conversation
July 15, 2024

Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation

Terry Shoemaker | Associate Teaching Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

The Conversation
July 8, 2024

In Arizona, truth is on the ballot in 2022 – and the future of democracy is at stake

John D. Carlson | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Tracy Fessenden | Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

AZCentral
October 28, 2022