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We help professionals better understand religion in the lives of those they serve by:

•	Supporting ground-breaking research on how religion impacts people and encouraging its use by the appropriate professionals;
•	Creating resources and training to improve the religious literacies among professionals;
•	Developing and testing curriculum in religion for all disciplines;
•	Presenting public forums and other activities to increase the visibility of religion in the public sphere.

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Center on Religion & the Professions
Research Forum

Event has been rescheduled to April 2008

Feb. 8, 2008 – noon
Tucker Forum, Gannett Hall-Room 85
University of Missouri-Columbia

MU faculty and graduate students present scholarly research that blends religion with their disciplines, focusing on religion and politics.

Presentations:

• Lloyd Chia, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Sociology: "The Emerging Church Movement and the Emerging Paradigm for a new Christian Social Consciousness in America"
• Laura Johnston, Clinical Instructor, School of Journalism: "The effects of Liberal Bias on Media Credibility among Fundamental Christians"
• Wynter Miller, M.A. Candidate, Department of Religious Studies: "An Investigation of the Elite Status of Women in Thai Buddhism"

A blog about faith, values and spirituality in the media, from CORP faculty, staff and friends.

ReligiousLife@MU
A blog about religious life at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Curious about how religion affects your profession? Click on your discipline for some ideas.

Read the latest surveys and polls on religion, beliefs, trends and current events here.

See list of professional and faith organizations here.

Read scholarly and professional journals about religion and medicine, journalism, political science and more here.