Center on Religion & the Professions

As America grows more religiously diverse, professionals need to understand the traditions and beliefs of the public. Our resources help you reach that goal.

Missing Voices: A study of religious voices in Mainstream Media reports about LGBT equality. Read a study conducted by the Center on Religion & the Professions in spring 2012, in partnership with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), of religious sources cited in news stories covering issues related to LGBT equality.
Read the study.

Houses of Worship in mid-Missouri. Check out our new map of more than 800 houses of worship in the area, sorted by denomination. See the map.

Film library freshened. We recently added more than 100 titles to our free film library, which are available to borrow at no charge. Browse the list of films.

Religious literacy toolkits. An extensive list of syllabi, case studies, codes of ethics and other resources for each of the 41 disciplines taught at the University of Missouri.

We update the toolkits continually. Check out some of the most recently updated resource lists:

Health Professions/Health Care/Medicine: Books – April 11, 2012
Military and public safety: Articles – January 19, 2012
Health Professions/Health Care/Medicine: Articles – January 19, 2012

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Upcoming religious holidays

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Upcoming events
- Muslim Students’ Organization at MU hosts annual spring conference
  The two-day conference, titled “Peace, Prosperity, and the Pursuit of Paradise,” will take place on the MU campus and feature addresses from Ustadah Tahera Ahmad and Dr. Jonathan Brown.
- Second Baptist Church brings community members, police officers together for meal
  The event, titled “Building Better Community: An eat and greet to encourage trust between residents and officers,” seeks to establish trust between the police and citizens in an informal setting. It is being co-sponsored by the Bias-Free Columbia Coalition and will occur at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27.
News from The Center
- MU researchers investigate cognitive functions related to spirituality
  Brick Johnstone of the MU School of Health Professions authored a study suggesting that feelings of spirituality and other religious emotions are not isolated in one portion of the brain. Johnstone’s study, “Right parietal lobe ‘selflessness’ as the neuropsychological basis of spiritual transcendence,” was published online in the International Journal of the Psychology of Religion in January.
- Center releases study on religious voices in the media on issues affecting gay and lesbian community
  The study, titled “Missing Voices: A study of religious voices in Mainstream Media reports about LGBT equality,” examines more than 300 news sources over three years and shows a reliance on religious sources that have official policies opposing equality for alternative lifestyles. The project was headed by CORP Executive Director Debra Mason, who was assisted by Cathy Ellen Rosenholz, a Communications Ph.D. candidate at MU.

The Center on Religion & the Professions

University of Missouri
30 Neff Annex
Columbia, MO 65211-2600
Tel: 573-882-9257
Fax: 573-884-0977
Visit our sister sites

The Center on Religion & the Professions regularly teams with other organizations in Missouri. Be sure to visit their websites to learn more about their work and goals.

Teen Relationship Education trains religious groups and provides tools to help them communicate effectively about relationship violence among youth. TREE, based in Columbia, is run mostly by volunteers and serves communities of all faiths in Boone Co.

The World Religions in Missouri project works to improve the understanding of Missouri public school teachers about issues in religious diversity and teaching religion in schools. WRIM held a successful conference for teachers in June 2010 and will hold additional sessions around Missouri.

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