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The Religious Communities and the American Public Square
initiative's dual purpose is to foster greater public understanding of
the importance of the religious voice in the renewal of American
democracy, and to provide people of faith with the institutional
resources they need to translate their religious beliefs into a healthy
civic engagement.
The initiative includes seven grants to researchers who will study
the civic contributions of mainline Protestant, African-American,
Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, evangelical Christian, and Latin communities
in the United States. The current grantees are:
Religious Communities and the American Public Square Programs At A
Glance:
Grantee: Princeton University's Center for the
Study of American Religion, Prince, NJ
Description: Mainline Protestants / Will
look at such questions as how mainline Protestants have lost public
influence as well as numbers and what can be done to reverse that trend
Contact: Robert Wuthnow, project
director, 609.258.4782,
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Grantee: Morehouse College's Leadership Center,
Atlanta, GA
Description: African-American Churches / Will
examine the impact of African-American churches on important public
issues and debates within American society over the last thirty years
Contact: R. Drew Smith, project
director, 404.614.8565,
Grantee: Center for Jewish Community Studies, Philadelphia,
PA
Description: Judaism / Will look at such
questions as, how has American transformed Judaism_ How has this
transformed Judaism shaped the way American Jews have acted in the
public square_
Contact: Alan Mittleman,
Grantee: Center for Muslim-Christian
Understanding, Washington, DC
Description: Muslims / Will look at the
impact on the Muslim community in the United States of such
international issues as the U .S. conflict with Iraq and the American
intervention in Kosovo. How has ethnic diversity among Muslims effected
their participation in larger society_
Contact: Zahid H. Bukhari, project
codirector,
Grantee: Commonweal Foundation, New York, NY
Description: Catholics / To more fully
understand Catholic civic participation, researchers will commission a
national survey, built around the 2000 elections, of Catholic voting
patterns and other forms of civic engagement
Contact: Peter Steinfels, project
codirector, 212.662.4200,
/ Robert Royal, project codirector,
202.234.8200,
Grantee: Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington,
DC
Description: Evangelicals / Will examine
the civic ideas, activities, and institutions which define Evangelicals
and the challenges they face. The researchers hope to gain a better
understanding of the public role of what is arguably the most complex
religious community in the United States.
Contact: Michael Cromartie, project
director, 202.682.1200,
Grantee: The Mexican American Cultural Center, San
Antonio, TX
Description: Hispanic Churches / Will
answer such questions as the role of new immigrants in Hispanic
communities, the emergence of Hispanics as a political factor and the
influence churches have on Hispanic participation in civic life
Contact: Gaston Espinosa,
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