Ministries: Econ Soc Cult Analysis, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Results
Catholicism and Civic Renewal (Washington, DC)
The Catholicism and Civic Renewal project, under the direction of John Farina, asks what role Catholicism can play in the process of American civic renewal. How do Catholics bring their theological and spiritual resources into the social and political sphere, in a way that can strengthen our common life as a nation? The project develops its answer by combining historical, constitutional, and political analysis with systematic theological reflection. A series of seminars, conferences, discussion groups, articles, and books will explore how religious faith is shaping current efforts to renew society.
Center for Urban Research and Teaching (Washington, DC)
The Writing Program and the Center for Urban Research and Teaching jointly sponsor symposia focusing on Writing for and with the Community. These symposia address questions and possibilities that concern the faculty's intellectual work (both scholarly and pedagogical). Joined by community leaders active in developing university-community partnerships, the faculty participants explore ways of developing community-based research projects and ways of integrating community service within the academic work of their courses. There are follow-up meetings during the academic year to consider further scholarly and/or pedagogical projects developed during the symposia. Symposia topics include:
Corporate Accountability Project (Washington, DC)
The Corporate Accountability Project analyzes the impacts of business behavior on the ability of poor people to meet their basic needs - sustainable livelihoods, housing, food, and access to education, healthcare and credit.
Education for Justice (Washington, DC)
The Education for Justice Project promotes outreach and education throughout the U.S. on Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and social justice issues. The Project provides resource materials, presentations, training and consultations to Catholic high schools and colleges, to diocesan offices and groups, to parishes, small faith communities, and to a variety of networks and organizations.
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (Washington, DC)
CARA is a national, non-profit, Georgetown University affiliated research center that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church. Founded in 1964, CARA has three major dimensions to its mission: to increase the Church's self understanding, to serve the applied research needs of Church decision-makers, to advance scholarly research on religion, particularly Catholicism.
The Global Women's Project (Washington, DC)
The Global Women's Project approaches questions of women's human rights and equity through a long tradition of research, theological reflection, advocacy, outreach, popular education and coalition building.
