Meet the Palo Alto Pastor Who Resigned After His ‘Disgruntled, Beer-Burping’ Tweets Caused Community Outrage
Gregory Stevens explains what happened when the community he'd called an "elitist shit den of hate" found out about his online life.
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Re-Conceptualizing Sacred Spaces
Churches are centers for community gatherings, but as less people remain affiliated to specific religions they need to adapt to continue connecting people.
Church Attendance and the Decline of Civic Spaces
With fewer Americans identifying as religious, communities are losing a valuable third space for connecting people socially and civically.
Empowering the Communities Fighting Industrial Mining Operations, One Film at a Time
Jessie Landerman, a writer, producer, and director with the New Media Advocacy Project, discusses a new series of videos to help communities stand up to big mining companies.
Conny Caruso’s Love for Her Homeboys and Homegirls
Besides raising money, organizing events, and getting Hollywood bigwigs involved with Homeboy Industries, Caruso spends hours each week with reformed ex-convicts.
Why Religion Breeds Both Compassion and Hatred
The social-bonding aspects of religion can breed disdain for outsiders.
Can a Cat Make a Community?
Animals bring people together—and more sociologists should study them. By Lisa Wade Minou. (Photo: Lisa Wade) Last month my…
To Make This Land Home Again
After a catastrophic wildfire, what happens to seven million burned trees? And what happens to the people who lived on that land?
The Time to Build Our Social Infrastructure Is Right Now
You can’t have community preparedness without the community. By Greta Byrum Sherry Alligood is comforted by Visiting Angels…
The Nature of Crime and Community
New research links contact with nature to community cohesion and a reduced crime rate.