Pop-Up Shabbat: A Dinner Community Case Study

Attendance, Commitment & Belonging, Culture Frame, Jewish Synagogues, Resources Frame, Technology & Internet

[message_box title=”From the Editor” color=”blue”]This article features interactive content. To see additional commentary hover your mouse over the maroon hyperlinks. Additional orange hyperlinks in the commentary will take to you additional resources here on the site. Enjoy! — TKS[/message_box] Pop-Up Shabbat  is a pop-up restaurant inspired by Jewish culture and tradition in Brooklyn, NY. Each gathering lasts 3-4 hours…

On the Horizon: Religious Competition and Creative Innovation

Asia, Congregational Change, Culture Frame, Demographics, Ecology Frame, Immigrant Congregations, Interviews, Multicultural Congregations, Neighborhoods & Contexts, Participant Observation, Race & Ethnicity, United States & Canada

From 2014-2017, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) undertook a three-year project that was focused on questions related to whether, and how, competition and various elements of geographic place may lead to creative innovation and religious change within congregations and other religious organizations. The project also includes a comparative component with Seoul,…