Engaged Spirituality

Ken Chitwood is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Bayreuth, Germany with its Deparment for the Study of Religion and an Affiliate Researcher with the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USA.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsSeries Foreword, Richard Flory (USC CRCC, USA)Foreword, Megan Sweas (USC CRCC, USA) and Don Miller (Project PI, USA)Introduction, Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA)1. Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, Hebah Farrag (Associate Director of Grants, PATH Los Angeles, USA), Linda Freund (independent journalist), Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA), and Nalika Gajaweera (Anthropologist, formerly of USC CRCC, USA)2. Cultural Empowerment, Nick Street and Richard Flory (Director, USC CRCC, USA), Clément Giradot (Freelance editor and writer, Georgia) and Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).3. Healthcare, Shaina Sealy (Senior Producer, Snap Judgment, USA), Magdalena Rojo (Independent Journalist, Mexico), Linda Freund (Multimedia journalist, Spain) and Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).4. Education Innocent Eteng (Independent Journalist, Nigeria) and Athar Ahmad (Journalist and Lecturer, University College London, UK).5. Gender and Sexual Equity, Monique Parsons (Independent Journalist, USA), Priyadarshini Sen (Independent Journalist, India) and Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).6. Environmental Justice, Kevin D. Grant (Co-founder, Ground Truth Project, USA), Magdalena Rojo (Independent Journalist, Mexico) and Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).7. Socio-economic Development, Arpi Miller (Director, ISAAC of Northern Colorado, USA), Nick Street (formerly of USC CRCC, USA), Hebah Farrag and Megan Sweas (USC CRCC, USA).8. Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding, Stephanie Saldaña (Independent Journalist, Israel), Kimberly Winston (Freelance Religion Reporter, USA) and Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).Afterword: How then shall we live?, Ken Chitwood (Affiliate, USC CRCC, USA).ContributorsIndex

Many years ago, my friend and colleague Andrew Greeley persuaded me that stories are the essence of religion. Ever since, I’ve been on the lookout for good examples. The present book is an exceptional collection. The stories here show clearly how spiritual convictions motivate people to engage with the most important social issues of our time.