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We help professionals better understand religion in the lives of those they serve by:

•	Supporting ground-breaking research on how religion impacts people and encouraging its use by the appropriate professionals;
•	Creating resources and training to improve the religious literacies among professionals;
•	Developing and testing curriculum in religion for all disciplines;
•	Presenting public forums and other activities to increase the visibility of religion in the public sphere.

Our Mission What we do Why is it important? What is a professional? Religion's impact on professionals Affiliations • National board • On campus • Affiliated faculty Current projects Past projects Future projects Getting involved Staff Supporting us Contact us

We support MU’s core values. Read about these values and initiatives here.

Affiliated Faculty 2003-2005

Erma Ballenger
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Assistant Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Social Work

James Campbell
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Kenneth Evans
Professor of Marketing
Associate Dean, College of Business

Edmund B. Lambeth
Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Center Director, 2004-2006

Ilhyung Lee
Associate Professor of Law

Roland Meinert
Professor of Social Work (Ret.)

Satish Nair
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Glenda Nickell
Clinical Instructor of Nursing

Richard Oliver
Dean, School of Health Professions

Jill Raitt
Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, Founding Center Director

Sharon Welch
Professor and Chair of Religious Studies

A blog about faith, values and spirituality in the media, from CORP faculty, staff and friends.

ReligiousLife@MU
A blog about religious life at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Curious about how religion affects your profession? Click on your discipline for some ideas.

Read the latest surveys and polls on religion, beliefs, trends and current events here.

See list of professional and faith organizations here.

Read scholarly and professional journals about religion and medicine, journalism, political science and more here.