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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.

Center featured in MU School of Journalism newsletter

March 2007 - Read about the Center's new Web site launch in the March 2007 issue of the Missouri School of Journalism Graduate Studies Newsletter. The page 7 article, "Center launches new Web site" features information about the Center's activities and the site's new offerings.

Excerpt: "Our mission is to improve the religious literacy of all professionals so they can better serve a diverse public," said Director Debra L. Mason. "This redesign shows how religion impacts every discipline at this university, including journalism."

Read more here.

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.