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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.

You can help secure a bright future for the MU Center on Religion & the Professions (CORP) in its effort to strengthen communities and professional relationships through greater religious understanding. Your generous investment supports:

• Scholarly research and teaching
• Public programming, including lectures and conferences
• Curriculum development
• Acquisition of books, journals, films and other library resources

The Center invites financial contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations who are interested in religious understanding, professional ethics, or enhanced professional education and service.

Ways to give

• Online
• Check
• Credit card
• Stocks and securities
• Planned giving
• Matching gifts
• Corporate & foundation giving

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The Center was founded with a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, but your support helps establish an endowment that secures future teaching, research and outreach by the Center.

Giving opportunities

• Unrestricted endowments
• Center naming endowment
• Endowment of a Chair in Religion and Media
• Endowment of a Chair in Religion and Health
• Endowment of quarterly lecture series
• Faculty forums
• Fellowships
• Film series
• Conference or workshop
• Curriculum development
• Student scholarships

See more information about ways to give here. See more information about giving opportunities here.

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Center on Religion & the Professions. For additional information about giving opportunities, including major gifts and tax advantages of a philanthropic contribution, contact Center Director Debra L. Mason at (573) 884-6295 or MasonDL@missouri.edu.

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.