CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF

RELIGION IN AMERICAN LIFE

The Center for the Study of Religion in American Life, housed within the Department of Comparative Religion, seeks to support the work of the department and to relate that work to the areas of business, the health professions, the media, etc. It does so by sponsoring conferences, promoting research--especially in the area of interfaith relations--and preserving archival materials related to religious communities in Southern California whose numbers are diminishing. A council of Business and Academic Advisers meets regularly to provide direction, advice, and intellectual and financial support to the center.

The center's director is Dr. James A. Santucci, chair of the Department of Comparative Religion.