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Grantee: Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative. Vanderbilt University.
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Telling the Vast and Complex Story of Religion in America

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DEEPENING KNOWLEDGE, CULTIVATING CURIOSITY, PURSUING WISDOMWe seek to deepen public knowledge of religion and to draw on the wisdom of faith traditions to advance shared understanding. 

Partnering with scholars of religion, faith leaders, journalists, artists, museum curators, and communities of faith, our work strengthens understanding of the great diversity of American religion, promotes more curious and civil public conversations, and stimulates faith-rooted efforts to envision and build a more just, compassionate, and democratic world.

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