Societal Trust

Who gets to decide what counts as religion? Religious pluralism depends on protecting beliefs even when they fall outside the American majority’s understanding of faith. When outsiders are permitted to determine which beliefs are genuinely religious, the freedom of all religious communities is put at risk.

Students work at Firehouse Coffee Shop in St. James, Mo., as volunteers, and donate the shop’s profits to nonprofit causes.

These volunteer tutors are weaving cross cultural connection.

Rooted & Rising focuses on highlighting the innovative ways community leaders are building social trust and impacting rural education.