A model of religious leadership committed to global social change, Tutu’s story is featured in this new documentary series that highlights the role of the global church in ending South African apartheid. How can your community be inspired by this legacy of faith, justice and action? Click here for more information.

President Henderson was a key voice at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) General Assembly in July to further the church in mission, social justice, evangelism and ecumenism. Find out more about Auburn’s covenant relationship with the PC (U.S.A.) and support of Presbyterian students by clicking here.   

Julio Medina, Executive Director of the Exodus Transitional Community and graduate of New York Theological Seminary, describes the opportunities and challenges that formerly incarcerated people face when they return from prison. Auburn Media’s director Macky Alston directed this PBS documentary, nominated for an Emmy Award best documentary, and catalyst for the Becoming the Promised Landcongregational resources, designed to help churches partner with people returning from prison to help them thrive. To find out more click here.

Since 2001, Face to Face has brought together hundreds of Christian, Jewish and Muslim teenagers from Northern Ireland, the Middle East, South Africa, and the U.S. to develop a new generation of leaders able to negotiate a multifaith global society. Teens learn how their own religious traditions and those of others can be used to build a more peaceful world. To find out more, click here.

Prominent sociologist, Princeton University professor, and public intellectual, Harris-Lacewell addresses the intersection of race, religion, and politics during Barack Obama’s run for president. Christian leaders have a lot to gain from Harris-Lacewell’s talk, as it makes plain how many African-American clergypeople responded to the story of the controversy around the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, prophetic witness and public theology, and ministry. To podcast Harris-Lacewell’s Rudin Lecture, click here.

Media is the pulpit of the twenty-first century; yet inspired and prophetic leaders representing a balance of perspectives are often nowhere to be heard or seen in the news. Auburn Media is dedicated to helping you cultivate your preaching, teaching and writing to meet the needs of TV, radio, print, and the Web. Auburn Media exists to help you - today's religious leaders and experts on religion and public life - set the record straight. We've trained close to 2,000 religious leaders through our workshops and consulting and to learn more click here.

The peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2005, making Liberia the first African nation with a female president.  To learn how your faith community can screen this extraordinary film, click here.

Alice Walker is one of the many extraordinary voices to have been honored at Auburn's Lives of Commitment.  To learn more about Lives of Commitment click here.  To learn more about Auburn's support of women's leadership and programming across religious traditions click here. 

Katharine Henderson praises the leaders of Auburn’s international youth leadership program, Face to Face/ Faith to Faith and all who make it possible through the gifts of time, resources and money. To learn more about Peace is Possible, click here.  

This clip is a great example of how a prominent religious voice can educate the general public responsibly and engagingly about religion and public life through mass media. If you are a religious leader interested in developing skills that help you communicate more effectively through the media, or if you are a member of the press seeking religious voices or experts on religion, please click here.