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Jon Miller is a comparative sociologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. He directs the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, where he convenes the interdisciplinary academic advisory council. His research interests primarily revolve around the international evangelical missionary movement, utilizing this movement as a lens to understand global relationships between religion, politics, and economics. He is actively working with an international team of archivists to create the Internet Mission Photography Archive, which aims to make photographic archives of missions available in a searchable database hosted by USC's Archival Research Center. Additionally, Miller collaborates with the center's Donald E. Miller and Grace Dyrness on an ongoing investigation of the significance of religion in the lives of recent immigrants in California. His scholarly contributions include numerous articles and monographs focused on the intersections of religion and culture, as well as the roles of politics and economics in societal changes. Miller's research has been acknowledged with awards for his scholarly achievements and teaching excellence.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Held tenure-track position as a Professor at USC, specializing in sociology.
Center for Religion and Civic Culture • Los Angeles, CA
Directed research initiatives within the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC.
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