What does it mean to serve a city? "Faith in Service of the City" is an event designed to create dialogue on--and offer potential models of--how residents of Los Angeles use their faith commitments, tools, resources, beliefs, practices, and so forth to mobilize service acts to our city. Panelists representing significant faith-motivated organizations in the city...

Sound—whether thunder or psalmody—plays a role in the formation and perception of the sacred. Religions acknowledge the importance of sound, manifested in the voice of God, the call to prayer, collective chant, and other profound ways. Sound unifies communities in sacred worship and arms sacred hierarchies. It is captured in images and contained in built...