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HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 7  - Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'

HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 7 - Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'

FromSnooze


HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 7 - Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'

FromSnooze

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Part 7: Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church' 
How To LA is back with our series on How NOT To Be Lonely in LA.
Today we explore the connection between religion…or lack thereof…and loneliness.
For decades, Americans relied on their church, temple or mosque, or other religious institutions, for a sense of built in community. But with more and more people disaffiliating from organized religion in recent decades — particularly since the 90s — we, as a society, haven't really found a replacement for those spaces, and the community and sanctity that comes with them.
Today, producer Megan Botel speaks to USC professor of religion Diane Winston about what has been lost on a personal and community level in the decline of religiosity. She also explores the Pico Union Project, a non-denominational church in L.A. that might offer a solution to some who are looking to find a place to gather with people and share in some sense of spirituality. 
Guests: Diane Winston, professor of media and religion at USC; Craig Taubman, founder and artistic director of the Pico Union Project; Ross Chait, talent booker at the Pico Union Project.
Released:
May 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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