Shawn Landres Explained

J. Shawn Landres (born 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a social entrepreneur and independent scholar, and local civic leader, known for applied research related to charitable giving and faith-based social innovation and community development, as well as for innovation in government and civic engagement.

Education

Landres graduated from Columbia University in 1994 and received a master's degrees from Oxford in Social Anthropology and the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Religious Studies, as well as a Doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] [2] Landres' work on ethnographic methodology has been cited in handbooks for the study of the sociology of religion.[3] [4] [5]

In 2004, Landres took a public role in shaping the interreligious response to the film The Passion of the Christ.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Awards and recognition

The Jewish Daily Forward named Landres to its annual list of the 50 most influential American Jews in 2009.[11] He is the co-founder of Jumpstart, a nonprofit philanthropic research organization,.[12] [13]

In 2013 Landres was awarded the Liberty Hill Foundation's NextGen Leadership Award.[31] The Southern California Leadership Network (a program of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce) named him as one of its 30th anniversary "30-in-30" alumni honorees in 2017.[14]

A co-founder (with Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman) of Synagogue 3000's Synagogue Studies Institute,[15] Landres is credited with creating the term "Jewish Emergent," which describes new spiritual Jewish communities that have an institutional dynamic in which "relationship, not contract or program, is the driving metaphor;" the term "Jewish Emergent" reflects similarities in organizing philosophy with a parallel movement in the Christian church.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] A 2007 report Landres co-authored with sociologist Steven M. Cohen and others linked Jewish Emergent communities to social networking rather than institutional structures.[25] They argued that "Jewish Emergent" encompasses both the independent minyan movement (which was supported by Synagogue 3000)[26] and so-called "rabbi-led emergent" communities such as IKAR and Kavana Cooperative.[27] In 2006, Landres co-convened the first gathering of Emergent church and "Jewish Emergent" leaders in a meeting[28] [29] co-led by theologian Tony Jones, who recounted the episode in one of his books.[30] In 2016, a network of rabbi-led emergent communities established the Jewish Emergent Network, crediting Landres for coining the concept behind its name.[31]

Political engagement

Landres worked with the White House during the Presidency of Barack Obama on Jewish affairs and issues related to faith-based social enterprise.[32] [33] [34] [35]

In July 2012, the Obama White House invited Landres, representing Jumpstart, to speak as a "spotlight innovator" at its Faith-Based Social Innovators Conference.[36] [37] [38]

Bill Clinton has identified him as the "young man" who suggested "Don't Stop" as the future president's 1992 campaign theme song.[39] [40]

Research

In 2013-14, Landres chaired the research team and co-authored five of Jumpstart's six Connected to Give reports, which "map[ped] the landscape of charitable giving by Americans of different faith traditions."[41] [42] Connected to Give was credited by Indiana University as a "breakthrough finding" distinguishing giving to religious congregations and giving to "religiously identified organizations."[43] and has continued to be cited in research reports on philanthropy.[44] .

In 2016 Landres co-authored "The Generosity Gap: Donating Less in Post-Recession Los Angeles County"[45] [46] [47] for the California Community Foundation and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, described as a model for research on locally focused giving [48]

Local political roles

Landres chaired the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission from 2017 to 2019[35].[49] [50]

In 2018, Landres was appointed to the City of Santa Monica Planning Commission. He has stated his opposition to medium-term housing for non-residents.[51] However, as a commissioner and as chair while the City of Santa Monica was updating its required Housing Element in response to its Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation, Landres took positions generally favoring increasing residential density, including in single-family neighborhoods[52] [53] [54] [55] [56] Prior to his planning commission appointment, Landres had chaired the City of Santa Monica's Social Services Commission,[32] where he focused on homelessness[57] [58] [59] and on accounting for social services in land-use planning.[60] He is a member of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Financial Oversight Committee. [61] and co-chaired a 2018 bond measure campaign for SMMUSD facilities, which passed despite opposition from homeowners and renters concerned about increased taxes and fees.[62] [63] Previously he chaired the Santa Monica Public Library's Innovation Technology Task Force.[64] [65]

Academic roles

UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs appointed him as a Civil Society Fellow in 2015 and as a Senior Fellow in 2016.[66] He serves on the board of directors of the Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council [67] and was a founding organizing committee member of Jews United for Democracy and Justice, formed in response to "rising threats to religious tolerance, equal rights, a free and fair press, human dignity, and long-held norms of decency and civil society."[68]

In 2019 Landres initiated the idea for CIVruta, a Los Angeles-based training initiative aimed at "encouraging and equipping [community leaders from different backgrounds] to bring the Jewishly informed democratic values of diversity, inclusion, and dignity to service on local boards and commissions."[69] It was awarded the Lippman Kanfer Prize for Applied Jewish Wisdom funded by the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah (created by the founders of Gojo Industries) and the Democracy Fund.[70] [71] [72] [73]

COVID pandemic

During the COVID pandemic, Landres has served on the County of Los Angeles Prosper LA Working Group, helping oversee a National Association of Counties Achievement Award-winning initiative to "streamline the County's contracting process, assist businesses, and identify potential cost-savings to County operations.".[74] [75] Landres also serves on the City of Santa Monica Economic Recovery Task Force.[76]

In November 2020 and April 2021 Landres published two syndicated op-eds calling for reform of California's Brown Act to enable remote participation by the public in local government.[77] He has advocated for public participation reform and for increased public access to government decision-making.[78] [79]

Books

Landres's books include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://qpc.co.la.ca.us/Landres.asp Quality and Productivity Commission
  2. Web site: Landres. J. Shawn. May 2005. Renewing American Judaism at the Root. June 23, 2021. Columbia College Today.
  3. Book: Personal Knowledge and Beyond. Landres. JS. New York University Press. 2002. JV. Spickard. MB. McGuire.
  4. Spickard, J. V. (2007). Micro qualitative approaches to the sociology of religion: phenomenologies, interviews, narratives, and ethnographies. The Sage handbook of the sociology of religion. London: Sage, 121-143.
  5. Roof, W. C. (2011). Research design. In Stausberg, M., & Engler, S. (Eds.). The Routledge handbook of research methods in the study of religion (pp. 68-80).London, UK: Routledge.
  6. Book: After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences. Rowman Altamira. 2004. Landres. JS. Berenbaum. M.
  7. Landres, J.S. (2004). "Passion" Response Dos and Don'ts. Jewish Journal, February 12.
  8. "Who Really Killed Jesus?" (2004). Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, February 20.
  9. Gruber, R. E. (2004). Nun who inspired Gibson's 'Passion' may become a saint. Jewish Telegraphic Agency / JWeekly.com, October 8.
  10. Landres, J.S., & Berenbaum, M. (2004). Diskuse o Gibsonove 'Utrpneni krista' [in Czech]. Dingir 2/2004.
  11. Web site: "Forward 50, 2009," The Jewish Daily Forward. November 11, 2009.
  12. Kaplan, E. (2009). Jumpstart Nurtures Innovation, Focused on Social Entrepreneurs. Jewish Journal, November 16.
  13. West, Melanie Grayce. (2013). Young Jews Courted as Donors. The Wall Street Journal, August 31.
  14. News: Shawn Landres - Week 5: 30-in-30 honoree - Southern California Leadership Network. 2017-05-11. Southern California Leadership Network. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  15. "New Field of 'synagogue Studies' Addresses Changes in Jewish Life." Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 6, 2006.
  16. Shiflett, Dave. (2006). Getting Hip to Religion. The Wall Street Journal, February 24.
  17. Web site: The Emerging Spiritual Paradigm. Sh'ma Journal. June 1, 2006. Landres. J. Shawn.
  18. Shawn Landres. J.. Bolger. R. K.. Emerging Patterns of Interreligious Conversation: A Christian-Jewish Experiment. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 1 July 2007. 612. 1. 225–239. 10.1177/0002716207301563. 145807010.
  19. Brown, S. P. (2006). Emergent Jews. Jewish Journal, January 26.
  20. Brown, S. P. (2006). Emergent Network Could Help Define Synagogue. Jewish Journal, December 1.
  21. Bronznick, S. (2009). Visioning Justice and the American Jewish Community. New York: Nathan Cummings Foundation.
  22. Banerjee, Neela. (2007). Challenging Tradition, Young Jews Worship on Their Own Terms. The New York Times, November 28.
  23. Fishkoff, S. (2007). Minyan study: Jews pray on own terms. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 30.
  24. News: Leland . John . Synagogue, Rebooted . The New York Times . 2014-03-14 . 2021-12-29 .
  25. Cohen, S. M., Landres, J. S., Kaunfer, E., & Shain, M. (2007). Emergent Jewish communities and their participants: Preliminary findings from the 2007 National Spiritual Communities Study. New York: S3K Synagogue Studies Institute and Mechon Hadar.
  26. http://www.jta.org/2006/09/12/archive/turned-off-by-traditional-services-young-jews-form-new-prayer-groups Turned off by Traditional Services, Young Jews Form New Prayer Groups
  27. Tu, J. I. (2007). Queen Anne Jewish community goes its own way . Seattle Times, September 12.
  28. Winston, D. (2006). Religious Progressives: The Next Generation. Los Angeles Times, February 5.
  29. Flaccus, Gillian. (2006.) Disillusioned Jews, Christians share ideas on 'emergent' faith. (Associated Press.) Orange County Register, January 21.
  30. Jones, Tony. (2008). The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier". Jossey-Bass. See also Chia, L. (2010). Emerging faith boundaries: bridge-building, inclusion, and the emerging church movement in America (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri--Columbia). See also Haji, R., & Lalonde, R. N. (2012). Interreligious Communication. In Giles, H. (Ed.). The Handbook of Intergroup Communication. London: Routledge, p. 285.
  31. url=http://www.jewishemergentnetwork.org/ |title=Jewish Emergent Network, footnote
  32. Harris, J. (2009). My Trip to the White House. Jewcy.com, May 21 (blog post).
  33. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/faith/2010/05/white_house_party_to_celebrate.html White House party to celebrate Jewish culture
  34. Hoffman, A. (2010). Obama Fetes the Jews. Tablet, May 28.
  35. rabbiyonah. (2010). Jewlicious Heritage Month at White House. Jewlicious (blog), May 28.
  36. Anderson, R. (2012). Spiritually Speaking: Faith-based is non-partisan. Eden Prairie News, August 5.
  37. Kampeas, Ron. (2012). Repair the World, Jewish Jumpstart join White House faith-based forum. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 12.
  38. Vandeventer, P. (2012). Of Wedges and Willing Allies. Community Partners blog, July.
  39. Book: Clinton, Bill. My Life. Vintage. 2005. 978-1400030033. 368.
  40. Web site: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow. C-SPAN. Sep 30, 2011. Clinton '92 Campaign Reunion.
  41. Web site: About Connected to Give. Connected to Give. en-us. 2016-04-08.
  42. Web site: Religious Americans Give More, New Study Finds. The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 25 November 2013 . 2016-04-08.
  43. url=https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/files/research/womengive14_final.pdf |title=Women Give 2014, page 9
  44. url=https://www.privatebank.citibank.com/newcpb-media/media/documents/insights/Philanthropy-and-global-economy.pdf |title=PHILANTHROPY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: Opportunities in a World of Transition, pages 69 and 78
  45. News: The Generosity Gap - California Community Foundation's Centennial Celebration Website. California Community Foundation's Centennial Celebration Website. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  46. Web site: L.A. residents giving significantly less to charity, study finds. Walton. Alice. Los Angeles Times. 3 June 2016 . 2018-02-02.
  47. News: The Generosity Gap: Charitable giving is down in LA county. Radio. Southern California Public. 2016-06-03. Southern California Public Radio. 2018-02-02.
  48. Web site: Charitable Giving in Los Angeles Declines Considerably as Big Dollars Go Elsewhere - Non Profit News Nonprofit Quarterly. nonprofitquarterly.org. 6 June 2016 . en-US. 2018-02-02.
  49. News: LA County Chair of Quality and Productivity Commission - Santa Monica Mirror. 2017-01-20. Santa Monica Mirror. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  50. News: Moving & Shaking: Pico Shul goes skiing, BJE and AFOBIS celebrate — Jewish Journal. Torok. Ryan. 2017-02-02. Jewish Journal. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  51. News: Marom . Tor . Cracking Down On Corporate Housing? . Santa Monica Mirror . 2018-12-21 . 2021-12-23 .
  52. News: Pauker . Madeleine . City Council limits "mansionization" of single-family neighborhoods . Santa Monica Daily Press . 2019-10-24 . 2021-12-23 .
  53. News: Pauker . Madeleine . State may require Santa Monica to build 9,000 units . Santa Monica Daily Press . 2019-11-11 . 2021-12-23 .
  54. News: Dixson . Brennan . Planning Commission hears Housing Element Update . Santa Monica Daily Press . 2020-11-23 . 2021-12-22 .
  55. Web site: Dixson. Brennon. 2021-06-08. Commissioners discuss densifying R1 neighborhoods. 2021-06-23. Santa Monica Daily Press. en-US.
  56. News: Creel . Toi . Santa Monica Commissioners Consider Rezoning Neighborhoods . Santa Monica Mirror . 2021-07-06 . 2021-12-23 .
  57. Web site: Santa Monica Backs County Sales Tax for Homeless Services. www.santamonicalookout.com. 2018-02-02.
  58. Web site: Locals can provide free money. smdp.com. 13 February 2017 . en-US. 2018-02-02.
  59. News: Moving & Shaking: Mike Burstyn's directorial debut, Rabbi Jon Hanish honored and more. Torok. Ryan. 2017-09-14. Jewish Journal. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  60. Web site: Social Services are part of planning. smdp.com. 15 November 2016 . en-US. 2018-02-02.
  61. Web site: SMMUSD :: Fiscal & Business Services :: Financial DAC Members. www.smmusd.org. 2018-02-02.
  62. News: Crane . Tricia . "Less than the cost of a latte"? Really? . Santa Monica Lookout . 2018-10-09 . 2021-12-23 .
  63. Web site: Local Bonds for School Improvements . 2021-12-23 .
  64. Web site: Shawn Landres serving as Luskin School Civil Society Fellow. Newsroom. UCLA. UCLA Newsroom. en. 2018-02-02.
  65. Web site: Innovation Technology Task Force. www.santamonicapubliclibrary.org. en-US. 2018-02-02.
  66. Web site: Shawn Landres serving as Luskin School Civil Society Fellow. Newsroom. UCLA. UCLA Newsroom. 2016-04-08.
  67. Web site: HRC Board of Directors. hrcsantamonica.org. en-US. 2018-02-02.
  68. News: Broad-based L.A. Jewish coalition forms to respond to Trump actions — Jewish Journal. Arom. Eitan. 2017-02-28. Jewish Journal. 2018-02-02. en-US.
  69. Web site: Lippman Kanfer Prize for Applied Jewish Wisdom . 2021-12-23 .
  70. News: Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah and Democracy Fund announce Winners of Lippman Kanfer Prize for Applied Jewish Wisdom — eJewishPhilanthropy. 2019-03-19. eJewishPhilanthropy. 2021-12-23. en-US.
  71. News: Two Civic Engagement Initiatives Awarded Lippman Kanfer Prize — Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Kustanowitz. Esther D.. 2019-03-27. Jewish Journal. 2021-12-23. en-US.
  72. News: A Unique Prize Taps Jewish Wisdom to Defend Democracy. Who Are the Winners? — Inside Philanthropy. Nussbaum Cohen. Debra. 2019-03-18. Inside Phlanthropyl. 2021-12-23. en-US.
  73. News: Torok . Ryan . Rivlin Honored at UCLA, Armenian Genocide Talk . Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . 2020-02-26 . 2021-12-23 .
  74. Web site: Prosper LA About us . County of Los Angeles . 2021-12-23 .
  75. Web site: PROSPER LA . National Association of Counties . 2021-12-23 .
  76. Web site: Economic Recovery Task Force - About the Task Force . City of Santa Monica . 2021-12-23 .
  77. Web site: California Open Government Roundup: Los Angeles City Attorney Spotlights Alleged Violation Of Brown Act . Brown . Donal . . 2020-11-17. 2021-12-23 .
  78. News: Dixson . Brennan. Public officials call for continued virtual comment options . Santa Monica Daily Press . 2021-05-10 . 2021-12-23 .
  79. News: Pauker . Madeleine . Planning Commission to consider doing away with downtown development agreements . Santa Monica Daily Press . 2020-05-14 . 2021-12-23 .
  80. Reviews of Personal Knowledge and Beyond:
    • Carroll . Michael P. . March 2003 . 1 . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion . 1387994 . 160–161 . none . 42.
    • Glazier . Stephen D. . July 2004 . 10.1016/j.religion.2004.04.008 . 3 . Religion . 244–246 . none . 34.
    • Griffin . Wendy . Winter 2003 . 10.2307/3712345 . 4 . Sociology of Religion . 3712345 . 532–534 . none . 64.
    • Johnson . Paul Christopher . January 2004 . 10.1086/382336 . 1 . The Journal of Religion . 160–162 . none . 84.
    • McMullen . Mike . January 2003 . 10.2307/3089896 . 1 . Contemporary Sociology . 3089896 . 125–126 . none . 32.
    • Ratcliff . Donald E. . December 2002 . 10.2307/3512521 . 2 . Review of Religious Research . 3512521 . 206–207 . none . 44.
  81. Reviews of After the Passion is Gone:
    • Axelson . Tomas . March 2007 . 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00345_6.x . 1 . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion . 4621962 . 140–141 . none . 46.
    • Deacy . Chris . January 2006 . 10.1080/13537900500382375 . 20.500.12424/3019450 . 1 . Journal of Contemporary Religion . 122–124 . none . 21. 216140814 .
    • Plate . S. Brent . Spring 2007 . 10.1177/014833310705600323 . 3 . Christianity and Literature . 44314095 . 535–539 . none . 56.
  82. Reviews of Religion, Violence, Memory and Place:
    • Miller . Richard B. . September 2009 . 3 . The Journal of Religious Ethics . 40378119 . 531, 533–564 . The Moral and Political Burdens of Memory . 37. 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2009.00399.x .
    • Porter . Jack Nusan . November 2008 . 6 . Contemporary Sociology . 20444347 . 561–562 . none . 37. 10.1177/009430610803700622 . 144659450 .
    • Rock . Stella . March 2011 . 10.1080/09637494.2011.546510 . 1 . Religion, State and Society . 127–129 . none . 39. 143780909 .
    • Snyder . Justin . September 2007 . 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00368_4.x . 3 . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion . 4621993 . 429–430 . none . 46.

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