IRMCE Donate to IRMCE today. The Institute for Religion Media and Civic Engagement Safeguarding Democracy Through Public Scholarship The Institute for Religion Media and Civic Engagement Safeguarding Democracy Through Public Scholarship About IRMCE Our Mission The Institute for Religion Media and Civic Engagement creates and distributes scholarly resources on the promises and threats religious communities hold for global democracy. We train advise and mentor researchers journalists and other leaders to communicate their research to the broader public using traditional and nontraditional educational channels and various forms of media and to work with organizers and activists to broaden their impact on the ground. Our Vision IRMCE envisions a future in which American communities and their leaders have access to a network of reliable and relevant media resources that focus on both the dangers and promises of religion in the twentyfirst century and beyond.