Engagement with cultural and religious differences is a centerpiece of the Georgetown educational experience. The Center's undergraduate programs, part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative, seek to deepen that engagement by empowering students as creators, and not just consumers of knowledge.

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Globalization and the resurgence of religion in public life have brought faith and values into politics in new ways, in the United States and around the world. The program examines the political and policy significance of religion and ethics, with an emphasis on democratic institutions and cultural conflict.

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How does globalization intersect with the resurgence of public religion? To what extent do we live in a post-secular world? The Globalization, Religions, and the Secular program brings together leading scholars across disciplines to explore different dimensions of these questions across states, regions, and religious communities.

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Starting in fall 2011, the School of Foreign Service will be offering a Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs (REWA) certificate in collaboration with the Berkley Center.

The American Pilgrimage Project is a national project of informal, person-to-person conversations about religious belief. Drawing on the scholarly resources of Georgetown University and the documentary approach pioneered by StoryCorps --- the independent nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of ordinary Americans --- the American Pilgrimage Project will invite Americans of diverse backgrounds to sit together and talk to each other one-to-one about the role their religious beliefs play at crucial moments in their lives.

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Both the practice and analysis of US foreign policy has traditionally marginalized religious questions. With the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, the Berkley Center explores the role of religion in US policy. This program gives special attention to issues of human rights and international religious freedom.

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Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs has received a $2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to support the interdisciplinary study of religious freedom. The Religious Freedom Project engages a team of leading international scholars led by the Center's Thomas Farr.

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Since the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), the Roman Catholic Church has been a key player in interreligious dialogue. The Center examines the Church’s interaction with other religious traditions as well as the challenges posed by increasing cultural and religious pluralism at the local, national, and international levels.

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The program in Law, Religion, and Values supports teaching, research, and scholarly conferences that explore how religion and values legitimate, shape, and conflict with global political, cultural, and legal systems in transnational and comparative perspective

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The Berkley Center's Religion and Global Development program tracks the engagement of religious communities around global policy challenges and brings together stakeholders to examine best practices and advance collaboration. The program is supported by the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs.

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The Religion, Conflict, and Peace program examines the intersection of religion with other cultural, social, and political factors in the generation and resolution of conflict. Activities include the production of critical case studies and the development of knowledge resources for government professionals.

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