The last two decades have seen a surge of religious, ethical and cultural controversies around the world. Through research, teaching and outreach the Faith, Values, and Public Life program explores the intersection of globalization with contemporary issues including education, science and technology, and international relations.

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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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The Arab Spring has highlighted one of the most salient trends of the past two decades: the emergence of Islam as a political force around the world. The Islam and World Politics program addresses the intersection of Islam and politics in areas including democratization, immigration, and women's rights.

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Since fall 2011, the School of Foreign Service has offered a Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs (REWA) certificate administered through the Berkley Center. The REWA certificate gives students an opportunity to explore the role of faith and values across topic areas including international relations, comparative politics, history and cultures.

Drawing on the scholarly resources of Georgetown University and the documentary approach pioneered by StoryCorps, 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 and interfaith 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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Engagement with cultural and religious differences is a centerpiece of the Georgetown educational experience. The Doyle Engaging Difference Program, a collaboration with the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), supports and Berkley Center's Doyle Seminars program, the Junior Year Abroad Program (JYAN), and Doyle student fellows.

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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, in close collaboration with the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD), tracks the engagement of religious communities and faith-inspired organizations around global policy challenges and brings together stakeholders to examine best practices and advance collaboration.

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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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The "Holy Avarice: Religion and the Re-enchantment of Modern Capitalism" research project investigates the role of religion in modern economic life in the global South and the developed North. It is funded by the Religion and Innovation in Human Affairs (RIHA) program of the Historical Society.

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