Center Programs
Berkley Center programs seek to deepen our knowledge of religious traditions and their role in world affairs. They bring together perspectives from different communities -- religious and secular -- and advance interreligious understanding, conceived not as harmony but as a balancing of different interests and points of view. Faculty-generated research, web-based resources, and publications engage the academy and the policy world. Student programs promote learning outside the classroom and approach undergraduates and graduate students as producers, not just consumers of knowledge.
Convening Thinkers
From DC to the World
Center programs convene leaders from the academy and the worlds policy and politics, civil society and the professions, to explore the changing role of religion in world affairs.
In January 2007 the Center convened a symposium to discuss the UN's Alliance of Civilizations Report. Shamil Idriss, Acting Director of the Secretariat that produced the Report, was joined on the panel by John Esposito, Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Relations, and Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center senior fellow. » more
The Center is a partner in the implementation of a two-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs supports a range of teaching, research, and outreach activities on two themes: "Religious Sources of Foreign Policy" and "Religion and Global Development." » more
Building Knowledge
Resources for Scholars, Students, and Beyond
Center research, teaching, and outreach programs build knowledge across disciplines and in policy-relevant areas. Web-based resources and publications relate religious traditions to contemporary policy challenges including: peace and security, global development, and democracy and human rights.
In March 2007 the Center sponsored a conference on Religion and the Global Politics of Human Rights, co-convened by Thomas Banchoff (Georgetown) and Robert Wuthnow (Princeton). The conference featured a keynote address by Kenneth Roth on the topic "Are Religion and Human Rights Complementary or Contradictory" and a series of panels. » more
The conference followed on two others on the politics of religious pluralism: The New Religious Pluralism and Democracy (April 2005); and The New Religious Pluralism in World Politics (March 2006). Both will culminate with books from Oxford University Press.
Database Information
Georgetown faculty and students collaborate on four databases designed to map the intersection of religion and world affairs along multiple perspectives. The databases - Religious Perspectives, World Events, Faith 2008, and Religion and Development - allow users to compare and analyze events, organizations, and statements across religious traditions, topic areas, and regions. » more
Events
Who is Jesus? Muslim and Christian Reflections
May 28, 2008, 11:30am
Berkley Center Conference Room
Imam Mohamed Magid and Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron will discuss the important role of Jesus in Islam and Christianity.
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