Certificate Courses
Fall 2013
THE DOYLE INITIATIVE
Doyle SeminarsThe Doyle Seminars foster deepened student learning about diversity and difference through enhanced research opportunities, interaction with...
Undergraduate Learning and Interreligious UnderstandingThe Berkley Center and Georgetown's Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) are analyzing the results of a five-year...
Undergraduate Fellows SeminarsAs of 2009-2010, this program became part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative, and in fall 2012 it was recast as the Doyle Seminars.
Junior Year Abroad NetworkThe Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects Georgetown students studying abroad in a variety of cultures. Students share reflections on...
RECENT JYAN LETTERS
On the Camino
May 20, 2013
“Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!” As I walked along, flanked by stretches of pines in the Galician hills, Doc Brown’s words to Marty McFly suddenly struck me. For the past...
May 20, 2013
“Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!” As I walked along, flanked by stretches of pines in the Galician hills, Doc Brown’s words to Marty McFly suddenly struck me. For the past...
Embracing Sevilla: Feria, Flamenco, and Family
May 16, 2013
“Ay extranjera, ¿qué piensas de la feria?” (Ah foreigner, what do you think of feria?), a smartly dressed woman standing next to camera crew called out to me. While during my time in...
May 16, 2013
“Ay extranjera, ¿qué piensas de la feria?” (Ah foreigner, what do you think of feria?), a smartly dressed woman standing next to camera crew called out to me. While during my time in...
Russian Views on Ethnicity, Race, and the Boston Marathon Bombing
May 16, 2013
I had a mix of emotions as I heard the news that the Boston Marathon bombing was the work of two ethnically Chechen men. I was immediately sure that the average American had little to no...
May 16, 2013
I had a mix of emotions as I heard the news that the Boston Marathon bombing was the work of two ethnically Chechen men. I was immediately sure that the average American had little to no...
RELATED RESOURCES: VALUES
Red and Blue Nation? Volume I: Characteristics and Causes of America’s Polarized Politics
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Red and Blue Nation? Volume II: Consequences and Correction of America’s Polarized Politics
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Catholic Attitudes on Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Comprehensive Portrait from Recent Research
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Religion and the Tea Party in the 2010 Election: An Analysis of the Third Biennial American Values Survey
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Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Certificate
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.
CERTIFICATE ELEMENTS
Area 1: Faith and Ethics in International Relations
Courses in this area will address the role of religion and/or ethics in interstate relations, including US foreign policy, regional conflicts, and human rights and religious freedom questions.
Courses in this area will address the role of religion and/or ethics in interstate relations, including US foreign policy, regional conflicts, and human rights and religious freedom questions.
Area 2: Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
Courses in this area will address the role of religion in politics in particular countries and regions, and encompass treatments of the role of particular religious traditions in society and politics.
Courses in this area will address the role of religion in politics in particular countries and regions, and encompass treatments of the role of particular religious traditions in society and politics.
Area 3: Religion in History and Culture
Courses in this area will explore the role of religion in national and regional histories and its contemporary expressions in culture and society.
Courses in this area will explore the role of religion in national and regional histories and its contemporary expressions in culture and society.
Capstone Seminar
The capstone seminar gives students an opportunity to conduct original research on a topic related to religion, ethics, and world affairs. Priority is given to seniors and juniors enrolled in the certificate.
The capstone seminar gives students an opportunity to conduct original research on a topic related to religion, ethics, and world affairs. Priority is given to seniors and juniors enrolled in the certificate.
Other Certificate Activities
In order to build intellectual community and foster fellowship, the certificate program sponsors an annual spring colloquium, where students participate as presenters and discussants, and an informal lunch seminar or study break each semester.
In order to build intellectual community and foster fellowship, the certificate program sponsors an annual spring colloquium, where students participate as presenters and discussants, and an informal lunch seminar or study break each semester.
REWA Graduates
The REWA certificate program began in Fall 2011 and the first students graduated with the certificate in Spring 2012.
The REWA certificate program began in Fall 2011 and the first students graduated with the certificate in Spring 2012.
Staff Contact and Faculty Advisors
Thomas Banchoff, Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and Associate Professor in the Government Department and the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Email Address: banchoff@georgetown.edu
Michael Kessler, Associate Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
E-mail Address: mjk62@georgetown.edu
Jamie Scott, Program Associate, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
E-mail Address: jps76@georgetown.edu
Thomas Banchoff, Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and Associate Professor in the Government Department and the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Email Address: banchoff@georgetown.edu
Michael Kessler, Associate Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
E-mail Address: mjk62@georgetown.edu
Jamie Scott, Program Associate, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
E-mail Address: jps76@georgetown.edu