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Thomas Farr
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Thomas F. Farr is Director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and a Visiting Associate Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. A former American diplomat and leading authority on international religious freedom, Farr has published widely,...
Thomas F. Farr is Director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and a Visiting Associate Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. A former American diplomat and leading authority on international religious freedom, Farr has published widely,...
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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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Religious Sources of Foreign Policy
The Project on the Religious Sources of Foreign Policy (2007-08) brought together thought leaders and policymakers to explore the practical challenges posed by the impact of domestic religious forces on international affairs. Through a series of symposia -- on Evangelicals and US foreign policy (March 2007); Islam, Constitutions, and Durable Democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan (September 2007); and on Religion in Israeli Society, Politics, and Foreign Policy (January 2008) -- the project examined the ways in which different national understandings of religion and its governance are impacting national foreign policies and international diplomacy. Each of the symposia led to a published report outlining the key issues and controversies.
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Religion in Israeli Society, Politics and Foreign Policy
January 17, 2008
This conference examined the health of the Israeli state as a self-styled Jewish democracy from a particular perspective, i.e., the subject of religion in Israeli society, politics, and foreign policy. Participants grappled with the question of what it means to be a Jewish State and its...
Report of the Symposium on Islam, Constitutions, & Durable Democracy: The Cases of Iraq & Afghanistan
September 11, 2007
The Report of the Symposium on Islam, Constitutions, & Durable Democracy is part of the Berkley Center’s Religious Literacy Series. It chronicles a symposium on the same topic that took place at Georgetown University on September 11, 2007. Participants in both the panel and publication...
Report of the Symposium on Evangelicals and Foreign Policy
March 28, 2007
The Report of the Symposium on Evangelicals and Foreign Policy is part of the Berkley Center's Religious Literacy Series and documents a symposium on a similar topic that took place at Georgetown University on March 28, 2007. Both the event and the publication highlighted the opinions and...
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Religion in Israeli Society, Politics, and Foreign Policy
January 16, 2008
The Berkley Center, in cooperation with the Program on Jewish Civilization, hosted a panel on Religion in Israeli Society, Politics, and Foreign Policy to examine the effects of religion and religious pluralism in Israeli domestic politics and foreign policy. The state of Israel lies at the...
Islam, Constitutions, and Durable Democracy: The Cases Of Iraq and Afghanistan
September 10, 2007
"Islam, Constitutions and Durable Democracy: The Cases of Iraq & Afghanistan" focused on the fragile democratic experiments in these two countries. In Iraq, sectarian conflict abetted by foreign terrorists is putting enormous pressure on a weak governing coalition. In Afghanistan, a resurgent...
Symposium on Evangelicals and Foreign Policy
March 27, 2007
Co-sponsored with the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs, this symposium analyzed the effect that evangelicals have on foreign policy. Six core questions guided discussion: To what degree has Evangelical engagement around development agendas increased over the last decade, and...