The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs has been exploring the intersection of faith, world politics and diplomacy since September 2006. A collaboration between the Henry Luce Foundation and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, the Luce/SFS Program initially focused on two issue areas: Religion and Global Development and Religion and US Foreign Policy. A follow-on award from the Luce Foundation in November 2008 has enabled the continued growth of both program areas and the addition of two more: Government Outreach and an online Religion and International Affairs Network.
The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs Annual Report 2007-2008 outlines activities supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and carried out through collaboration between the Berkley Center and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. The Luce/SFS program supports research, teaching, and outreach in two areas: Religion and US Foreign Policy and Religion and Global Development. 2007-08 highlights included a seminar on Islam, Constitutions, and Durable Democracy; symposia in Doha and The Hague on faith-inspired organizations and global development; two conferences on the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act and its legacies; and the publication of "Challenges of Change: Faith, Gender, and Development." Other initiatives included undergraduate and graduate course offerings; graduate student research fellowships; interactive online databases; and a series of reports on topics including faith-inspired organizations in development and religion in Israeli state and society.
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Introduction
Program Highlights
Religion and Global Development
Religious Sources of Foreign Policy
People and Partners