Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs

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The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs seeks a more just and peaceful world by building knowledge and advancing cooperation through research, teaching, and dialogue.

Featured News

Thomas Banchoff Writes on Mercy and Politics in the Washington Post

Peter Mandaville Highlights Opportunities for Interfaith Peacebuilding in Trump's Gaza Plan

Thomas Banchoff on the Solidarity of the Hopeful in the New York Review of Books

Events

Featured Event

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Nov
19

2025

A Conversation on Facts, Faith, and the Future of American Politics

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST Old North Hall

Other Events

Nov
5

2025

Religious and Political Implications of Nostra Aetate at 60 for Christian-Muslim Relations

Oct
20

2025

A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan

On the Berkley Forum

Sr. Teresia Kathure Murungi, RGS, and Sr. Teresa Kiragu, ASN

September 26, 2025

Faith-Inspired Development Approaches That Empower Women and Girls

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August 27, 2025

Perspectives on the Pan-American Pope

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July 30, 2025

Religious Freedom at 250: Assessing the United States' New Commission

By: Eric Patterson Michael Kessler

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April 10, 2025

The Future of Religion in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security

By: Peter Mandaville

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March 21, 2025

Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft at 30—Lessons and Legacies

By: Judd Birdsall

In Religion-Averse Japan, a Religion-Backed Party Remains Pivotal

November 25, 2024

In Religion-Averse Japan, a Religion-Backed Party Remains Pivotal

By: Levi McLaughlin

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Catholic Church and the World

COVID-19

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Ethics and International Affairs

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Global Safeguarding

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Globalization and Pluralism

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Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue

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Law and Religion

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Migration and Refugees

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Political Theology

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Racial Justice

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Religion and Development

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Religion and World Politics

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Religion in American Public Life

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Religion, Arts, and Culture

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Religious Freedom

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Students

The Berkley Center offers a number of ways for students to get involved, including participating in fellowship programs; doing service work, taking courses, and conducting research through the Doyle Engaging Difference Program; and working at the center.

Explore opportunities below.

Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor

Doyle Global Dialogue

Education and Social Justice Project

Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship