Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs

The Berkley Center honors the memory of William R. Berkley.

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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

José Casanova Quoted in a New York Times Article on Pope Leo XIV's Trip to France

Judd Birdsall and Allen Hertzke Examine the Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy

Patrick Beldio Discusses the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Integral Yoga

Events

Featured Event

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Oct
20

2026

12th Annual Costan Lecture in Early Christianity and Honorary Degree Ceremony

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. EDT Healy Hall

Other Events

Sep
24

2026

The Human and Moral Costs of the New Nuclear Arms Race

Sep
18

2026

2026 Global Social Justice Research Symposium

On the Berkley Forum

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July 31, 2026

Religious Pluralism in an Age of Crisis

By: José Casanova Jocelyne Cesari

Graves at the Anleyuan (Peaceful Joy Garden) Cemetery outside of Xiamen city, Fujian Province

April 22, 2026

Grief and Human Well-Being

By: Becky Yang Hsu

Ancient Greek pillars at the Acropolis in Athens

March 31, 2026

The Culture of Encounter and Democracy

By: Thomas Banchoff

China's Exportation of Sinicized Christianity and the United States Military Chaplain Response

February 17, 2026

China's Exportation of Sinicized Christianity and the United States Military Chaplain Response

By: Zachary Zumwalt

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December 10, 2025

Ignatian Spirituality as Reparative Practice

A Bektashi Muslim State in Albania: The Perilous Crossroads of Foreign Policy, Heritage, and Geopolitics

November 20, 2025

A Bektashi Muslim State in Albania: The Perilous Crossroads of Foreign Policy, Heritage, and Geopolitics

By: Arolda Elbasani Kledian Myftari

Our Topics

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Catholic Church and the World

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Environment

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Ethics and International Affairs

Gender

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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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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 Dialogue Fellows

Education and Social Justice Project

Berkley Center Graduate Fellows