The Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality, a three-year process of listening and dialogue that began in October 2021 centers on the themes of communion, participation, and mission. Pope Francis has called on Catholics to practice the “art of encounter” – to engage differences constructively and to seek out common ground.
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Berkley Forum
The Berkley Forum is an online platform for public scholarship and informed commentary at the intersection of religion and world affairs. Each series of essays brings together a diversity of experts to engage in rigorous debate on a religious or ethical issue of global significance.
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As of May 2023, over 110 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide because of conflicts, persecution, and human rights violations. An unsettling aspect of this crisis is the growing prevalence of displaced women and children, highlighting the interplay between gender and displacement.
Laura Collins examines the increased external state engagement in the Central African Republic, what she describes as a cautionary tale about how we understand the effects of external state influence on local conflict dynamics and the relevance of transnational linkages based on a common religious identity.
Faith in Action
Faith in Action tracks the faith-inspired activities of people and institutions across the globe and across religious traditions, with a focus on development and humanitarian issues. Earlier posts were originally published by the Huffington Post or on the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site.
Recent Blog Posts
November 14, 2023
To the G20 Leaders: An Interfaith Call to Action
Katherine Marshall and W. Cole Durham, Jr., pose a call to action for interfaith leaders attending the 2023 G20 Interfaith Forum in Pune, India, focusing on those who are most vulnerable and most affected by today’s intertwined crises as well as the impact on children.
August 22, 2023
Combatting Accusations of Witches in Ghana
Katherine Marshall highlights the work of John Azumah, a scholar of religion and leader of the Sanneh Institute who has led advocacy campaigns to criminalize accusations of witchcraft in West Africa.
June 8, 2023
The G20 Interfaith Forum Journey
Katherine Marshall highlights key milestones along the G20 Interfaith Forum's journey that have led to the 2023 gathering in New Delhi, India. She explores where they have come, where they are today, and how they see the path ahead.
Recent Blog Posts
April 22, 2023
Spring 2023 Student Symposium: Berkley Center Students
The Berkley Center offers numerous student programs. This virtual space features the projects of Berkley Center students from the Doyle Undergraduate Fellows program, the Global Ethics Dialogue, and our Doyle Seminars.
April 22, 2023
Spring 2023 Student Symposium: REWA Minors
The Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs minor gives students an opportunity to explore the role of faith and values across international relations, comparative politics, and history and cultures. This virtual space features the research of REWA students from their capstone seminar.
April 28, 2022
Spring 2022 Student Symposium: Berkley Center Students
The Berkley Center offers numerous student programs, including fellowships, research opportunities, and participating in experiential learning through the Doyle Engaging Difference Program. This virtual space features the projects of Berkley Center students from the Doyle Undergraduate Fellows program, the Global Ethics Dialogue, and our Doyle Seminars
JYAN Blog
The Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects Georgetown students studying abroad as they share reflections on religion, culture, politics, and society in their host countries, commenting on topics ranging from religious freedom to secularization, democracy, and economics.
Recent Blog Posts
August 30, 2023
Bittersweet Reflections in and on Sydney
Lauren Mukae (C’24) reflects on concepts and feelings of "home" while studying abroad in Sydney, Australia.
August 30, 2023
Qatar and the Creation of Identities
Maliha Khan (SFS’24) reflects on how her study abroad in Qatar empowered her to look at her cultural and religious experiences more consciously, and how differences made identities in many ways fluid or perhaps less rigid.
August 30, 2023
Identity Abroad
Kavya Shah (SFS’24) shares how her study abroad experience in London allowed her to engage with the nuances and contradictions of British life as part of a journey in understanding how she sees the world and interacts in new environments.
Faith and Foreign Policy
Author: Thomas Farr
Professor Thomas F. Farr authored the "Faith and Foreign Policy" blog on the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site. His contributions to other blogs, such as "The Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Common Good," an online publication of the Witherspoon Institute, can also be found here.
Faith Complex
Author: Jacques Berlinerblau
Faith Complex was a show about the collision of religion, politics, and art. A joint production of Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and Program for Jewish Civilization, Faith Complex was hosted by Professor Jacques Berlinerblau.
Islam and the West
Author: Daniel Brumberg
Through his contributions to the Georgetown/On Faith site's provocative blog on religion and politics, hosted by the Washington Post, Daniel Brumberg aimed to elucidate the intricate mysteries of Islamist politics.
Just Law and Religion
Author: Michael Kessler
In Just Law and Religion, part of the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site, Michael Kessler focused on how fundamental rights and moral values both shape and are shaped by contemporary legal and political institutions. The blog considered issues across an array of political institutions, law, and culture in order to comprehend the ethical stakes of our common life.
The God Vote
Author: Jacques Berlinerblau
A collaboration with the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site, on The God Vote Jacques Berlinerblau explored the role of faith in the 2008 and 2012 American presidential elections.
This Catholic's View
Author: Thomas Reese
As a contributor to the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site, Father Thomas Reese, S.J., explored the multifaceted life of the Catholic Church, particularly American Catholicism.
Unorthodoxy
Author: Patrick Deneen
In Unorthodoxy, part of the Washington Post's Georgetown/On Faith site, Patrick Deneen examined issues at the intersection of American thought, democratic theory, religion, and politics.
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