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Jocelyne Cesari

March 2, 2022

Why Putin Believes He's Fighting a Holy War

In the first of a two-part series on ABC National Radio's The Religion and Ethics Report, Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari discusses what Russian President Vladimir Putin sees as a divine mission to restore the ancient territory of the 'Holy Rus,' with the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as the 'Third Rome.'

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Peter Mandaville

March 1, 2022

Assessing Domestic US Religious Politics’ Impact on Foreign Policy

On March 4 Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville and Susan Hayward will moderate a conversation to assess the normative frameworks that shape how U.S. foreign policy thinks about the role of religion in world affairs and consider how religion can be reimagined in policy and activist responses to meet the challenges of the present day. The event is sponsored by Harvard Divinity School.

Katherine Marshall

February 28, 2022

Faith for Earth Dialogue

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall is speaking at a March 2 panel on 'The Power of Religious/Faith Partnerships to Safeguard Nature: PaRD a case in point." It is part of a two-week series of events on “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” sponsored by the United Nations Environment Assembly.

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Bill Berkley (second from right) at the tenth anniversary celebration of the Berkley Center in 2016

June 16, 2026

Remembering William R. Berkley

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support. 

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