Berkley Center

The Berkley Forum invited scholars and practitioners to reflect on the relationship between Black faith and the Black radical tradition in historical and contemporary perspective. The forum was inspired by Senior Research Fellow Terrence L. Johnson’s latest book, We Testify with Our Lives (Columbia University Press, 2021).

Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., is quoted in this Washington Post opinion piece by E.J. Dionne, Jr. Hollenbach’s call for “intellectual solidarity” is more timely than ever, writes Dionne, given deep divisions within American society. 

Senior Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., is quoted in this Catholic News Service article, where he reflects on the possibilities of an upcoming UN conference where representatives will review progress made toward nuclear disarmament under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 

In a Daily Comment for the New Yorker, Senior Fellow Paul Elie writes about Pope Francis's steadfast commitment to migrants and refugees and his abiding concern for their plight—expressed through the "power of gestures" rather than "gestures of power."