Berkley Center

Writing for the Berkley Forum, Jocelyne Cesari explores lessons learned on religion and politics from the 9/11 attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting three major misconceptions in scholarly and policy discourse on religion in the public sphere.

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari is quoted in this Christian Science Monitor article, where she discusses flaws in the "clash of civilizations" thesis that gained popularity after the attacks of September 11, 2001. 

Senior Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., is quoted in this Catholic News Service article, where he provides a just war perspective on AUMF, or the authorization for use of military force, in U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan.

In this article, published by The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Senior Research Fellow Judd Birdsall explores how U.S. presidents retell and interpret the so-called “First Thanksgiving,” highlighting the political uses of the holiday.