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Turkish flag flies in front of the Hagia Sophia

July 11, 2020

Erdogan Decrees Hagia Sophia Revert to Mosque

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari is quoted in the Asia Times about the political strategy behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decree that the historic Hagia Sophia be turned back into a mosque.

Shaun Casey at podium in front of American flag

July 6, 2020

Religion and Presidential Politics

On July 22 Berkley Center Director Shaun Casey is leading an exploration of past presidential elections as well as the role of religion in the 2020 presidential election as part of the Summer Scholar Spotlight Series hosted by the Princeton Senior Resource Center.

Woman wearing a shirt reading "Black Lives Matter" stands among a crowd of demonstrators

July 5, 2020

The Present Belongs to Crowds

In a new Daily Comment for the New Yorker, Senior Fellow Paul Elie reflects on the nature of crowds in this moment characterized by both the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, with special reference to Don DeLillo's novel Mao II.

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Rowan Williams stands at the podium in Gaston Hall with Georgetown leaders seated behind him. Photo by Phil Humnicky.

October 22, 2026

Georgetown Awards Honorary Degree to Rowan Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury

On October 20, Georgetown bestowed its highest academic honor on Rev. Rowan Williams, a theologian and the former archbishop of Canterbury, in Gaston Hall. The Berkley Center co-sponsored the event as part of its support for the university’s annual Costan Lecture in Early Christianity, a series directed by Faculty Fellow Julia Lamm that invites leading scholars of early Christianity to campus.

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