Berkley Center

Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova's seminal work, Public Religions in the Modern World (1994), was recently highlighted in the Harvard Gazette. Raúl Zegarra, assistant professor of Roman Catholic theological studies at Harvard Divinity School, recommended the book and underscored its lasting impact. For further exploration of Casanova's work and its influence, see the Berkley Center's 2022 conference dedicated to the book. 

On Thursday, March 6, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall joins other experts for a webinar titled "Women and Educators as Pillars of Peace: Gender Equality in Building Social Cohesion."

In a March 5 episode of the Optimist Podcast, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Becky Hsu joined host Yara Shahidi to discuss how cultures define happiness, the role of social connections in well-being, and how collective experiences shape personal fulfillment.  

On March 17, Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova will deliver a lecture titled "World Religions in the Emerging Global Disorder," as part of a Birks Forum series on "Faith and Public Discourse in Troubled Times." The following day, March 18, he will participate in a public conversation with Charles Taylor and Hans Joas on the same topic.