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Book cover for "Public Religions in the Modern World"

June 30, 2019

Casanova's Landmark Book Turns 25

José Casanova's landmark book Public Religions in the Modern World celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2019. The book reevaluates the theory of secularization in light of the global resurgence of religion during the four decades prior to 1994, focusing on the phenomenon of “deprivatization,” or religious re-engagement in the public sphere.

José Casanova

June 18, 2019

Casanova Speaks at SFS Centennial Event

Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova offered a keynote lecture on "The Jesuits, Globalization, and Our Historical Juncture" at a May 24 conference in Rome on the past and future of Jesuit global engagement, held to celebrate the centennial of Georgetown's Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Peter Mandaville

June 18, 2019

Mandaville Quoted in New York Times on Morsi

Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville discusses how the death of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, has impacted Egyptian society in the New York Times.

John Martin's painting of the Last Judgment, featuring fire and earthquakes

June 14, 2019

Who Is to Blame for Disasters?

In the Interfaith Observer Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall explores what happens when people blame natural disasters—like the 1755 Lisbon earthquake—on divine retribution brought on by evil living.

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Rev. Patrick Gilger

October 21, 2025

Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., on Spiritual Direction

Research Fellow Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., was interviewed by America Magazine's The Spiritual Life podcast on the importance of spiritual directors. In the episode, he reflects on how spiritual direction can help people strengthen their relationship with faith. 

2025 ESJ Panel at the Global Social Justice Symposium

October 15, 2025

ESJ Project Continues Supporting Student Research at Global Social Justice Research Symposium

The 2025 Education and Social Justice (ESJ) fellows, Madison Ross (C’27), Allie Schlicht (SFS’27), Cici Sprouse (C’26), and Stella Vance (C’26), showcased their respective research projects at the 2025 Global Social Justice Research Symposium on September 26. They were joined by fellows from the Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholarship ProgramMaeve McKean Global Health AwardDavid F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship, and Royden B. Davis Fellowship. This symposium was hosted by the CSJ and the Berkley Center at Georgetown University.

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