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February 13, 2019
A panel of experts on global peacemaking and international security debated the complex role religion and religious leaders play in causing or preventing violent extremism, starting with two critical questions: firstly, how important religion is as a factor in violent extremism, and secondly, what kind of role religion and religious leaders can play in countering these groups.
February 7, 2019
Writing in Emergence Magazine, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie is struck by the thought that the Catholic Church and the natural world have traded places as sources of transcendence and wonders how religion and the natural world might come together for shared renewal.
February 6, 2019
The National Catholic Reporter recaps "Beyond the Wall," an event sponsored by Georgetown's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life which featured Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., on a panel discussing the human costs and moral principles that should shape our policy choices regarding a border wall.
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January 28, 2019
Reviewing Christian Smith's Religion: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters, José Casanova describes the book's general definition of "religion" as the best theoretical-analytical definition he has seen.
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June 20, 2025
Berkley Center Faculty Fellow Leo Lefebure will deliver a public lecture titled "Shaping a Culture of Encounter in a Fragmented World: Culture, Politics, and the Promise of Interreligious Dialogue" on June 26 in Blacktown, Australia.
June 17, 2025
Each year, the Berkley Center nominates one student for the prestigious Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship. This year, Nicole Abudayeh (SFS'26) has been selected for that honor. Her reporting will focus on the role of faith-based social activism in protecting migrant populations from human trafficking in Ceuta, Spain. Nicole joins a global cohort of scholars who are working to uncover and amplify underreported stories that shape our world.
May 16, 2025
The application for the 2025-2026 cohort of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship is open to Catholic sisters from Sub-Saharan Africa who are actively engaged in religious and community service. The fellowship seeks applicants dedicated to the development of their communities and the empowerment of women and girls, in service to the common good.
May 15, 2025
Graduate Fellow Nigel Li (G'25) gives his personal story as a Georgetown student who discovered an interest in international security and nuclear arms control through his classes and interactions with faculty and fellow students.
