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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.

Shaun Casey, Berkley Center director and former special representative for religion and global affairs in the U.S. Department of State, spoke on a panel examining religion and peacebuilding at the "Beyond Religion" conference, which addressed the role of religion in journalism. The event was organized by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and supported in part by the Berkley Center.

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting recapped a June 7 dinner, sponsored by the Berkley Center, which focused on the role of religion and resilience in responding to community crises, in particular after the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

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Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall is part of the organizing team for the G20 Interfaith Forum happening June 7-9 in Tokyo. Participants will discuss corruption, violence, the global refugee crisis, healthcare, and climate change, as well as how to ensure that political decisions are moral as well as effective.