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What Do We Owe Veterans?

November 12, 2018

What Do We Owe Veterans?

Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., reflects on what we owe wounded, disabled, and soul-damaged veterans, noting that care for the wounded warrior is central to a nation’s duty for post-war justice.

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November 11, 2018

The Bible and War

On November 11 Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., and Research Fellow Eric Patterson participated in a panel discussion at the Museum of the Bible on the topics of just war theory and peacemaking negotiations in relationship to the Bible.

speech transcript | "Seek Peace and Pursue It"

Panelists Listen to E.J. Dionne

November 8, 2018

Experts Discuss Religion in the 2018 Midterms

Religion is becoming a secondary concern for voters as American politics become more polarized, panelists concluded at a Berkley Center event analyzing religion in the 2018 midterm elections.

Statue at Gahee Dong Catholic Church in South Korea

November 7, 2018

Locating Religion and Secularity in East Asia Through Global Processes

Published in Religions, in this article Senior Fellow José Casanova argues that in order to understand the social construction of religion and secularity in East Asia today we need to take a longue durée historical approach, which takes into account the colonial encounters between the Christian West and East Asia during three different and distinct phases of globalization.

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Bill Berkley (second from right) at the tenth anniversary celebration of the Berkley Center in 2016

July 1, 2026

Remembering William R. Berkley

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support. 

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