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Paul Elie

January 2, 2019

We Still Live within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer”

In this review for the New Yorker, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie takes a look at Walker Percy's The Moviegoer, describing it as "the first work of what we call contemporary American fiction, the earliest novel to render a set of circumstances and an outlook that still feel recognizably ours."

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December 7, 2018

The Rise of Islamic Soft Power

Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville examines the rise of Islamic soft power in a Foreign Affairs article co-authored with Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution.

Jocelyne Cesari

December 6, 2018

Islam in the West

In a December 2018 interview recorded at Lambeth Palace during the World Muslim Leaders Forum, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari explains why Islam does not reform and discusses the historical and political reasons for the growing fear of Islam in the West.

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Fathali Moghaddam

September 4, 2026

Fathali Moghaddam Publishes New Book on Intergroup Relations

Georgetown University Psychology Professor and Berkley Center Faculty Fellow Fathali M. Moghaddam has published Theories of Intergroup Relations: Psychological Perspectives in Global Context (2026). This book examines major theories of intergroup behavior, including perspectives on identity, conflict, justice, multiculturalism, and intergroup contact. The Hoya spoke with Moghaddam about the book and his research on intergroup relations.

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July 30, 2026

New American Pilgrimage Project Conversations Explore Lived Faith in Everyday Life

The American Pilgrimage Project has released its latest collection of audio conversations from Laredo, Texas. As the United States reflects on its shared history on its two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, these recordings offer a window into the diverse spiritual landscape that shapes our country today. New conversations will be released over the next month, so stay tuned!

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