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July 3, 2013

Why the West Fears Islam


Jocelyne Cesari, in a new book, provides unique insights into the religious and political lives of Muslims in Europe and the United States and assesses how western liberalism and secularism have been transformed since 9/11.

June 20, 2013

Bewitched Children? A Problem Churches Should Tackle


Katherine Marshall contrasts the alarming practice of accusing children of witchcraft within certain Christian communities in Africa and the Christian-inspired groups that are fighting against such acts.

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January 6, 2025

Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington

Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.

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December 13, 2024

Student Research on Religion and COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

In "The Right to Bury Their Dead," Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) examines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mandated in April 2020 that all victims of COVID-19 would be cremated, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

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