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March 4, 2025
On March 17, Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova will deliver a lecture titled "World Religions in the Emerging Global Disorder," as part of a Birks Forum series on "Faith and Public Discourse in Troubled Times." The following day, March 18, he will participate in a public conversation with Charles Taylor and Hans Joas on the same topic.
March 3, 2025
Thomas Banchoff, director of the Berkley Center, was recently published in Commonweal Magazine, where he discusses Pope Francis' stance on artificial intelligence (AI) and advocates for an approach to AI governance grounded in the protection of human dignity.
March 3, 2025
On March 7, Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova will join a panel at the "2025 Ukrainian Studies Conference," co-sponsored by Notre Dame and Ukrainian Catholic University. In the discussion, titled "Faithful Hope: Religion and Resilience in Ukraine," Casanova will explore the religious underpinnings of Ukraine's strong civil society networks.
February 28, 2025
In a recent interview with Publishers Weekly, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie speaks on secularization in the United States, "crypto-religious" work, and his own experiences attending a Jesuit university in the 1980s—all in the context of his forthcoming book, The Last Supper: Art Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s (2025).
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July 16, 2026
John Esposito, the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, was a leading global scholar of the study of religion and international affairs. Esposito participated in several Berkley Center events, including "Muslim Minorities and Religious Freedom: A Public Dialogue" and "Islam and American Politics: Deepening the Dialogue."
July 13, 2026
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July 1, 2026
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.
June 22, 2026
In a special NPR segment exploring the origins of American religious liberty, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on how early ideals established a fundamental purpose for the United States government: protecting natural, inalienable rights.
