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January 9, 2012

International Interfaith Dialogue and the Environmental Crisis

On November 16 the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; World Faiths Development Dialogue; and the United States Embassy to the Holy See met via live video feed for a conference that explored the intersections of faith and the environment, with a focus on implications for policy. The meeting report summarizes key themes and suggested next steps that emerged from the dialogue.

January 5, 2012

Interfaith Dialogue and Community Service: The White House Challenge

Last spring President Obama challenged American colleges and universities to take up the question of interfaith dialogue and community service. Georgetown’s response to the President’s challenge is an extensive, year-long program of service in the DC community and reflection on campus focused on improving educational opportunity and reducing poverty, in keeping with the Jesuit ideal of “Men and Women for Others.”

December 31, 2011

'The Common Welfare Is Our Business' - Study Shows Link Between Belief and Giving

Marley's ghost, in Charles Dickens' great moral parable, The Christmas Carol, reflected in anguish on what, beyond the grave, he finally understood to have been his core moral obligation in life: "Mankind was my business." Just as Marley and his Spirits exhorted Scrooge to confront the realities of poverty and his responsibility to help, we also are confronted during this end of the year holiday season with appeals to our conscience.

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

June 16, 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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