September 7, 2011
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August 31, 2011
Katherine Marshall Blogs: Pilgrimage to Schweitzer's Lambarene
It takes more than four hours by car from Gabon's capital, Libreville, to reach the Albert Schweitzer Hospital near Lambarene, but each day earlier this month people came from far and wide to visit.
August 8, 2011
Tom Banchoff and Jose Casanova Presented at Workshop for Chinese Scholars of Religion
At the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University, Banchoff and Casanova presented papers on Civil Religion and US Foreign Policy, and on China, India, and the US as contrasting models of religious pluralism.
August 8, 2011
The Niwano Peace Prize Goes to Sulak Sivaraksa
Katherine Marshall blogs at the Huffington Post about the Niwano Peace Prize, which was awarded this year to Sulak Sivaraksa. Sivaraksa is a Thai Buddhist leader who has worked toward a better understanding of peace, democracy and development.
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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.
June 22, 2026
Jerome Copulsky Discusses the Deep Roots of American Religious Freedom on NPR
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.
June 9, 2026
Strategic Religious Engagement Hub’s Melissa Nozell Joins Dialogue on Sustainable Peacemaking
Melissa Nozell of the Strategic Religious Engagement Hub is participating in "Tools for Sustainable Peacemaking: An Invitation to Learn and Exchange," a series that brings together practitioners, policymakers, faith leaders, and academics to explore approaches to community-level peacebuilding. This second session covered "Education as a Foundation for Peace."
May 13, 2026
Jerome Copulsky Recounts Historical Efforts to Make the United States a Christian Nation
Writing for Religion News Service, Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky recaps failed efforts throughout American history to insert explicitly Christian clauses into the U.S. Constitution.
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