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March 23, 2011

Katherine Marshall Blogs: World Water Day

In Japan, each day brings new death tolls from the horrific earthquake and tsunami. Each death is counted because each person matters. The rough estimates are that the toll will be around 20,000, but scrupulous attention is paid to verifying the numbers. This reflects the Japanese culture: each death is mourned, each life celebrated.

March 18, 2011

Katherine Marshall Spoke at Yale Divinity School

The Center's Katherine Marshall participated in an event at Yale Divinity School on March 9, 2011, officially launching a 40-day campaign during Lent entitled "Mobilizing Faith, Fighting Poverty." Marshall said we must put a human face on extreme poverty and said we have the capability to eradicate poverty for the first time in history.

March 18, 2011

God’s Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

On March 23rd, Monica Duffy Toft, Daniel Philpott, and Timothy Samuel Shah discussed their new book, God's Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics (Norton 2011). Ross Douthat of the New York Times served as discussant and Michael Cromartie of the Ethics & Public Policy Center served as moderator.

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February 9, 2026

Women Faith Leaders Speak on Maternal Health Gaps in Kenya

Kenyan nuns are providing vital maternal health care in climate‑stressed regions. Member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship (WFLF) 2025-2026 cohort Sister Michelle Njeri, OSF, and WFLF alumna Sister Teresa Kiragu, ASN, are quoted on their faith‑driven efforts to protect mothers and newborns.

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January 29, 2026

Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor Program Inspires Students to Research and Reflect

The Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor (REWA) is an academic program run by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. As a core project of the center’s student programs, the REWA minor invites Georgetown students to learn about the many ways in which religious traditions have been uniquely intertwined with the everchanging world around us.

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January 1, 2026

Jerome Copulsky on What Comes After the Declaration of Independence

In a Liberty Fund essay, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on what the founding document left open once independence was declared, arguing that the declaration offers guiding ideals, but the work of turning those principles into reality falls to each generation. 

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