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November 21, 2011

A Discussion with Carole Rakodi, former Director of Religions and Development Programme at the University of Birmingham

This discussion between Carole Rakodi, Katherine Marshall and Michael Bodakowski took place on October 13, 2011. It was part of the preparatory work for the Berkley Center/WFDD conference on November 7 that took stock of research and policy work on development and religion. Rakodi was the leader of an ambitious research program into the relationships between religion and development, based at the University of Birmingham.

November 20, 2011

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Family Watch International Mangles Families and Rights

A Scandinavian colleague recently asked me to explain Family Watch International (FWI) and what kind of American ethos and ethics it represents. FWI had, she was told, invited representatives of small nations (who often feel neglected in international gatherings where the voices of larger nations carry further) to discuss their common commitment to families. In my colleague's eyes, the results were devastating.

November 9, 2011

Katherine Marshall Blogs: The Modest Heroine of the 2011 Opus Prize, Lyn Lusi

As Lyn Lusi accepted the $1 million Opus Prize on Wednesday night at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, she threw down a gauntlet. Churches must take on the challenge of changing relationships between men and women, everywhere in the world.

October 27, 2011

Jose Casanova at Experts Seminar on Catholic Social Thought

Jose Casanova is participating in a seminar on "Catholic Social Thought and the Movements" at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven, Germany October 27-29, 2011. Casanova will present on the topic "Movements, Civil Society and the Disestablishment of Catholicism."

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Patrick Beldio works on a sculpture of a female head

November 4, 2026

Patrick Beldio Presents Solo Performance on Spirituality and Creative Vocation

On November 13, Berkley Center Research Fellow will present Permission to do My Utmost, a solo performance exploring the spiritual and artistic journey behind The New Being, his eleven-ton bronze sculpture featuring a figure with butterflies emerging from his heart.

October 27, 2026

Nkafu Carlson Lekeaka Speaks on Commitment to Global Citizenship

Nkafu Carlson Lekeaka spoke in an interview about his experiences with the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) Global Citizenship programs and what it means to be a global citizen as a student at a Jesuit university.

Rowan Williams stands at the podium in Gaston Hall with Georgetown leaders seated behind him. Photo by Phil Humnicky.

October 22, 2026

Georgetown Awards Honorary Degree to Rowan Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury

On October 20, Georgetown bestowed its highest academic honor on Rev. Rowan Williams, a theologian and the former archbishop of Canterbury, in Gaston Hall. The Berkley Center co-sponsored the event as part of its support for the university’s annual Costan Lecture in Early Christianity, a series directed by Faculty Fellow Julia Lamm that invites leading scholars of early Christianity to campus.

September 17, 2026

Patrick Beldio Discusses the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Integral Yoga

Berkley Center Research Fellow Patrick Beldio will discuss his book, The Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Co-creator of the Integral Yoga (2025) during an upcoming Ex Libris Author Webinar, organized by the Center for the Study of Spirituality at Saint Mary's College.