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July 8, 2011

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Families, Planning and Faith

Balandou, five years ago. A small village in Guinea, 14 hours by bush taxi from the capital. My daughter was serving as a Peace Corps teacher and I was a fascinated visitor. We emerged from her hut early one morning to see groups of women, dressed in white, walking by. They were going, we heard, to bury two women who had died overnight.

July 1, 2011

Contending Modernities Project

The Kroc Institute at Notre Dame has launched a multi-year project centered on the encounter of Catholicism and Islam with modernity. Center faculty Tom Banchoff, Jose Casanova, and Timothy Shah are participating the first project meeting in London, July 8-10. Shah also edits the Contending Modernities blog.

June 28, 2011

New Book on the Global Politics of Human Rights

Oxford University Press has just published "Religion and the Global Politics of Human Rights," co-edited by Thomas Banchoff and Robert Wuthnow. The volume is the third in a series based on major conferences held at the Center.

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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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