Berkley Center

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 that invites leading scholars of early Christianity to campus.

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.

Georgetown University Psychology Professor and Berkley Center Faculty Fellow Fathali M. Moghaddam has published Theories of Intergroup Relations: Psychological Perspectives in Global Context (2026). This book examines major theories of intergroup behavior, including perspectives on identity, conflict, justice, multiculturalism, and intergroup contact. The Hoya spoke with Moghaddam about the book and his research on intergroup relations.

Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky spoke to Al Jazeera English about the role that diverse faith traditions play in shaping American's electoral choices.