September 29, 2009
Michael Kessler Blogs: Remembering September 11 Every Day
"9/11 changed everything." It's a common trope, but it is not clear that our personal and social lives were significantly transformed by September 11...
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September 24, 2009
Talal Asad and Abdullahi An-Na'im Discuss Human Rights
How do secular notions of human rights, and those derived from other religious traditions, compare with Islamic perspectives? Join Asad and An-Na'im on Tuesday, September 29 as they answer this and other questions in their public conversation on "Islam, Human Rights, and the Secular." The Center's Jose Casanova will moderate.
September 18, 2009
Interview with Dr. Agnes Abuom of the World Council of Churches
Dr. Agnes Abuom represents the Anglican Church of Kenya, and chairs the Search Committee for the new general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). In this interview she discusses the path she took to become a leader in the WCC, and the religious journey that accompanied this path.
September 16, 2009
New Blog Post by Michael Kessler: Muslims on the Mall
Critics of a New Jersey mosque's plans to hold a prayer event on the National Mall are wrong in their views of religious liberty...
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February 13, 2025
Tom Gjelton Selected as the Inaugural Sakka Family Religion and International Journalism Fellow
The Berkley Center and Georgetown's Journalism Program in the College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce that distinguished journalist Tom Gjelten will join Georgetown as the first Sakka Family Religion and International Journalism Fellow.
February 5, 2025
Rev. Gerard J. McGlone Calls for Victim-Centered Reforms in Anglican Abuse Scandals
Berkley Center Research Fellow Rev. Gerald J. McGlone, S.J., has been quoted in an article by Religion News Service about recent abuse cases within Anglican denominations.
February 4, 2025
Jerome Copulsky Discusses His Book on Podcast
Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky joined Mark Noll and James Patterson on the Law & Liberty Podcast to discuss his new book American Heretics (2024).
January 6, 2025
Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington
Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.
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