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January 29, 2009

Brooks, Dionne, and Tippett Discuss the Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr and the Future of Christian Realism

David Brooks and E.J. Dionne, Jr. discussed the lasting impact of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christian Realism on American political and theological ideas with public radio host Krista Tippett.

October 16, 2008

Berkley Center Hosts Conference on the Past, Present, and Future of Political Theologies

This was the inaugural conference of the Berkley Center's project on The Future of Political Theologies, which inquires about the meaning of religion's role in politics, especially about the enduring way that human reflection continues in the modern West, to seek legitimacy for political and legal affairs in religious narratives and first principles. Keynote speakers were Mark Lilla and John Milbank.

July 5, 2008

José Casanova on Religious-Secular Binary Classification and the Axial Age at Conference in Erfurt

At a July 2008 conference on "The Axial Age and its Consequences for Subsequent History and the Present," José Casanova discussed "The Religious-Secular Binary Classification from the Comparative Perspective of the Axial Age." The conference was held at the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, with support from the John Templeton Foundation.

January 15, 2008

José Casanova and Abdolkarim Soroush on Islam, Catholicism, and the Secular

Two leading contemporary thinkers, José Casanova and Abdolkarim Soroush, explored the role of religion in politics in a public conversation on Tuesday, January 15, 2008.

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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).

Cardinal Robert McElroy speaking in front of a podium in Copley Formal Lounge

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.