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August 31, 2009

José Casanova Interview with Miroslav Volf about Shortcomings of Secularization Thesis

On August 31, 2009, José Casanova spoke with Miroslav Volf about the shortcomings of the secularization thesis, transformations in our understanding of modernity, and the relationship of democracy and faith in our globalized world.

July 21, 2009

José Casanova Chapter on Nativism and the Politics of Gender in Catholicism and Islam

José Casanova contributes a chapter entitled "Nativism and the Politics of Gender in Catholicism and Islam" to the book Gendering Religion and Politics: Untangling Modernities (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), edited by Hanna Herzog and Ann Braude.

June 6, 2009

José Casanova on "The Politicization of Religion: Public Religions Revisited” at Berlin Conference

José Casanova lectured on "The Politicization of Religion: Public Religions Revisited” at a conference in Berlin on “Religion Revisited: Women’s Rights and the Political Instrumentalization of Religion,” sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and held June 5-6, 2009.

April 28, 2009

Center Releases Recommendations on Religious Freedom Policy

How should the Obama administration combine the pursuit of American interests with support for religious freedom worldwide? Tom Farr co-authored a series of recommendations that place advancing freedom and human rights within a larger social, economic, and political agenda.

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March 6, 2026

Faculty Fellow Lise Morjé Howard to Speak on the Future of UN Peacekeeping

Lise Morjé Howard, a faculty fellow at the Berkley Center, will participate in a panel discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace titled “The UN Without the United States: UN Peacekeeping.” The event will explore how shifting global politics and a potential decline in U.S. support could reshape the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

March 4, 2026

Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., Reflects on the Holy See’s Engagement with Iran

In his Waypoints column on Union of Catholic Asian News, Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., examines the evolving relationship between the Holy See and Iran amid shifting global tensions and what he describes as a “new world disorder.”

February 26, 2026

Myha Hill Highlighted as 2026 Education and Social Justice Fellow

The Georgetown University School of Health has recognized Myha Hill as a recipient of the 2026 Education and Social Justice (ESJ) Fellowship. Hill joins three other Georgetown undergraduates in the 2026 cohort who will conduct research on the intersections of education, equity, and social justice.

February 13, 2026

Jim Wallis on Why Black History Is America's History

Writing in Religion News Service, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jim Wallis contends that facing the history of racial injustice in the United States with honesty is not divisive, but necessary for democratic renewal and moral clarity.