Berkley Center

Writing for Newsweek, Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari discusses how prioritizing intellectual diversity provides educators a way to work through the cultural moment of cancellation and excommunication. Cesari draws from her experiences of teaching religion and conflict resolution, and how she exposes students to multiple interpretations and forms of analysis.

As part of the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall spoke at an August 17 session on "Mining, Sustainability, and Religious Actors." Speakers discussed the controversies associated with the mining sector, and how religious actors can be important catalyzers of dialogue and support for those most directly affected.

In a new essay, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall and co-authors discuss how Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD), a coalition of religious leadership in Senegal, has emerged as an interreligious non-governmental actor, a vital partner, and an integral part of the country's family planning and welfare programs.

Writing for the New York Times, Senior Fellow Paul Elie reviews medievalist Peter Heather's book Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300 (2023). Elie describes Heather's intent as a re-examination of “the historical processes that first generated the defining coincidence between Europe and the cultural dominance of the Christian religion."