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October 10, 2023
Writing for the Washington Post, Senior Research Fellow E.J. Dionne, Jr., discusses the context of Pope Francis' Synod on Synodality session that began in Rome last week. He quotes Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., and cites Director Thomas Banchoff's recent essay on the synod and encounter in the Tablet.
October 5, 2023
Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari joined an episode of the Fighting Terror podcast, sponsored by the Countering Extremism Project, to discuss the concept of blasphemy in Islamic theology, its historical roots, and how some Islamist extremist groups use blasphemy to further their agendas and mobilize followers, as well as the implications for societal cohesion.
October 4, 2023
Senior Research Fellow Julia Watts Belser was featured in Tablet magazine to discuss her new book Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole (2023) and how she uses Jewish texts to contextualize and craft new conversations on disability.
September 28, 2023
Writing a Daily Comment for the New Yorker, Senior Fellow Paul Elie discusses the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Dead Man Walking based on Sister Helen Prejean's 1993 book of the same name. The company also performed excerpts at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison about 30 miles north of New York City, accompanied by a chorus of incarcerated men.
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July 1, 2026
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support.
June 22, 2026
In a special NPR segment exploring the origins of American religious liberty, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on how early ideals established a fundamental purpose for the United States government: protecting natural, inalienable rights.
June 9, 2026
Melissa Nozell of the Strategic Religious Engagement Hub is participating in "Tools for Sustainable Peacemaking: An Invitation to Learn and Exchange," a series that brings together practitioners, policymakers, faith leaders, and academics to explore approaches to community-level peacebuilding. This second session covered "Education as a Foundation for Peace."
May 13, 2026
Writing for Religion News Service, Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky recaps failed efforts throughout American history to insert explicitly Christian clauses into the U.S. Constitution.
