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Terrence L. Johnson

February 13, 2022

Bridging the Gap Between Blacks and Jews in America

Senior Fellow Terrence L. Johnson joined Georgetown colleague Jacques Berlinerblau to discuss why it’s so hard for Blacks and Jews to get to know each other in this conversation, published by the Daily Beast.

Katherine Marshall

February 9, 2022

Sharing Sacred Spaces: Building Bridges Summit

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will speak at Sharing Sacred Spaces' Building Bridges Summit on February 12, 2022. The summit, convened during UN Interfaith Harmony Week, will bring together thought leaders to explore how to build community and connection. 

Peter Mandaville

February 9, 2022

How Putin Turned Religion’s ‘Sharp Power’ Against Ukraine

Writing for the United States Institute of Peace, Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville argues that Moscow’s stance on the Orthodox Church is indicative of how aspiring powers use religion to either build solidarity or sow seeds of conflict.

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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.

A family prays at a burial site as the sun comes down on a cloudy day

December 13, 2024

Student Research on Religion and COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

In "The Right to Bury Their Dead," Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) examines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mandated in April 2020 that all victims of COVID-19 would be cremated, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

Roses and stained glass in a church.

November 26, 2024

Brian Flanagan Quoted on Synod on Synodality Final Report

Religion News Service article quotes Research Fellow Brian Flanagan on the impact of Pope Francis' support for the final report from the Synod on Synodality, the Catholic Church's recently concluded three-year consultation process.

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