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March 29, 2022

Religious Dimensions of the Ukraine War

In a virtual lecture on March 30, Senior Fellow José Casanova will discuss the role of religion in the war in Ukraine. The event is hosted by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University.

Jose Casanova

March 28, 2022

How Secularization Impacts Religion: A Conversation with Nancy Ammerman and José Casanova

On April 5 Senior Fellow José Casanova will join sociologist Nancy T. Ammerman and Rev. Mark Massa, S.J., for a conversation about how to think about secularization as it impacts public religion and everyday lived religion in the United States today. The event is sponsored by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.

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March 25, 2022

A Rabbi and a Lawyer Talk Tension, Power and Faith That Does Justice

Senior Research Fellows Julia Watts Belser and Amy Uelmen are highlighted in this new "Spirit of Georgetown" story about how their faith has guided them to navigate different worlds, reconcile seemingly opposing ideas in their professional and scholarly pursuits, and discern the best path toward justice.

Jocelyne Cesari

March 23, 2022

The Muslim Stranger: The Combined Effect of Xenophobia and Islamophobia

In an article published in Social Research: An International Quarterly, Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari argues that because of Muslims’ twofold position as outsiders and insiders within European societies, xenophobia and Islamophobia are both at work in the current political treatment of Islam and Muslims and reinforce each other.

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The WFLF 2024-2025 fellows and the WFLF team.

April 3, 2025

Women Faith Leaders Fellowship Empowers Sisters to Lead Change

The Women Faith Leaders Fellowship (WFLF), hosted by the Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, is working to create an environment where women faith leaders are positioned at the forefront of innovative and holistic development efforts to advance the well-being of women and girls. The 2024-2025 cohort are currently working on their capstone projects, and will come the Hilltop Campus in May. 

Headshot of Lucinda Mosher.

March 26, 2025

Lucinda Mosher to Moderate Panel on Human Dignity Across Sacred Traditions

On April 10, 2025, Berkley Center Research Fellow Lucinda Mosher will moderate a panel at the "3rd Sacred Languages Symposium: Human Dignity," hosted by Hartford International University for Religion & Peace. The symposium explores how sacred texts across diverse traditions articulate and uphold the concept of human dignity.   

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