Berkley Center

To mark the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' election, Senior Fellow Paul Elie participated in a November 28 virtual panel on the pope's literary "aesthetic," including influences from prolific writers such as Manzoni, Dostoevsky, and Borges.

Writing for The Hoya, Sherry McCarthy covers the Berkley Center's two-day November conference honoring the professional accomplishments and personal character of the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J. 

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will participate in a November 22 international webinar on the role of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in promoting religious literacy in Indonesia. Participants will also explore implications for conflict prevention in the nation as well as ways to strengthen collaboration between religious communities. 

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari was featured in the International Studies Association's Religion and International Relations book talk series, where she discussed her book, We God's People: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations (2021), as well as the relevance of a national framework to understand today's role of religion in politics.