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José Casanova offering keynote at the Abraham Geiger Prize ceremony honoring Angela Merkel in 2015.

March 30, 2022

José Casanova: Profile of a Global Scholar

In 1994, Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova published his now famous book Public Religions in the Modern World, and 25 years later, the book continues to be cited as a classic in the study of the sociology of religion. This profile details a career that has taken Casanova around the world.

Jose Casanova

March 30, 2022

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Special Edition: José Casanova and Tornike Metreveli

What are the religious dimensions of an ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine? What are the global religious and theological responses to this war? Religion in Praxis Conversation podcast host Tornike Metreveli interviewed Senior Fellow José Casanova about these and other questions pertaining to the religious aspects of this war.

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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.

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Lisé Morjé Howard

March 6, 2026

Faculty Fellow Lise Morjé Howard to Speak on the Future of UN Peacekeeping

Lise Morjé Howard, a faculty fellow at the Berkley Center, will participate in a panel discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace titled “The UN Without the United States: UN Peacekeeping.” The event will explore how shifting global politics and a potential decline in U.S. support could reshape the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Jim Wallis

February 13, 2026

Jim Wallis on Why Black History Is America's History

Writing in Religion News Service, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jim Wallis contends that facing the history of racial injustice in the United States with honesty is not divisive, but necessary for democratic renewal and moral clarity.

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