Berkley Center

Timothy Shah explores the remarkable antiquity of Christian argument for religious freedom, suggesting that ideas of religious liberty enjoy wider and deeper roots in human experience and reflection than many of us assume.

Allen Hertzke examines the global crisis of persecution that Christianity faces today and affirms the tradition's transcendent conception of human dignity and equality. He argues that Christians must maintain their independence from political authority and identification with any single ideology.

On the Berkley Forum Fenggang Yang argues that in China today, Christians are at the frontlines of practicing and campaigning for individual freedoms, from the freedom of belief to the freedom of assembly, speech, press, public welfare, and freedom for civic engagement and political participation.