Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
Interfaith and intercultural dialogue have the potential to bring people from across religious traditions and diverse cultures together around shared social and political challenges. These resources highlight the perspectives of religious leaders, scholars, activists, writers, and students working across differences to learn from others and accomplish shared goals.
Our Experts
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Department of Government and Walsh School of Foreign Service, Vice President for Global Engagement
Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Theology and Religious Studies
Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service, Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue
The Culture of Encounter and the Global Agenda
Over 2021 and 2022 the Berkley Center collaborated with the the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Dicastery for Culture and Education, and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to convene a global network around Pope Francis' concept of a "culture of encounter."
Doyle Global Dialogue
Doyle Global Dialogue students write reflections and create social media content on their interreligious and intercultural experiences abroad, and they provide feedback on the reflections of their colleagues around the world.
Doyle Undergraduate Fellows Program
Part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Program, the Doyle Undergraduate Fellows program brings together faculty and students to foster student engagement with difference through scholarship and intercultural dialogue on campus, in the DC community, and around the world.
The Building Bridges Seminar
The Building Bridges Seminar brings together internationally recognized Christian and Muslim scholars for intensive study. Texts from the Christian and Islamic scriptures plus theological reflections and significant documents become the basis for discussion in public lectures and private sessions.
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A Documentary History of Jewish-Christian Relations: From Polemics and Suppression to Acceptance and Dialogue
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT Online
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Article March 12, 2025
Jesuit Higher Education & American Democracy
In this In Fides article for the spring 2025 edition Berkley Center Director Thomas Banchoff considers: How should Jesuit colleges and universities contribute to American democracy?
Other Publications
Book February 11, 2025
The Extraordinary in the Mundane: Family and Forms of Community in China
Article September 26, 2024
Pope Francis on Paths to God: "A Project That Includes Everyone"
Katherine Marshall reflects on women's leadership in multireligious settings, in the context of an upcoming Religions for Peace webinar and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69).
February 25, 2025
A Special Partnership: The Aga Khan and James D. Wolfensohn
Katherine Marshall reflects on the legacy of the late Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV's work on interfaith issues and interreligious dialogue and his partnership with James D. Wolfensohn.
Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves and Katherine Marshall reflect on lessons from Brazil's engagement with the G20 Interfaith Forum.
Discover the firsthand experiences of faith leaders, activists, and peacebuilding practitioners working on issues ranging from development and education to conflict resolution and foreign policy.
For over a decade, Berkley Center scholars and students have been conducting interviews with individuals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. These discussions offer unique insights into the inner workings of a wide spectrum of professions touched by religion with interviewees ranging from the highest levels of leadership of international organizations to on-the-ground practitioners. Explore individual interviews here or follow links to our interview collections below:
Recent Interviews
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