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Religion and Development

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Religious communities and faith-inspired organizations around the globe play an important role in the world's most pressing development issues. These resources examine how these actors and groups offer aid on the front lines of crises and shape and influence their societies in fundamental ways that must be understood to implement effective development policies and practices.

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Katherine Marshall

Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service, Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue

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Videos

March 27, 2025

Trump and the Future of America’s Strategic Religious Engagement (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 0 minutes

March 13, 2025

The End of Refugee Assistance? Aid Groups and the Trump Administration (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 28 minutes

November 11, 2024

Case Studies and Specific Challenges: Analyzing Religious Responses (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 27 minutes

Publications

Blog Posts

Interviews

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:

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