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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

April 17, 2026

Global Denominationalism and the Formation of a World System of Religions (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 26 minutes

April 7, 2026

CFR and Berkley Center Webinar: The Future of Strategic Religious Engagement in U.S. Foreign Policy (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 17 minutes

February 20, 2026

Democracy and the Culture of Encounter (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 17 minutes

Publications

Article April 18, 2026

Taming the Monsters of Modernity

In this article in The Tablet, Berkley Center Director Thomas Banchoff explores Pope Francis's hopes for our AI future on the first anniversary of his death on April 21, 2025.

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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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