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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.

Our Experts

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Katherine Marshall

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

Project Spotlight

Current and Past Projects

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Videos

October 1, 2024

A Jubilee Policy Agenda for the Brazilian G20 Summit (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 3 minutes

September 24, 2024

Religious Action as Part of the Global Alliance to End Hunger and Poverty (Video)

Duration: 54 minutes

September 23, 2024

Introducing the G20 Interfaith Forum Webinar Series on Priority Recommendations (Video)

Duration: 2 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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