Religious Freedom Project
The Religious Freedom Project (RFP) at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs was the nation's only university-based program devoted exclusively to the analysis of religious freedom.
Religious Freedom
Freedom of religion or belief is viewed by the international community as a basic human right, yet its manifestations vary greatly from society to society. These resources examine and debate the contours of religious freedom; the evolution of international religious freedom policy; and the relationship between religious liberty and democracy, politics, and social and economic development.
Our Experts
Shaun Casey
Director
Walsh School of Foreign Service
David Hollenbach
Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Theology
Michael Kessler
Managing Director
Department of Government and Law Center
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Report April 5, 2019
The International Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief: Sketching the Contours of a Common Framework
This report by Marie Juul Petersen and Katherine Marshall sketches the contours of a common framework for understanding and approaching international freedom of religion or belief promotion in order to support development of pertinent context-specific theories of change and strategies for action.
Other Publications
Report November 1, 2016
Buddhism and Religious Freedom: A Sourcebook of Scriptural, Theological, and Legal Texts
Report December 5, 2012
Religious Freedom and Violent Religious Extremism: A Sourcebook of Modern Cases and Analysis
Mar
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When Does Protecting Faith Imperil Children?
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Berkley Center
Feb
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2018
October 26, 2018
Jocelyne Cesari on Europe and IRFA (Video)
Duration: 2 minutes
October 26, 2018
Drew Christiansen on the significance of Vatican II to IRFA (Video)
Duration: 2 minutes
April 27, 2018
Discussing Homo Religiosus? with editors Timothy Samuel Shah and Jack Friedman (Video)
Duration: 5 minutes
Historical Origins of Religious Freedom
An adequate understanding of the contemporary significance of religious freedom requires a grasp of its history and institutionalization over time. While the idea of religious freedom grows out of the Classical and Judeo-Christian traditions, it…
Under Caesar's Sword
In collaboration with the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame, the Religious Freedom Research Project has engaged in a three-year global research project that investigated how Christian communities respond when their religious freedom is severely violated.