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.
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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
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When Does Protecting Faith Imperil Children?
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT Berkley Center
October 26, 2018
Drew Christiansen on the significance of Vatican II to IRFA (Video)
Duration: 2 minutes
October 26, 2018
Jocelyne Cesari on Europe and 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.