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Faith in Action

On Faith in Action Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall tracks the faith-inspired activities of people and institutions across the globe and across religious traditions, with a focus on development and humanitarian issues. Earlier posts were originally published by the Huffington Post or…

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Katherine Marshall's 2026 freshman seminar class sits around a conference table

September 17, 2026

Ending Poverty? What Freshmen Are Teaching Me

Katherine Marshall reflects on her Georgetown University freshman seminar on poverty, drawing on students' writing about hardship, inequality, dignity, and the limits of conventional measures of poverty.

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Faith in Development

Faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders often work in tandem with secular global development practitioners, with similar motivations to fight poverty and alleviate suffering. At the same time, many development practitioners work with faith actors engaged in the community. This blog…

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Mother with child in Bangladesh

June 11, 2020

Milk Banks for Premature Babies: Religious Debates in Bangladesh

Sarah Thompson reflects on the current religious debates surrounding the implementation of a human milk bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thompson considers potential ways to offer more inclusive milk-sharing practices in Muslim-majority communities and elsewhere.
Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?

February 22, 2016

Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?

Religious literacy has taken on new importance for security and peace efforts focused on countering violent extremism. Groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, and ISIS use Islamic rhetoric to recruit…

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