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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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A page of the book "Alice in Wonderland"

August 26, 2026

Going Down Rabbit Holes: Costs and Benefits

Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall reflects on the utility of following "rabbit holes" of personal curiosity, including how they have been useful in informing her current research interests.

Poverty Abolitionists. Faith, Activism, and Hope for Difficult Times. David Beckmann. Forward by Rick Steves.

August 24, 2026

Can We Abolish Poverty and If So, How?

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall reviews David Beckmann's new book, "Poverty Abolitionists: Faith, Activism, and Hope for Difficult Times."

June 30, 2026

Resilience in the Sahel: Faith, Peacebuilding, and Hope from Burkina Faso

As Burkina Faso continues to navigate one of the most challenging periods in its modern history, stories of resilience often receive less attention than the violence and instability that dominate…

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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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.

September 13, 2016

How do religious factors affect Senegal’s development agendas?

The Berkley Center at Georgetown University and the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) presented the findings of their two-year effort to “map” the intersections of development and religious…

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…