Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
Interfaith and intercultural dialogue have the potential to bring people from across religious traditions and diverse cultures together around shared social and political challenges. These resources highlight the perspectives of religious leaders, scholars, activists, writers, and students working across differences to learn from others and accomplish shared goals.
Our Experts
Director
Department of Government and Walsh School of Foreign Service, Vice President for Global Engagement
Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Theology and Religious Studies
Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service, Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue
The Culture of Encounter and the Global Agenda
Over 2021 and 2022 the Berkley Center collaborated with the the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Dicastery for Culture and Education, and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to convene a global network around Pope Francis' concept of a "culture of encounter."
Doyle Global Dialogue
Doyle Global Dialogue students write reflections and create social media content on their interreligious and intercultural experiences abroad, and they provide feedback on the reflections of their colleagues around the world.
Doyle Undergraduate Fellows Program
Part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Program, the Doyle Undergraduate Fellows program brings together faculty and students to foster student engagement with difference through scholarship and intercultural dialogue on campus, in the DC community, and around the world.
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Cultivating and Caring for the Whole Person
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST Healey Family Student Center
Article May 29, 2026
Omniculturalism as Transformational Wisdom: Actively Celebrating Human Similarities
Managing growing societal diversity requires moving past frameworks that divide us. Moghaddam introduces the concept of "omniculturalism," an approach rooted in human similarity, and argues that this approach can be used to address urgent global challenges like climate change.
Other Publications
Article May 28, 2026
Katherine Marshall, Diana Reyes, and Olivia Wilkinson discuss how effective global health responses depend heavily on community trust, where local faith actors can serve as vital partners.
July 31, 2026
Religious Pluralism in an Age of Crisis
This series, emerging from the V-Theo project, hosted at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, brings together a range of scholarly perspectives to rethink pluralism from within and across religious traditions.
July 24, 2026
Seeing Mutual Understanding
Talia Arcasoy (SFS'29) reflects on her experience in the Doyle Dialogue Fellows (DDF) program as a member of the 2026 cohort.
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:
Recent Interviews
A Conversation with Timothy Ajay
November 6, 2026
A Conversation with Nkafu Carlson Lekeaka
October 27, 2026
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