Georgetown University: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs: About the Center

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is at the heart of a university-wide effort to make Georgetown a global leader in the interdisciplinary study of religion and the advancement of interreligious understanding. Other Georgetown centers and programs engaged in this effort include the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Program for Jewish Civilization, and the Catholic Studies Program. The Office of the Vice President for Mission and Ministry coordinates a variety programs designed to advance interreligious understanding within the Georgetown community and beyond. A generous gift from William R. Berkley, a member of the Georgetown University Board of Directors, made possible the creation of the Center in March 2006.
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Staff
Thomas Banchoff, Associate Professor and Director
Michael Kessler, Assistant Director and Visiting Assistant Professor
Melody Fox, Center Administrator
Amanda Gant, Events Coordinator
Paul Beccio, Software Developer

Senior Fellows in Residence
Jose Casanova, Professor of Sociology
Jean Bethke Elshtain, Leavey Chair and Professor of Government (each fall)
Chester Gillis, Amaturo Chair, Professor of Theology
Abdolkarim Soroush, Visiting Fellow and Scholar in Residence

Visiting Faculty
Thomas F. Farr, Center Fellow and SFS Visiting Professor
Katherine Marshall, Center Fellow and Visiting Professor 

Postdoctoral Fellow
Liyong Dai

Research Analyst
Chris Vukicevich

Graduate Research Fellows
Alisha Bhagat
Eric Brinkert
David Buckley
Meredith Connelly
Nicholas Ingaciola
Kyle Layman
Luis Felipe Mantilla
Vanda de la Mata
Tuqa Nusairat
Alex Thurston
Amy Vander Vliet

Student Assistants
Carolyn Barnett
Amy Filsinger
Kory Kantanga
Eric Mittereder
Kelly Mulvaney
Monica Munn
Kory Kantanga
Whitney Pickels
Vania Reyes
Nick Sementelli
Raymond Tolentino


Undergraduate Fellows 2008
Nayha Arora
Jason Cheberenchick
Jonathan Cohn
Sarath Ganji
Donna Harati
Jessica Holland
Rustin Kashani
Kimberly Schisler
Anna Thomas
Raymond Tolentino

Faculty Advisory Board, 2007/08

Tom Banchoff, Chair
Government/SFS

Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
Sociology/Anthropology

Daniel Brumberg
Government
 
Gay Cima
English

Patrick Deneen
Government

Chester Gillis
Theology

Ariel Glucklich
Theology

Yvonne Haddad
CMCU/SFS/History

Paul Heck
Theology

Lise Morje Howard
MA in Conflict Resolution/Government

Stephen King
Government

Carol Lancaster
Mortara Center
SFS/Government

John Langan, S.J.
Philosophy/SFS

Marilyn McMorrow
SFS

Vincent Miller
Theology

Fathali Moghaddam
Psychology

Peter Phan
Theology

Siva Subramanian
Medical Center

John Voll
CMCU/SFS/History