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The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs Annual Report2009-2010

A collaboration between the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University

Supported by the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

BERKLEY CENTER FOR RELIGION, PEACE & WORLD AFFAIRS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

“The partnership between the School of Foreign Service and the Luce Foundation has strengthened our outreach to the Washington, DC, policy community in the critical but still poorly understood area of religion and international affairs.”

Dr. Carol LancasterDean, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Religion and Global Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Government Outreach/Short Courses for Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Religion and International Affairs Networks 17

Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Since 2006, the Henry Luce Foundation and Georgetown University have been jointly exploring a vital but inadequately un-derstood dimension of America’s international relations – the role of religion. A collaboration between Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs has supported a wide range of teaching, research, and outreach activities. Our goal is to provide students, scholars, and policymakers with the tools they need to better navigate the intersection of faith with global policy chal-lenges of diplomacy, development, democracy, and human rights.

A tremendous faculty team has been a key to the program’s success thus far. Katherine Marshall led the World Bank’s initiatives on faith, ethics, and development before coming to Georgetown, and Thomas Farr previously served as the founding director of the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom. They direct the Luce-supported Religion and Global Development and Religion and US Foreign Policy programs, respectively. Eric Patterson, a former White House Fellow, leads our Government Outreach/Short Courses for Professionals program. The fourth area of Luce/SFS programming, the development of Religion and International Affairs Networks, is headed by Center Director Thomas Banchoff and José Casanova, a Senior Fellow and leading scholar on religion and globalization.

This report highlights major Luce/SFS activities in 2009/10, including: a workshop on religion and development in South-east Asia that culminated in two publications; a consultation and report on faith-inspired work against tuberculosis; two major symposia, one on religion in the foreign policy of the Obama administration and the other on the global politics of proselytism; a workshop with U.S. military chaplains and the development of a strategic simulation for the armed forces on the role of religion in post-conflict reconstruction; a workshop with academic, media, and foundation leaders in Berlin; and the further development of two online resources, the Religion and Development Database and the Religion and International Relations Networks page.

ABOUT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYFounded in 1789 in Washington, DC, Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution in the United States. A leading student-centered research institution, Georgetown encompasses medical and law centers as well as four schools on its main campus, including the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

ABOUT THE LUCE FOUNDATIONEstablished in 1936 by Time, Inc. founder Henry R. Luce, the Henry Luce Foundation seeks to broaden knowledge and en-courage service and leadership in the realms of academia, art, public policy, media, and religion. The Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs was founded in 2005.

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Religion and Global Development Under the leadership of Katherine Marshall, this program area addresses the role of faith-inspired groups and ideas in address-ing contemporary challenges of economic and social development around the world. Its components include new courses; the Religion and Development Database; a series of global workshops on the role of faith-inspired organizations (thus far in Wash-ington, DC; Qatar; The Netherlands; Guatemala; and Cambodia) and issue surveys (thus far on HIV/AIDs, Gender, Shelter, Governance, Malaria, and Tuberculosis).

Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy This program area examines the complex role of religion in US foreign policy, both as a domestic political context and an international issue. Led by Thomas Farr, its key components include new undergraduate and graduate courses; conferences on the religion/politics interface in key countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel); symposia on the origins, trajectory, and future of US international religious freedom policy; and research and outreach on the role of religion in the foreign policy of the Obama administration and controversy surrounding proselytism worldwide.

Government Outreach/Short Courses for Professionals Coordinated by Eric Patterson, this program area involves the development of short courses for US government and military officials designed to improve their knowledge of religion as it intersects with foreign policy and global development issues. The courses are supported by a series of case studies and country overviews that address the role of religion around critical issue areas. Collaboration thus far has centered on the National Defense University, US military chaplains, and regional combatant commands.

Religion and International Affairs Networks Under the leadership of Thomas Banchoff and José Casanova, the Luce/SFS program has sought to connect scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of religion and world affairs across the globe. This involves a series of workshops that convene academic, foundation, and media leaders – the first was held in Berlin in June 2010 – as well as online resources that map organizations, programs, and individuals working in this area, within the Luce Network, across the United States, and around the world.

Program Overview

The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs promotes research, teaching, and outreach across four areas:

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THE EDMUND A. WALSH SCHOOL OFFOREIGN SERVICEFounded in 1919 to educate students and prepare them for leadership roles in international affairs, the School of Foreign Service conducts an undergradu-ate program for over 1,300 students and graduate programs at the Master’s level for more than 700 students. Under the leadership of Dean Carol Lancaster, the School houses more than a dozen regional and functional programs that offer courses, conduct research, host events, and contribute to the intellectual development of the field of interna-tional affairs. In 2007, a survey of faculty published in Foreign Policy ranked Georgetown University as #1 in Master’s degree programs in international relations.

THE BERKLEY CENTERThe Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, created within the Office of the President in March 2006, is part of a university- wide effort to build knowledge about religion’s role in world affairs and promote interreligious understanding in the service of peace. The Center explores the intersection of religion with contemporary global challenges of war and peace, democracy and devel-opment, and economic and social development. Thomas Banchoff, Associate Professor in the De-partment of Government and the School of Foreign Service, is the Center’s founding director.

MilestonesNovember 2009. Symposium on Religion and Democracy in the Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration u

December 2009. Workshop in Phnom Penh on Faith-Inspired Organizations and Development in Southeast Asia

February 2010. Launch Event for Chicago Council Report Engaging Religious Communities Abroad

t March 2010. Workshop with U.S. com-batant command chaplains at the Pentagon

March 2010. Launch of Religion and Inter-national Affairs Networks website

March 2010. Symposium on “Proselytism and the Challenge of Religious Freedom”

June 2010. Presentation of Afghanistan religion and secu-rity simulation at US Institute of Peace and National Defense University

June 2010. Consultation with faith communities, leaders, and organizations fighting tuberculosis u

June 2010. Publication of report on faith-inspired devel-opment efforts in Southeast Asia

June 2010. Workshop in Berlin on Religion and World Affairs

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Religious communities have long fought poverty and disease and advocated for education and shelter. In our contemporary global era, their role is more important than ever before.

The Religion and Global Development program area serves two related goals. Through teaching and research activities, it builds knowledge about the role of faith communities in global development—as a source of ethical commitment, mate-rial resources, professional expertise, and effective policy implementation. And through outreach activities, it brings together practitioners and analysts for structured conversations about the challenges of development policy and the potential for deeper collaboration across the religious/secular divide.

Religion and Global Development

FACULTY LEADER: KATHERINE MARSHALLKatherine Marshall is a Senior Fellow at the Berk-ley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Government. After a long career in the development field, including several leadership positions at the World Bank, Marshall moved to Georgetown in 2006, where she directs the Berkley Center’s program on religion and global devel-opment. She helped to create and now serves as the Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue.

RELIGION AND DEVELOPMENT DATABASE This online resource provides a mapping of activities at the intersection of religion and socio-economic development worldwide. It provides an interactive overview of key faith-inspired organizations, programs, and practitioners, as well as major events and consultations. Users can navigate the site by world region and by topic areas including HIV/AIDS, gender, malaria, shelter, and governance.

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Consultation: Faith-Inspired Efforts to Combat Tuberculosis On June 14, 2010, 20 leaders from development institutions, academia, and NGOs met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the preliminary findings of a Luce/SFS supported Berkley Center and World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) survey on the involvement of religious communities in addressing tuberculosis, a disease that claims about 2 million victims every year. The discus-sion centered on faith-inspired efforts across three categories: global advocacy on behalf of victims, delivery mechanisms for health services, and the potential for greater involvement of women’s and youth groups affiliated with religious institutions. The discussion culminated in distinctions between community-level goals and the global priorities of international institutions on the TB issue, and the importance of best practices focused on the needs of patients.

PARTICIPANTS: Katherine Marshall (convener), Kola Akinola Anil Cherian, Jean Duff, Kayt Erhdahl, Don Gaede, Ted Karpf, Bernhard Liese, Heather MacLean, Ray Martin, Elena McEwan, Amy Metzger, Samuel Mwenda, Nelle Temple-Brown, Patrice Wedderburn

Report: Experiences and Issues at the Intersection of Faith and Tuberculosis This report highlights the critical roles that faith-inspired actors play in addressing tuberculosis in the developing world and draws upon multiple in-depth interviews with academics, development practitioners, and reli-gious leaders about the relationship between religion, faith-inspired work, and TB.

Issue Consultation and Report: Tuberculosis

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Regional Workshops: Southeast AsiaConsultation on December 14-15, 2009, Phnom Penh, Cambodia With the support of the Luce/SFS Program, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, the World Faiths Development Dialogue, and the Asian Faiths Development Dialogue convened a two-day consultation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that engaged a diverse group of practitioners, techni-cal specialists, and religious leaders. The discussion was marked by a lively exchange of views about the ideals that guide faith-inspired groups and the importance of local and international partnerships in carrying out their mis-sions. It was preceded by a detailed mapping of activities at the intersection of faith and development in the region and followed by a detailed meeting report outlining the discussions and detailing accomplishments and challenges.

The meeting built upon previous regional consultations in Guatemala (2009), The Netherlands (2008), Qatar (2007), and in Washington, D.C. (2007). It forms part of a larger mapping project on religion and development worldwide sponsored by the Luce/SFS.

PARTICIPANTS: Katherine Marshall (Convener), Melody Fox Ahmed, Joan Anderson, Michael Bodakowski, Thomas Bohnett, Phil Bowden, H.E. Nhek Buntha, Lee Chay Phally, Jose Luis Clemente, Denise Coghlan, Haidy Ear-Dupuy, Augustina Delaney, Lim Teck Ghee, Ulrike Gilbert-Nandra, Kao Kim Hourn, Ernst Jurgensen, Suzaina Kadir, Rob Kilpatrick, Pakorn Lertsatienchai, Bandol Lim, Gina Lopez, Maguid Maruhom, Heng Monychenda, Abdul Mukti, Koung Pheng, Malis Por, Trihadi Saptoadi, Michael Scharff, Walisongo Semarang, Meak Sheyha, Wihane Sibounheuang, Leang Sovann, Fadlullah Wilmot

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Southeast Asia ReportsThe Southeast Asia consultation resulted in two reports. The first, a mapping report, identi-fies the practical, development related roles of faith-inspired institutions in Southeast Asia, and is part of a larger set of similar Berkley Center reports on other regions of the world. In Southeast Asia, faith-inspired institutions provide religious services as well as work in all sectors of society, including education, health, HIV/AIDS, environmental preservation, humanitarian relief, conflict resolution, and emergency relief, among many other sectors.

The second report records the proceedings of two days of consultation on the present and future contributions of faith-inspired organiza-tions in addressing development challenges in Southeast Asia. A key finding is that beyond a shared commitment to social justice, there is a consensus, albeit fragile at times, among faith actors on basic technical approaches. Nonethe-less on many topics the debate can be conten-tious, such as on accountability, transparency, and proselytism.

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The role of religion in US foreign policy is both critically important and poorly understood. What role do domestic religious groups play in the formulation of American foreign policy priorities across issue areas including international security, human rights, and economic and social development? How should the US approach faith-related challenges abroad, such as the pro-tection and advancement of religious liberty?

In order to address these and other questions, the Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy program area supports conferences, sympo-sia, and publications that examine the intersection of religion with America’s international relations.

Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy

PRACTITIONERS INTERVIEW SERIES: FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOMSince the passage of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act, issues of religious liberty have been incorporated into the mechanics of American diplomacy -- with mixed results. Thomas Farr is conducting a series of interviews with key foreign policy practitioners in this area designed to capture their views of the challenges and opportunities fac-ing US diplomacy into the future. Interviews thus far include Robert A. Seiple, the first US ambassador for international religious freedom, and Elliot Abrams, former member and Chairman of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

FACULTY LEADER: THOMAS FARR Thomas F. Farr, a former American diplomat, is Visiting Associate Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Af-fairs, where he directs the Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy Program. He is author of World of Faith and Freedom: Why International Religious Liberty is Vital to American National Security (Oxford University Press, 2008).

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Do religious individuals and groups possess a right to share their beliefs with others in the hope that those beliefs will be embraced? On March 3, 2010 the Luce/SFS Program and the Berkley Center sponsored a day-long conference on “Proselytism and Religious Freedom in the 21st Century,” at which scholars and policy makers debated the issue.

The symposium report highlights the contentious nature of the ques-tions. Do individual rights to free speech include sharing one’s faith? On the other hand, do religious groups have a right to defend their respec-tive identities against efforts to convert their adherents? Is there a way to balance a right to persuade by peaceful witness with a right of com-munities to defend their respective identities? If there is a legal “right” to pursue one or both of these activities, what are the limits to that right? Can the law legitimately ban foreign missionaries? Can it punish apos-tates? The report provides varied answers to these critical questions, all of which have implications for American interests, justice, and world peace in the 21st century.

PARTICIPANTS: Thomas Farr (Convener), Salam Al-Marayati, Gerard V. Bradley, Jose Casanova, Leah Daughtry, Roger Finke, Allen Hertzke, Richard Land, Imam Mohamed Magid, Eric Patterson, Randi Rash-kover, Matthew Richards, Timothy Samuel Shah, Robert Woodberry, Angela Wu

Symposium on Proselyism and Religious Freedom in the 21st Century

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Among the critical foreign policy issues facing the Obama administration, few are more important than the questions surround-ing democracy promotion. On November 3, 2009, Luce/SFS program and the Berkley Center gathered scholars, activists and officials from across the American political and religious spectrum to explore some of these issues, including to what extent, and how should the United States attempt to encourage the emergence of democratic institutions and habits around the world.

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

Symposium on Religion, Democracy, and the Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration

Panel 1: The “Twin Tolerations” As a Model for Foreign Policy ThinkingAlfred Stepan, Columbia UniversityJean Bethke Elshtain, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World AffairsTimothy Samuel Shah, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University

Panel 2: New Trends in the Data on Religion and DemocracyBrian Grim, Pew Forum on Religion and Public LifeHarris Mylonas, George Washington UniversityDaniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame

Lunch Keynote by Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar

Panel 3: Religion and Democracy Pro-motion in the Obama AdministrationGerald Hyman, Center for Strategic and International StudiesThomas Melia, Freedom HouseDaniel Brumberg, Georgetown UniversityEric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs Panel 4: Thinking About Islam and DemocracyHassan Abbas, Harvard UniversityEmile Nakhleh, Former Senior Intelligence OfficerJennifer Bryson, Witherspoon Institute

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Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy

On February 23, 2010, the Berkley Center and the Luce/SFS program hosted the launch of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy report, Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy. The product of a year-long consultation with experts inside and outside government, the report identifies global religious patterns and strategic challenges for the United States and offers recommendations for new strate-gies for effective foreign policy engagement.

The report emphasized the central role of religious communi-ties across global issues areas including security, development assistance, the promotion of human rights, stewardship of the environment, and the pursuit of peace in troubled parts of the world. And it argued that the success of American diplomacy in the next decade will depend in part on its ability to connect with faith-inspired communities and organizations around the world.

Five Berkley Center faculty were involved with the Chicago Council report: project consultant Eric Patterson and task force members Jose Casanova, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Thomas Farr, and Katherine Marshall.

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The training of US foreign service and military officers still all but excludes questions of religion and its cultural, social, and political impact. Officials at the World Bank and the United Nations, while they grapple with religious issues more and more in their work, are also rarely exposed to them in their professional education.

The Luce/SFS program is working to improve professional training offerings in this critical area. In the first year of engagement around this imperative, the Berkley Center co-hosted a three-day symposium on “The Religious Dynamics of War and Peace” with National De-fense University’s Institute for National Security Ethics and Leadership (INSEL). A second symposium will take place in early 2011. In March 2010, the Berkley Center co-hosted a workshop for senior combatant command chaplains and their assistants on religion, con-flict, and peace at the Pentagon. As part of its curricular outreach in 2009/10, the Luce/SFS program supported the development of a simulation based on the experience of military

commanders, NGO leaders, and provincial officials in Afghanistan. Center faculty also provided briefings for various military components, including US European Command, US Central Command, and the Armed Forces Chaplains Center.

The courses are supported by a series of Luce/SFS case studies, film guides, and country overviews that address the role of religion around critical issue areas.

FACULTY LEADER: ERIC PATTERSON Eric Patterson, Assistant Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Af-fairs and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Government, directs the Luce/SFS program area “Government Outreach/Short Courses for Professionals.” His research and teaching focus on religion and politics, ethics and international affairs, and just war theory in the context of contemporary conflict. Patterson is the author or editor of seven books, includ-ing Ending Wars Well: Just War Theory and Post-Conflict (forthcoming 2011), Debating the War of Ideas (2009, with John Gallagher), and Just War Thinking: Morality and Pragmatism in the Struggle Against Contemporary Threats (2007).

Government Outreach/Short Courses for Professionals

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Chaplains Seminar on the Religious Dynamics of War and Peace

US military chaplains are increasingly called upon both to serve the spiritual needs of the troops and to provide religious and cultural expertise to commanders in highly religious environments such as Afghanistan and Iraq. With this in mind, the Berkley Center and National Defense University’s Institute for the Study of National Security Ethics and Leadership provided a two-day seminar on “The Religious Dynamics of War and Peace” to the senior US combatant command chaplains from around the world on March 24-25, 2010. The seminar marked the debut of the Center’s case study on the Iraq Inter-religious Congress, including a panel discussion featuring U.S. Army Chaplain (Colonel) Micheal Hoyt and Dr. Peter Maki of the Foundation of Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, both of whom were active in the Congress’ work in 2007.

Why Religion Matters to Strategists and PlannersDr. Albert C. Pierce, Institute for National Security Ethics and Leadership

Framing the Role of Religion in ConflictDr. Eric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs

Religion and TerrorismDr. Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University

Review of Engaging Religious Communities Abroad (Chicago Council Task Force Report) Dr. Eric Patterson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs

Religious Peacebuilding in the PhilippinesDr. Maryann Cusimano Love, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Iraq’s Inter-religious Congress and the Baghdad Accords (Berkley Center Case Study)Chaplain (Colonel) Micheal Hoyt, Dr. Peter Maki

Concepts of Religiously-Inspired Peacebuilding: Lessons from Iraq and AfghanistanPadre (Colonel) Steven Moore, Chaplain, Canadian Armed Forces

Where Do We Go From Here - Ideas for Combat-ant CommandsDr. Albert C. Pierce, Institute for National Security Ethics and Leadership

PROGRAM

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With the support of the Luce/SFS Program, the Center worked with LEC Management to develop a simulation entitled Sta-bilization Operations in Highly Religious Societies: the Afghan Case. This two-hour decision-making game simulates how various governmental and non-governmental (e.g. Christian relief organizations) actors interact in stabilization and reconstruction operations in highly religious societies. The target audience is war college students who will operate in such environments but have had little or no formal training on the challenges of a) dealing with religiously-inspired NGOs in conflict and post-conflict situations, and b) US military engagement in contexts characterized by high levels of religiosity, including appeals to violence rooted in religion.

The prototype of the Afghan simulation has been presented at the National Defense University, the US Institute of Peace, and several other venues. It went into production in summer 2010 and will be made available to educators.

The Luce/SFS-Berkley Center Case Studies on Religion, War, and Peace provide a resource for teachers, students, and policy professionals seeking a deeper understanding of religion’s complex role in conflicts around the world. Additional resources complement the case stud-ies, including film guides, country surveys, high school lesson plans, and a syllabi database.

2009-2010 CASE STUDIES:Liberia: Religious Leaders, Peacemaking, and the First Liberian Civil WarNigeria: Rivalries Split Along Ethno-Religious LinesMexico: Persecution of Religious MinoritiesIraq: Buttressing Peace with the Iraqi Inter-Religious CongressSouth Africa: Religion and Democratic TransitionSudan: Race and Religion in Civil WarEnding Liberia’s Second Civil War: Religious Women as PeacebuildersMozambique: Religious Peacebuilders Broker End to Civil War

Afghanistan Simulation

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Through its support of colleges and universities, the media, and non-government organizations the Luce Foundation has pioneered efforts to deepen knowledge of religion as it pertains to global policy challenges. Other foundations, think tanks, educational institutions, governments, and international organizations have moved into this space as well, both nationally and internationally.

Yet despite all this activity, only fragmentary efforts to network expertise and pool knowledge have taken place. Conferences, curricular development, and policy outreach tend to proceed in parallel fashion, with only sporadic sharing of information and best practices. As a result, the global visibility of religion and international affairs issues is lower than it should be, and the impact of expertise and new insights on educational programs and policy is limited.

Through a series of international meetings and a linked set of websites, the networks project shares knowledge about religion and international affairs and enable greater communication among scholars and practitioners. It is under the direction of Thomas Banchoff, Berkley Center Director and Associate Professor, Department of Government and School of Foreign Ser-vice, and José Casanova, a Center Senior Fellow and Professor of Sociology.

Religion and International Affairs Networks

RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NETWORKS: AN ONLINE MAPPINGIn March 2010 the Luce/SFS program launched an interactive website that tracks organizations, programs, events, and publications related to religion and world affairs. Regional mappings encompass activities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and highlight the activities of universities, think tanks, and other organi-zations producing and sharing knowledge at the faith/international affairs nexus. Users can explore topic areas including international security, human rights, eco-nomic and social development, and interfaith dialogue.

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The last decade has seen an explosion of interest in the role of religion in society, politics, and international affairs on both sides of the Atlantic. Universities, foundations, and the media have sought to meet this interest through a variety of programs, conferences, and publications. Yet despite all this activity, transatlantic efforts to network expertise and further collaboration have been fragmentary. The public visibility and policy impact of work on religion and world affairs in Europe and the U.S. remains limited.

In an effort to improve transatlantic communication and develop institutional collaboration in this vital area, George-town University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs convened a forum in Berlin on June 28-29, 2010. The forum, hosted by Humboldt University, brought together leading American and German scholars and pro-fessionals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. It had two main components: a public conference and a closed workshop.

The forum was made possible through the generosity of the Henry Luce Foundation and the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs, with additional generous support provided by the Haniel Foundation.

Navigating Religion and World Affairs: An Atlantic Forum

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The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs is a collaborative venture between the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, generously supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORThomas BanchoffAssociate Professor, Department of Government and School of Foreign Service, and Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs

LUCE/SFS STEERING COMMITTEECarol LancasterDean, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign ServiceJacques BerlinerblauDirector, Program for Jewish CivilizationDaniel BymanDirector, Center for Peace and Security StudiesKathleen McNamaraDirector, Mortara Center for International StudiesSusan MartinDirector, Institute for the Study of International MigrationJohn VollProfessor of Islamic History in the School of Foreign Ser-vice and Associate Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian UnderstandingPaula NewbergDirector, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

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RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT THE EDMUND A. WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICEThe Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is the leading center for the study of the Muslim world and a leader in Western -Islamic dialogue.The Program for Jewish Civilization is unique in its emphasis on the global dimension of Judaism, its ethical aspects, and its interactions with other cultures and faith traditions.The Mortara Center for International Studies seeks to advance scholarship and inform policy by combining the expertise of scholars and the experience of practitioners.The Center for Peace and Security Studies explores the full range of military and non -military factors that influ-ence peace and security issues around the world.The School of Foreign Service is also home to leading in-terdisciplinary area studies centers and programs, includ-ing the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the BMW Center for German and European Studies, the Center for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies, the African Studies Program, and the Asian Studies Program.

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