I was happy to join so many friends and speak at U.S. Institute of Peace to celebrate the launch of USAID’s Strategic Religious Engagement Policy. This effort to partner with government is critical for promoting our shared foreign policy priorities and international development goals.

Congrats to the team USAID for this strategic religious engagement policy. It reflects years of work and presents a compelling rationale and framework for expanded partnerships with religious communities and faith-based orgs. usaid.gov/policy/strateg…

My interview with Stephen Offutt on the relationship between evangelicals and gangs in Latin America--and what we can learn from them about the relationship between religion and illicit groups more generally. Oxford University Press Asbury Theological Seminary Religion & Diplomacy religionanddiplomacy.org/2023/09/11/gan…

Here's the video of the conversation I moderated with several leading scholar-practitioners on 'Can Interreligious Engagement be a Realistic Tool for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding?' Berkley Center ISPI Fabio Petito youtube.com/watch?v=62SOTj…

Check out the report we've just published on Indian religious diplomacy, authored by Prof Ian Hall. Griffith University Berkley Center berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/t…

This excellent Science News article on history and memory by Sujata Gupta makes use of my "niche specialty" in presidential Thanksgiving proclamations. sciencenews.org/article/thanks…

Tomorrow Nov 29: I'm hosting a virtual discussion with Elizabeth Prodromou on her new policy brief on 'Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and Global Orthodox Christianity' berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/diploma…

Check out our launch event for a new policy brief on 'Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and Global Orthodox Christianity' written by Elizabeth Prodromou of Boston College. Moderated by Judd Birdsall of Berkley Center youtube.com/watch?v=gxIrI1…

The promotion of #religiousfreedom abroad has been and should continue to be a bipartisan foreign policy priority in Washington. Great to speak alongside Knox Thames at a congressional briefing organized by U.S. Institute of Peace and Partnership for a Secure America.

Join me at Georgetown on Feb 2 for a launch of Ben Park's critically acclaimed new book, American Zion: A New History of Mormonism. See event page for full details. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/america… Berkley Center Benjamin Park Liveright Books W. W. Norton & Company

At our February 2 “American Zion: A New History of Mormonism,” Benjamin Park will explore the story of how Mormonism succeeded, becoming the most significant homegrown religion in #AmericanHistory. #DCEvent RSVP to join in person: ow.ly/LGy450QtAiv

We met as lowly PhD students and now Ben Park is a professor cranking out landmark books and I had the pleasure of hosting him at Georgetown. Benjamin Park Berkley Center W. W. Norton & Company

"Trump will be the nominee, but Haley has proved that the GOP isn’t quite the Trump “cult” that Trump fans embrace and Trump critics fear. ...her campaign demonstrated that some strain of non-Trump Republicanism still exists." wapo.st/48JXgNJ

Today is the 15th anniversary of Barack Obama's Cairo University speech to Muslims around the world. I've written my reflections on the legacy of that "New Beginning" speech for Berkley Center berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/responses/obam…

I'm looking forward to hosting a virtual conversation with my friend Phil Dow regarding his new book 'Accidental Diplomats: American Missionaries and the Cold War'. Join us July 8 at noon DC time. Full details below. Berkley Center William Carey Publishing berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/acciden…

Today: join me on Zoom for a conversation with author Phil Dow on the fascinating story of the unforeseen diplomatic role American evangelical missionaries played during the Cold War in #Africa. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/acciden… Berkley Center William Carey Publishing

My interview with my friend Phil Dow on his new book, 'Accidental Diplomats: American Missionaries and the Cold War in Africa'. Berkley Center William Carey Publishing youtube.com/watch?v=_m4CES…

"Ending Persecution is an enlightening, entertaining, and edifying account of how the U.S. has pursued that mission—and how it can do it better." My review in Providence Magazine of Knox Thames' new book Ending Persecution. Notre Dame Press

Looking forward to hosting a webinar this Tuesday at noon EST with contributors to the new book 'Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion' Berkley Center De Gruyter Brill ➡️ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK Reset DOC berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/exiting…

Join me this Wednesday evening (Thursday morning in Asia) for a discussion on religion and violence in the Pacific with an outstanding panel.