Interreligious Dialogue

Chaplains of different faith traditions interact during the Mass of the Holy Spirit

Interreligious Dialogue

Religious pluralism and the promotion of interreligious dialogue is a core area of study at Georgetown.

Faculty and students across schools—including in the Department of Theology, the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs—explore religious traditions as they relate to one another and to wider cultural, social, and political issues around the world. Openness to religious pluralism has been central to Georgetown’s identity and mission since its founding. Georgetown is home to a vibrant multi-faith campus ministry and community and was the first Catholic university to hire a full-time rabbi and the first university in the United States to hire a full-time imam.

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Minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs sponsors this program through which students can earn a minor in the College of Arts & Sciences or the School of Foreign Service. Participants explore the role of faith and values across topic areas.

Ph.D. in Theological and Religious Studies

The Department of Theology and Religious Studies sponsors this Ph.D. program with religious pluralism as a central focus. Students comparatively examine at least two major religions with respect to theology, ethics, and culture.

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and Research Programs

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Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World AffairsGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2006, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and public life. It conducts research, teaching, and service under the Office of the President.

Center for Jewish CivilizationGeorgetown Unit

Founded in 2003, the Center for Jewish Civilization is an academic program that examines the study of the global dimensions of Judaism throughout the ages, with an emphasis on the ethical aspects of Jewish civilization and its interrelationship with other peoples and politics.

Gold dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian UnderstandingGeorgetown Unit

Founded in 1993 as the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is a research center at Georgetown University offering events and academic programming to improve relations between the Islamic world and the West.

Past Event

March 17

Humanizing the Enemy: Don Quixote and the Moors

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Past Event

March 10

Life, Ideas, and Revelation: Lucy Beckett’s "A Postcard from the Volcano"

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Past Event

February 10

The Quran: How to Read a Sacred Text?

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