Judd Birdsall

Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center on Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown. Editor of Religion & Diplomacy. Senior Editor of RFIA.

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

[Berkley Center @GUberkleycenter]

Our August 27 webinar will explore the complex intersections of religion, violence, and peacebuilding in Papua New Guinea, such as sorcery accusation related violence. Featuring: William Kipongi, Jim Della-Giacoma, Gordon Peake, and Miranda Forsyth.

RSVP: https://t.co/NwowabDsVG

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Looking forward to hosting a webinar this Tuesday at noon EST with contributors to the new book 'Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion'
@GUberkleycenter @degruyter_brill @FBK_research @resetdoc
https://t.co/oPvHQprApo

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"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 @ProvMagazine of @KnoxThames' new book Ending Persecution. @UNDPress

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My interview with my friend Phil Dow on his new book, 'Accidental Diplomats: American Missionaries and the Cold War in Africa'.
@GUberkleycenter @wcpbooks
https://t.co/Mw7swfs2r3

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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.
https://t.co/7eWPh8mzWo
@GUberkleycenter @wcpbooks

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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.
@GUberkleycenter @wcpbooks
https://t.co/7eWPh8mzWo

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Today is the 15th anniversary of @BarackObama's Cairo University speech to Muslims around the world. I've written my reflections on the legacy of that "New Beginning" speech for @GUberkleycenter https://t.co/dsNzdHw0ci

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"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."
https://t.co/x97JJufBYM

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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.
@BenjaminEPark @GUberkleycenter @wwnorton

[Berkley Center @GUberkleycenter]

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: https://t.co/zDoyMARgsJ

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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.
https://t.co/kyICGyo8Ra
@GUberkleycenter @BenjaminEPark @LiverightPub
@wwnorton

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The promotion of #religiousfreedom abroad has been and should continue to be a bipartisan foreign policy priority in Washington. Great to speak alongside @KnoxThames at a congressional briefing organized by @USIP and @PSAonline.

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@KnoxThames @USIP It was great speak alongside you!

[Religion & Diplomacy @ReligioDiplo]

Check out our launch event for a new policy brief on 'Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and Global Orthodox Christianity' written by Elizabeth Prodromou of @BostonCollege. Moderated by @JuddBirdsall of @GUberkleycenter
https://t.co/upP9kgNVpG

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Tomorrow Nov 29: I'm hosting a virtual discussion with Elizabeth Prodromou on her new policy brief on 'Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and Global Orthodox Christianity' https://t.co/N9sGlC3AEG

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This excellent @ScienceNews article on history and memory by @sujatagupta makes use of my "niche specialty" in presidential Thanksgiving proclamations.
https://t.co/DtUCNooYfB

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Check out the report we've just published on Indian religious diplomacy, authored by Prof Ian Hall.
@Griffith_Uni @GUberkleycenter
https://t.co/vvWUjhU7fU

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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?'
@GUberkleycenter @ispionline @Petito_F
https://t.co/W2S6Pzriix

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My interview with @OffuttStephen 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.
@OxUniPress @AsburySeminary @ReligioDiplo
https://t.co/UmHbbp0H7K

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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. https://t.co/Iz0clOyitU