How Catholics Came to Endorse Democracy: What that Means for the Global Church

Drawing on his recent book, Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis (2022), John McGreevy, the provost of Notre Dame University, will explore the surprising history of Catholics and democracy in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. This Berkley Center Lecture will address how ideas of representation have circulated from the political to the religious realm (and back again) with powerful ramifications for the contemporary global church. Berkley Center Director Thomas Banchoff will provide introductory remarks. A reception will follow the event.

Public Health Measures: This event will take place in-person at Georgetown University, which requires all visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or to attest to having a medical or religious exemption from being vaccinated. All visitors must complete the COVID-19 visitor registration for this event.

Accessibility: Please email berkleycenter@georgetown.edu by April 3 with any accessibility requests. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill all requests made after this date.