The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs (or simply Berkley Center) is an academic research center at Georgetown University in Washington, DC dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and politics.[1] The center was founded in 2006[2] under a gift from William R. Berkley, a member of Georgetown's Board of Directors.[3][4] The center's founding director is Thomas Banchoff.[4]