November 1: 10th anniversary of LUCSoR – the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion.

Dear colleagues, former colleagues, students, and friends, It is a great pleasure to invite you all to celebrate with us the 10th anniversary of LUCSoR – the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion. When                    Friday 1 November 2024, 9.30-18.00 Where                  Lipsius-building and Faculty Club Theme                 Practicing Comparison in the Study of Religion Participation is […]

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November 1: 10th anniversary of LUCSoR – the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion.

Dear colleagues, former colleagues, students, and friends, It is a great pleasure to invite you all to celebrate with us the 10th anniversary of LUCSoR – the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion. When                    Friday 1 November 2024, 9.30-18.00 Where                  Lipsius-building and Faculty Club Theme                 Practicing Comparison in the Study of Religion Participation is […]

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21 June 2024: Farewell Symposium Arie L. Molendijk

“Structural Change in Academic Life: Managerialism, Diversity & the Quest for Excellence” Faculty Religion, Culture and SocietyOude Boteringestraat 38, Groningen Friday 21 June 2024, 13:00-18:30 Dutch Universities and academic life have changed almost beyond recognition since the first post-war years, and especially the last decades have seen a great number of political and administrative measures […]

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20 oktober: Symposium ‘Kunst en religie nu’

Op vrijdagmiddag 20 oktober vindt het symposium Kunst en Religie nu plaats. Verschillende sprekers gaan in op de relatie tussen moderne kunst en religieuze thematiek. Het programma is gratis toegankelijk. Hoe moderner de kunst, hoe kleiner de aanwezigheid van religie. Deze veelgehoorde benadering blijkt allesbehalve terecht. Sterker nog, begin 21ste eeuw lijken het hogere en […]

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1-3 November, NGG conference ‘Religion in Motion: Between Borders and Belonging’:

From 1 to 3 November 2023 Radboud University is home to Religion in Motion: Between Borders and Belonging. Find out more about this year’s edition of the biennial conference of the Dutch Association for the Study of Religion here.  Religiosity and mobility have been topics of research and debate for scholars working with different theoretical, methodological, […]

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In memoriam: Guido Versteegh (1962-2023)

Op 25 september is Guido Versteegh, docent levensbeschouwing en medeoprichter van de werkgroep ‘Religiewetenschap en onderwijs’ van het NGG, in het bijzijn van zijn vrouw Marita overleden. Net als zijn leerlingen en collega’s zullen we binnen de werkgroep ‘Religiewetenschap en onderwijs’ het gemis voelen van Guido’s toewijding aan het vak, zijn kennis en zijn warmte. […]

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Current Issues in Religious Studies and Western Esotericism

You are kindly invited to join the seminars below. If you are interested, please contact dr. Jacqueline Borsje, via h.j.borsje@uva.nl Locations: various locations at University of Amsterdam.Time: mondays, 15:00-16:30. Programme: 25 September 2023 Birgit Meyer (Utrecht University), ‘Legacies of Missionary Iconoclasm: Religious Matters in an Entangled World’ (UB: Belle van Zuylenzaal)  16 October 2023 Johanneke […]

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