Symposium + Launch Centre for Religion, Health and Wellbeing
| When: | Fr 30-11-2018 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Where: | Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Oude Boteringestraat 38, Groningen |
On November 30, the official launch of the Centre for Religion, Health and Wellbeing will take place. This centre bundles research on meaning and health, wellbeing, and death; and a variety of disciplinary approaches such as psychology, sociology, anthropology and philosophy. The centre is part of the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health at the University of Groningen.
To introduce its research, the centre will host a symposium titled ‘the Meaning of Wellbeing.’ With the audience, researchers and professionals will discuss the impact of earthquakes, sexual wellbeing and death. What sort of counselling do people living in an earthquake area need? How do religious organizations aim to contribute to sexual wellbeing? How do people deal with loss?
The symposium is open to all those who are interested to learn more about our research. If you would like to attend the program as a whole (including lunch) please register via receptie.ggw rug.nl before 26 November.
Programme
| 11:00 | Welcome and official opening |
| 11:30 |
Making sense in an earthquake area (Dutch)
Roundtable: A conversation on meaning-making, health and wellbeing in an earthquake affected area. With Bea Blokhuis, Tom Postmes, Jorien Holsappel en Hanneke Muthert. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Making sense of sexual wellbeing (Dutch/English)
Pre-presentation of the report and advice based on the research carried out within the project Religion, Sexuality and Secularism, by Brenda Bartelink. With comments by Billie de Haas (RUG/SHARE-NET) and Karin de Schipper-Visser (SKIN). |
| 14.30 | Coffee and tea |
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Making sense of death (English)
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| 15.10 | Welcome address by Eric Venbrux (University of Nijmegen) |
| 15.15 |
Keynote by Avril Maddrell (University of Reading)
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| 16.15 | Presentation book “Consolationscapes in the Face of Loss”, by Christoph Jedan, Avril Maddrell and Eric Venbrux |
| 16.20 | Column by Hella van der Wijst (EO): ‘Rediscovering Consolation’ |
| 16.30 | Drinks |