Humanities: down to business?
| Date: | 05 July 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
In this post, Elske Kroondijk and Erik Meinema consider the increasing influence of market discourses on academic practice, and reflect on the question how scholars and students in the Humanities can engage with this development.
Koran & Bijbel weg uit de Tweede Kamer? De misvattingen rondom de Scheiding tussen Kerk en Staat uitgelicht.
| Date: | 04 July 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Naar aanleiding van de ophef omtrent het verzoek van Tweede Kamer voorzitter Van Miltenburg om de Heilige Geschriften uit de Kamer te laten verwijderen, licht Carine Nijenhuis enkele misvattingen uit rondom de Scheiding tussen Kerk en Staat.
Allergic Reaction to “The Religious Other” or just a Neurobiological Fact?
| Date: | 25 June 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Neurobiology, Social influence and its impact on our capacity to empathize.
Religion and Gay Marriage Opposition in France
| Date: | 24 May 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
This week, French President Francois Hollande signed into law legislation that allows for same sex marriage and child adoption by gay couples. With this act, France became the 14th country in the world recognizing these rights. Yet, the process has been...
Saving lives – but which ones? Life, belonging and postsecular possibilities in contemporary asylum politics
| Date: | 23 May 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
In today’s post, Erin Wilson reflects on the recent decision by the Australian parliament to excise its territory from its migration zone, what this means for how we value life, how we belong and how both religious and secular perspectives can help us...
Dwars Herdenken
| Date: | 03 May 2013 |
Ter gelegenheid van de herdenking van de salchtoffers van de Tweede Wereldoorlog morgen, schrijft Tsila Rädecker over de controversiële Joodse historicus uit Groningen, Jaap Meijer.
Bij gratie Gods: zal onze nieuwe Koning straks regeren met goddelijke zegen?
| Date: | 23 April 2013 |
Over precies een week zal Koningin Beatrix haar ambt neerleggen om te worden opgevolgd door haar zoon, Prins Willem Alexander. De inhuldiging is overal onderwerp van discussie; moet het koningslied blijven of niet? Wat zal Máxima aan doen? Eén aspect...
Spring cleaning religiously: From blessing your home to unf*cking your habitat
| Date: | 18 April 2013 |
Spring seems to have finally arrived in Europe and naturally many people’s thoughts turn to the need to “spring clean”. But these days it’s not just about spring cleaning your house, but spring cleaning your life. Kim Knibbe explores all the ways in which...
Order, justice and extremism: Martin Luther King, Jr and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” 50 years on
| Date: | 16 April 2013 |
Fifty years ago today, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. penned his now famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. On this anniversary, Erin Wilson reflects on what this important document can still teach us today.
Religion: a threat to science?
| Date: | 05 April 2013 |
Over the last few weeks there has been a heated debate on medical science professor Onno van Schayck, who claimed in an interview that he once witnessed a miracle. In this post, Erik Meinema reflects on the discussion.