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Religion

Researchers at Radboud University deal with fundamental questions about the nature and meaning of human beings in the world, including from a religious context. What role do religious traditions play in our history, but also in contemporary society?

Researchers

Researchers from various faculties and research institutes are working on interdisciplinary research on the topic of religion. Journalists looking to contact these and other experts on religion can contact the university's press office via +31 24 361 6000, or media [at] ru.nl (media[at]ru[dot]nl).

Dr J. Kregting (Joris)

Dr J. Kregting (Joris)

researcher (Kaski), researcher (Empirical and practical religious studies)
Dr K. Ihnat (Kati)

Dr K. Ihnat (Kati)

associate professor (Radboud Institute for Culture and History), associate professor (Ancient and Medieval History)
Dr L.S. Chardonnens (Sandor)

Dr L.S. Chardonnens (Sandor)

associate professor (Radboud Institute for Culture and History)
Dr S. Boodts (Shari)

Dr S. Boodts (Shari)

assistant professor (Ancient and Medieval History), assistant professor (Radboud Institute for Culture and History)
Prof. H.L. Murre-van den Berg (Heleen)

Prof. H.L. Murre-van den Berg (Heleen)

professor (Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies), professor (Textual, Historical and Systematic studies of Judaism and Christianity)
Heleen Murre-van den Berg conducts research on Christians in and from the Middle East. She focuses on their history in this region and the settlement of these Christians in Europe. Language, literature and imagery play an important role in her research into their religious practices.
Dr J.M. Bakker (Justine)

Dr J.M. Bakker (Justine)

Programme coordinator Religious Studies and Theology (Comparative religious studies)
Dr M. den Dulk (Matthijs)

Dr M. den Dulk (Matthijs)

associate professor (Textual, Historical and Systematic studies of Judaism and Christianity), academic director (Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion)
I. Ceelen (Iline) MSc

I. Ceelen (Iline) MSc

PhD candidate (Comparative religious studies)

News about research into religion

tijdschrift Impressie bij iemand thuis

Impressie 2028-37 is out now!

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The latest summer issue of our heritage magazine, Impressie, will be arriving on our subscribers’ (digital) doormats this week.

veni - plaatje beker

Veni grants for eight Radboud researchers

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The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eight young researchers of the Radboud University and Radboudumc.

zij-aanzicht van een scheurkalender toont hoe de pagina's van de kalender aan elkaar zijn bevestigd met een band en tegen een kartonnen achterzijde zijn geplakt. Te lezen zijn het jaar 1920 en de tekst 'God geef mij zielen'

Help wanted: The KDC is looking for the first edition of the Algemeene Missie Kalender

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The KDC is looking for a second copy of the Algemeene Missie Kalender, 1920 edition, for a digitisation project. A second copy is needed so that the calendar pages can be digitised in full and without any loss of information.

Research projects about religion

Foto van twee orthodoxe religieuze posters

Rewriting Global Orthodoxy

Research

Parishes and monasteries are also following the social trend of sustainability. The Rewriting Global Orthodoxy research project aims to examine and analyse the Catholic Netherlands’ approach to environmental friendliness and sustainability.

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PASSIM project

Research

PASSIM studies the medieval reception of the Latin sermons preached by the Early Church Fathers, using a digital network of manuscripts.

Eulalia (Making a martyr)

Making a martyr in medieval Iberia, 589-1080

Research

This project will examine how liturgical sources communicated the ideal of martyrdom but always in dialogue with material evidence.

painting of a saint giving alms to pelgrims

The medieval ritual landscape

Research

The project aims to uncover the history of ritual practices performed by ordinary people as part of their daily lives in medieval England (c. 1000-1600).

Painting of emperor Trajan with pagans

'Pagan' Virtues: Emperor Trajan as a Behavioral Model for Wayward Rulers

Research

This project examines how Emperor Trajan was regarded as a behavioral model for rulers in the Middle Ages and Early Modern mirrors for princes.

Humour in Late Antiquity

Research

In this project, the role of humour in late antiquity is investigated with a keen eye on the difference between dogmatic objections and everyday practice.

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Onderwijs

Contact information

Media publications looking for information or in-depth explanation from experts about this theme can contact the Press Information and Science Communication team of Radboud University. We are also available for more information about current research, Phd defenses and other questions.

+31 24 361 60 00

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