20.45 - 21.05 hrs | Zuiderkapel | Thursday 11 September 2025
Why are we so drawn to eternal life? Can an eternal life even have meaning? Or do things only acquire meaning when we know they are not eternal? And should we actually want eternal life? Join theologian Annemarieke van der Woude.
Human beings are always looking for eternal life: every religion on earth has an idea about the afterlife, reincarnation or some other way we can live on. And even people who are not religious sometimes go to extremes to avoid death and old age.
Come hear why an eternal life continues to fascinate.
About the speaker
Annemarieke van der Woude is a lecturer in Empirical and Practical Religious Studies at Radboud University. Her research focuses on Spiritual Care; end-of-life issues, in particular complex euthanasia requests (dementia, psychiatry, completed life); Bible Studies, focusing on “holiness” in the Hebrew Bible.
Infinity. Science festival on and around the Stevens' Skywalk
This program is part of Infinity, Radboud University's science festival on, in and around the Steven's Church in the center of Nijmegen on Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12, 2025. Go with us to great heights and be surprised.