Saturday, 7 March 2026 | 20.30 - 21.05 hrs | Karolingenzaal (70 p.)| De Lindenberg, Nijmegen
Mulika
In the short film Mulika by Maisha Maene, an “afronaut” emerges from the wreckage of a spaceship in the volcanic crater of Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below and meets the people of present-day Goma, he begins to understand what he must do to change the future for his people.
Science fiction sketches visions of the future, making it possible to reflect on things that do not (yet) exist. Theologian Tom de Bruin will discuss the role of biblical stories in science fiction and what this reveals about the role of religion in society.
The program will be in English. The film is spoken in multiple languages and subtitled in English and French.
Ethicist Marcel Becker will moderate the discussion.
About the speaker
Tom de Bruin is a theologian at Radboud University. They research focuses on how biblical texts are used in contemporary culture. They pays particular attention to Fan Studies and their relation to ancient and modern Christianity; Satan, demons, and evil powers in ancient Christianity and contemporary media; and the Tower of Babel in media over the past 150 years.
This program is part of Denkwerk Festival of Radboud Reflects at Radboud University, on Saturday, 7 March 2026 at De Lindenberg in Nijmegen. Through (silent) interviews, lectures, music, films, and more, philosophers, theologians, and scholars of religion from Radboud University will encourage you to think more deeply about the major questions of our time.
