Vox Article on ERC Grant for Heleen Murre-van den Berg
2.5 million for stories from non-Western Christians
The church of the Syrian Orthodox monastery in Glane, Overijssel, with young people who are initiated into language and liturgy during a summer school. Photo: Heleen Murre-van den Berg
Among the Radboud winners of an ERC Advanced Grant this year is one woman - also the only alpha. Heleen Murre-van den Berg maps the stories, books and songs of Christians who came to Europe from Africa and the Middle East. A group that is growing in number.