1,196 search results for “new religion and alternative spirituality” in the Student website
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Kevin SpiritusFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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‘Materiality, Religion, and the Environment’: L*CeSAR’s second workshop
On Thursday, the 19th of March 2026, students and staff had the chance to partake in the second full-day workshop organized by the Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Religions (L*CeSAR). This edition was centered on the role of the environment in relation to religion in antiquity.
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Eric JorinkFaculty of Humanities
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Religious Studies students "learn with the city": bridging the gap between religion and society
Three students in Elpine de Boer’s class “Practicing Religious Studies” have been working together on a “Leren met de Stad” (“Learning with the City”) project with community centre Morschwijck, located in Leiden. The students were asked by the organization Incluzio to investigate to which extent cultural…
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Materiality, Religion and the Senses
Conference, L*CeSAR Masterclass
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Materiality, Religion and the Environment
Conference, L*CeSAR Research Workshop
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Michiel van ElkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Religion and Secularism in Turkish television drama
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Testimonial Research Traineeship
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researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions
A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient Religions and the Materiality of Danger’ in 2026. The topic of the conference marks a shift towards the study of the role of objects.
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Minors
A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor in Leiden and also in Delft or Rotterdam.
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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KNAW subsidy strengthens cooperation between Leiden religious scholars and secondary school teachers
Markus Altena Davidsen was 'extremely happy' when he heard that he and his colleagues had been awarded a grant from the KNAW pilot fund for science communication. Together with partners from all over the country, they are working on a book that should inspire secondary schools to renew their education…
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Fang-I ChuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ellen van Beukering-RosmullerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alternative Humanities Campus in Leiden city centre
Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden will develop new plans for an alternative Humanities Campus in the city centre. This means they will not proceed with the compulsory purchase of the De Doelen housing complex to facilitate the construction of the new Humanities Campus. The plans to demolish…
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Going forward with an alternative Humanities Campus
In the past months of the coronavirus crisis, work continued steadily on constructing the Humanities Campus. The Arsenaal has been completed. Colleagues have moved to the Reuvens and Huizinga buildings, and the South Cluster is ready for the renovation to start. And now we have suddenly had to stop.
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Construction of alternative Humanities Campus is feasible
Leiden University can build an alternative Humanities Campus on its own available land at the current location in the city. This is the conclusion of a feasibility study and is what the mayor and aldermen of Leiden write in a letter to the city council.
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Exploration alternatives Humanities Campus using Duplo
In the week of 15 November, the Academic Directors and two members of the Faculty Council also participated in a so-called Duplo session, after the Faculty Board did so, led by Elisa Meijer, advisor housing of the Humanities Campus project. During the session, alternatives for the Humanities Campus…
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The Alternative Reading List Awards 2025
Who can pitch a book so well that everyone wants to read it? These are the winners of the 2025 Alternative Reading List Awards.
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Tommy van AvermaeteLeiden University Libraries
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Mukh MahmudiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mari MiyamotoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daan van den Wollenberg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The Biblical Covenant and its Afterlife
Lecture
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Tenzin TsepakFaculty of Humanities
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Useful links for language support
At the Writing Lab we will help you in all stages of the academic writing process, whether you would like help with planning or structuring your text, for example. We do not check grammar and spelling, however. For those who would like help in these areas, we here provide several useful links. We have…
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Vicente Fisher de Miranda Rodrigues awarded Cornelis Thiele Prize
After the KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History, Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues has also won the Cornelis Thiele Prize of the Dutch Society for Religious Studies.
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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Publishing a book as an alternative to an internship
Many students on the Master’s programme in International Relations and Diplomacy had their internship cancelled last year because of the pandemic. As an alternative, together with Professor of International Relations Madeleine Hosli, they wrote a book: The Future of Multilateralism.
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The new pope: militant or mediator?
Religious studies specialist and historian Tom-Eric Krijger talks about the new pope. Will he be a mediator or someone who dares to take a stand?
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John BoyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Education administration offices
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Michael Kerschner - News
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New podcast on one of Europe's oldest Muslim communities
For over six centuries, the Tatars have been part of Poland’s social and cultural fabric. In this 8-episode series, released weekly, professor Maurits Berger and assistant professor Ewa Górska explore how this Muslim minority has maintained its identity across generations, how Islam is practiced in…
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
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Mini organs-on-chips: an alternative to drug testing on animals
Mini organs-on-chips allow us to study how diseases develop and how drugs work. Although the technology is not new, it is becoming increasingly advanced. PhD candidate Bart Kramer hopes it will eliminate animal testing in the future.