289 search results for “religion” in the Staff website
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Religion and Secularism in Turkish television drama
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
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'Materiality, Religion and the Senses': L*CeSAR organizes its first workshop
On 11 December 2025, students and staff members from many fields of study had the opportunity to take part in a day-long workshop on the role of the senses in ancient religions.
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Elpine de BoerFaculty of Humanities
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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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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Eric JorinkFaculty 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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NWO Open Competition for research on inclusive religion and identity: 'Impact on LGBTQIA+ community still underexplored'
What is the impact of religion and its discourse on the lives of queer people in countries where LGBTQIA+ individuals are not accepted? University Lecturer Eduardo Alves Vieira wants to know just that. With an NWO-grant, he will take a closer look at the inclusive religion movement in Brazil.
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Fang-I ChuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Ewine van Dishoeck after pontifical appointment: ‘Science and religion can coexist’
Pope Francis has appointed astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. She joins an illustrious list of Nobel Prize winners, such as Ernest Rutherford, Max Planck, Niels Bohr and Erwin Schrödinger. What is her view on this? An interview with our professor of Molecular astrop…
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Bart LabuschagneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arman HasanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter van BeekAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Materiality, Religion and the Senses
Conference, L*CeSAR Masterclass
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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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John-Harmen ValkFaculty of Humanities
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Mari MiyamotoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mukh MahmudiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Book presentation: Israelite Religion
Lecture, Book presentation
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
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James McGrailFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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John BoyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daan van den Wollenberg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sensing Scripts: Popular Religion, the Senses and Textuality
Lecture, Keynote
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Jasmijn RanaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Jan BoersemaFaculty of Science
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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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Michael KerschnerFaculty of Archaeology
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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Nathal DessingFaculty 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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Markus Davidsen: 'We need to implement ideas that improve an entire programme'
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. University lecturer Markus Davidsen is one of them. What does he think makes for good teaching?
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Adam BubenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Bastiaan Rijpkema appointed Professor by special appointment of Tolerance
Bastiaan Rijpkema has been appointed Professor by special appointment of the new chair Tolerance at the Faculty of Humanities with effect from 1 July 2021. The chair was established by Stichting Leerstoel Uytenbogaert.
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Kingship, Normative Ethics, and Religion in Early Modern Persian Ramayanas
VVIK Lecture
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Opinion piece in Nature: Tobias Müller on people of faith being allies to stall climate change
Tobias Müller, post-doctoral researcher in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA, writes how together, religious groups and scientists can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.
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Digital guest lectures for secondary school students: 'The interdisciplinary collaboration gives me energy'
Can a robot perform a religious ritual just like a monk? And what exactly is a religious ritual? Robots and religion seem to be two different subjects, but according to university lecturer Elpine de Boer, both can make us think about what it means to be human and what we consider to be of value. Together…
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michiel van ElkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences