1,626 search results for “new religion and alternative spirituality” in the Staff website
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Kevin SpiritusFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Eric JorinkFaculty 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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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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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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Delicate Repertoires- Buddhist Creativity, Commodification, and Digitalization in Xi’s China
Lecture, China Seminar
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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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Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy
University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the Buddhist philosophy of consciousness-only. Jingjing Li explains her plans and the importance of her research.
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Materiality, Religion and the Senses
Conference, L*CeSAR Masterclass
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Michiel van ElkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Addie de MoorFaculty of Science
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Elpine de BoerFaculty of Humanities
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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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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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Ashley WilkinsonFaculty of Humanities
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Fia van HeterenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter van BeekAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Fang-I ChuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tessa HagensFaculty of Science
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Ellen van Beukering-RosmullerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Meet Leiden Law School's new D&I officer
Starting on 1 February 2026, Nadia Sonneveld will work one day a week as the faculty's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) officer. Here, she explains how she came to take on this role and her priorities for the coming months.
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Bart LabuschagneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arman HasanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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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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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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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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Nazanin Tamari Senji Lak
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Eline VerhageFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tommy van AvermaeteLeiden University Libraries
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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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Tenzin TsepakFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research
On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Attempts by Spiritual Animal Magnetizers to Prove Life after Death” at Universität Bern, Switzerland. The PhD project was part of the of SNF research project…