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Salaske suggests that while it’s important to bring back a discussion about limits, we must realize that instead of reducing the quality of life, a sufficiency-oriented perspective could in fact have liberating effects. In his presentation, Salaske draws on two theories from the field of interdisciplinary sustainability research which explicitly look at such limits. The first is “consumption corridors”, described by Antonietta Di Giulio and Doris Fuchs. This theory attempts to integrate the good life and justice in sustainable development between the bounds of minimum human requirements and maximum environmental thresholds. The second theory, developed by Niko Paech, entails thinking of sustainable development as a program for economic reduction and necessarily coupled with sharing and self-production. Both these approaches, coupled with the theological insights of Jon Sobrino and Pope Francis, hold great promise for engendering a civilization of shared austerity that, counterintuitively, results in a liberation of both people and planet.

Salaske is Academic Assistant for Dogmatics and Fundamental Theology at the Institute for Catholic Theology of the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

You are provided with the opportunity to witness his presentation by means of a video

]]> During the recent Liberation Theology Workshop: Doing Climate Justice (October 22-24, 2020), Dr. Sebastian Salaske (University of Osnabrück) delivered a presentation on how acknowledging, agreeing upon, and adhering to limits can “do climate justice” and, what is more, have truly liberating effects.

Salaske suggests that while it’s important to bring back a discussion about limits, we must realize that instead of reducing the quality of life, a sufficiency-oriented perspective could in fact have liberating effects. In his presentation, Salaske draws on two theories from the field of interdisciplinary sustainability research which explicitly look at such limits. The first is “consumption corridors”, described by Antonietta Di Giulio and Doris Fuchs. This theory attempts to integrate the good life and justice in sustainable development between the bounds of minimum human requirements and maximum environmental thresholds. The second theory, developed by Niko Paech, entails thinking of sustainable development as a program for economic reduction and necessarily coupled with sharing and self-production. Both these approaches, coupled with the theological insights of Jon Sobrino and Pope Francis, hold great promise for engendering a civilization of shared austerity that, counterintuitively, results in a liberation of both people and planet.

Salaske is Academic Assistant for Dogmatics and Fundamental Theology at the Institute for Catholic Theology of the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

You are provided with the opportunity to witness his presentation by means of a video

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 1774 In a world in which many societies put in jeopardy both the lives of the most vulnerable people and all future generations as well, it seems inevitable that we must acknowledge, agree upon, and adhere to certain limits. Even so, the notion of “green growth”, unattended by arduous change, is often invoked as the preferable path to environmental sustainability. Talk of limitation or sufficiency remains as unpopular as it is necessary. In a world in which many societies put in jeopardy both the lives of the most vulnerable people and all future generations as well, it seems inevitable that we must acknowledge, agree upon, and adhere to certain limits. Even so, the notion of “green growt theology, religion, research, university, academy No Gärtner on Climate Change, Corona, and Christianity: Current Opportunities for Religious Education 13 13 Gärtner on Climate Change, Corona, and Christianity: Current Opportunities for Religious Education full a9a5d699-d977-44b9-922f-7ce38d34d840 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2020/11/18/gartner-on-climate-change-corona-and-christianity-current-opportunities-for-religious-education/ ESD, which is based upon a close link between ecological, social, and economic issues, presents a possible structure for rethinking religious education on climate change. Perhaps not coincidentally, the present corona crisis, which has visible and frightening economic and social effects, presents an opportunity for religious educators and institutions to grow past traditional and ineffective problem-solving processes and embrace the new opportunity represented by ESD.

The ESD approach, however, due to ideological presuppositions, must be critically received in order to be fruitfully enacted within a religious environment. In this presentation, Gärtner shares thoughts and suggestions about opportunities for a renaissance of new political-religious education for adolescents. She places special focus on two questions: (1) the extent to which Christianity can introduce critical-political impulses into religious education in a way that motivates young people to act sustainably and keep sight of structural political dimensions, and (2) the extent to which a specifically religious logic can be considered legitimate in a world marked by ideological plurality.

Gärtner is Professor of Practical Theology at TU Dortmund University. Her research focuses on Religious Education and Didactics. In recent years, she has concentrated, in particular, on fundamental issues of Religious Education as well as on the Didactics of Images and of Church History. She is currently conducting research projects on Teaching Methodology in Developmental research and work with youth organisations in day schools.

You are provided with the opportunity to witness her presentation by means of a video

]]> ESD, which is based upon a close link between ecological, social, and economic issues, presents a possible structure for rethinking religious education on climate change. Perhaps not coincidentally, the present corona crisis, which has visible and frightening economic and social effects, presents an opportunity for religious educators and institutions to grow past traditional and ineffective problem-solving processes and embrace the new opportunity represented by ESD.

The ESD approach, however, due to ideological presuppositions, must be critically received in order to be fruitfully enacted within a religious environment. In this presentation, Gärtner shares thoughts and suggestions about opportunities for a renaissance of new political-religious education for adolescents. She places special focus on two questions: (1) the extent to which Christianity can introduce critical-political impulses into religious education in a way that motivates young people to act sustainably and keep sight of structural political dimensions, and (2) the extent to which a specifically religious logic can be considered legitimate in a world marked by ideological plurality.

Gärtner is Professor of Practical Theology at TU Dortmund University. Her research focuses on Religious Education and Didactics. In recent years, she has concentrated, in particular, on fundamental issues of Religious Education as well as on the Didactics of Images and of Church History. She is currently conducting research projects on Teaching Methodology in Developmental research and work with youth organisations in day schools.

You are provided with the opportunity to witness her presentation by means of a video

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 841 Although young people are often committed to environmental protection, educational structures may not support their concerns, which are frequently intermingled with socio-economic concerns. During the recent Liberation Theology Workshop: Doing Climate Justice (October 22-24, 2020), Prof. Dr. Claudia Gärtner (TU Dortmund University) gave a brief but rich presentation on the opportunities and challenges that education for sustainable development (ESD) presents in religious educational contexts. Although young people are often committed to environmental protection, educational structures may not support their concerns, which are frequently intermingled with socio-economic concerns. During the recent Liberation Theology Workshop: Doing Climate Jus theology, religion, research, university, academy No Liturgy, Orthodoxy, and Byzantine Studies: A Conversation with Daniel Galadza 12 12 Liturgy, Orthodoxy, and Byzantine Studies: A Conversation with Daniel Galadza full 9facf8db-8274-43fc-8065-a4ef2b91f344 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/07/08/liturgy-orthodoxy-and-byzantine-studies-a-conversation-with-daniel-galadza/ Galadza is currently Fellow of the University of Regensburg’s Jenseits der Kanon (Beyond the Canon) project. His research focuses on the historical development of liturgy, particularly the Byzantine Rite, as well as modern and contemporary Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship and church singing.

]]> Galadza is currently Fellow of the University of Regensburg’s Jenseits der Kanon (Beyond the Canon) project. His research focuses on the historical development of liturgy, particularly the Byzantine Rite, as well as modern and contemporary Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship and church singing.

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 2246 In this interview Dr. Daniel Galadza, a byzantinist and liturgical theologian, discusses trends in Byzantine studies, talks about his recent book Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem (OUP, 2017), and reflects on the challenges and opportunities of being both an academic theologian and a deacon in the Eastern Catholic Church. He was in Louvain for a conference he and Prof. Dr. Joseph Verheyden convened at KU Leuven on the liturgy and literature of the Lavra of St. Sabas (Image: Communion of the Apostles) In this interview Dr. Daniel Galadza, a byzantinist and liturgical theologian, discusses trends in Byzantine studies, talks about his recent book Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem (OUP, 2017), and reflects on the challenges and opportunities of bei theology, religion, research, university, academy No Luther Front and Back: Interview with Hans Wiersma 11 11 Luther Front and Back: Interview with Hans Wiersma full ffeaecde-a3a0-4cfb-9125-9e4a331916b7 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/07/01/luther-front-and-back-interview-with-hans-wiersma/ Wiersma is Associate Professor of Religion at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His work includes the second edition of James Kittelson’s Luther the Reformer: the Story of the Man and His Career (2016) and articles and chapters in volumes such as The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion (2017).

]]> Wiersma is Associate Professor of Religion at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His work includes the second edition of James Kittelson’s Luther the Reformer: the Story of the Man and His Career (2016) and articles and chapters in volumes such as The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion (2017).

]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 1866 Prof. Dr. Hans Wiersma, specialist in Lutheranism and Reformation history is spending the year at KU Leuven to write a book in which he argues that 1520, as opposed to 1517 (Wittenberg) or 1521 (Edict of Worms), can be considered the pivot point in the Reformation. In this interview Wiersma talks about the idea behind the book, highlights the central role that the Louvain theologians played in the dispute with Luther, and introduces the cinematic cast of characters—from Luther to Erasmus to Pope Leo X—that made 1520 so crucial – Image: Martin Luther and his wife, Katharina von Bora. Prof. Dr. Hans Wiersma, specialist in Lutheranism and Reformation history is spending the year at KU Leuven to write a book in which he argues that 1520, as opposed to 1517 (Wittenberg) or 1521 (Edict of Worms), can be considered the pivot point in the Re theology, religion, research, university, academy No Interview Paul van Geest 10 10 Interview Paul van Geest full d418e39c-1573-4852-8dd0-756d4a7f8d85 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/06/24/on-augustine-life-fear-and-doing-theology-in-public-interview-with-paul-van-geest/ Van Geest is Professor of Church History at Tilburg University and Professor of Economics and Theology at Rotterdam University. He unites in his person the cooperation, with regard to research and education, of both universities in the field of the Latin and Greek church fathers, in particular of Augustine.

]]> Van Geest is Professor of Church History at Tilburg University and Professor of Economics and Theology at Rotterdam University. He unites in his person the cooperation, with regard to research and education, of both universities in the field of the Latin and Greek church fathers, in particular of Augustine.

]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 1767 While Prof. Dr. Paul van Geest writes his latest book on Augustine and fear, he is spending time as a Visiting Professor of History of Church and Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven. In this lively interview, he discusses what brought about the idea to write this book, why he chose to do it in Louvain, what got him into theology in the first place, and his role as a public theologian in the Netherlands and beyond – Image: Tapestry detail with Saint Augustine, Saint Stephen, and an angel. While Prof. Dr. Paul van Geest writes his latest book on Augustine and fear, he is spending time as a Visiting Professor of History of Church and Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven. In this lively interview, he discusses theology, religion, research, university, academy No Peter Nissen on Major Trends in History of Christianity 9 9 Peter Nissen on Major Trends in History of Christianity full d4203a14-fd18-4d31-8116-25fe76a2ea5f https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/06/03/9130/ Peter Nissen is Full Professor at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. His research mainly focuses on the diversity – both historical and present – within Christianity as a world religion and on the relations between the different Christian currents. He is highly interested in the interaction between traditional and modern forms of religiosity and spirituality. He particularly pays attention to thanatology, that is the scientific study of the practices and beliefs surrounding death.

]]> Peter Nissen is Full Professor at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. His research mainly focuses on the diversity – both historical and present – within Christianity as a world religion and on the relations between the different Christian currents. He is highly interested in the interaction between traditional and modern forms of religiosity and spirituality. He particularly pays attention to thanatology, that is the scientific study of the practices and beliefs surrounding death.

]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 2801 During the academic year 2018-2019 the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in the different subdisciplines of theology has been planned. Prof. Dr. Peter Nissen from the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen was invited to deliver one of these lectures on May 10, 2019. In this lecture, he has presented the different faces and challenges of Church History during the past 50 years as well as the contributions of Louvain to this field. During the academic year 2018-2019 the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in theology, religion, research, university, academy No Peter Gemeinhardt on Major Trends in Church History 8 8 Peter Gemeinhardt on Major Trends in Church History full 889ac852-3640-4108-ace2-aea9ce8aad1e https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/05/27/major-trends-in-church-history-during-the-past-50-years/ Peter Gemeinhardt is Full Professor and Chair of Church History at the Faculty of Theology of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. He is Director of the Collaborative Research Centre Education and Religion in Cultures of the Mediterranean and Its Environment from Ancient to Medieval Times and to the Classical Islam. As such, he has edited several volumes, such as Teachers in Late Antique Christianity (2018) and Was ist Bildung in der Vormoderne? (forthcoming). He is also the author of a translation and commentary of Athanasius’ Vita Antonii (2018).

]]> Peter Gemeinhardt is Full Professor and Chair of Church History at the Faculty of Theology of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. He is Director of the Collaborative Research Centre Education and Religion in Cultures of the Mediterranean and Its Environment from Ancient to Medieval Times and to the Classical Islam. As such, he has edited several volumes, such as Teachers in Late Antique Christianity (2018) and Was ist Bildung in der Vormoderne? (forthcoming). He is also the author of a translation and commentary of Athanasius’ Vita Antonii (2018).

]]> Mon, 27 May 2019 10:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 3197 During the academic year 2018-2019 the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in the different subdisciplines of theology has been planned. Prof. Dr. Peter Gemeinhardt from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen was invited to deliver the last of these lectures on May 10, 2019. In this lecture, he has presented the different faces and challenges of Church History during the past 50 years as well as the contributions of Louvain to this field. During the academic year 2018-2019 the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in theology, religion, research, university, academy No Evil Mouths, Praising Mouths: Imagery of the Mouth in Ps 109 and the Future of Biblical Studies 7 7 Evil Mouths, Praising Mouths: Imagery of the Mouth in Ps 109 and the Future of Biblical Studies full 5ad0605a-2df5-495d-a0cc-608e2abe58cb https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/05/15/evil-mouths-praising-mouths-imagery-of-the-mouth-in-ps-109-and-the-future-of-biblical-studies/ Maricel Ibita is a KU Leuven alumna (PhD in 2015). Her research interests include narrative, poetry, and metaphor studies in the Bible; the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament; women in the Bible; liberation, social science, and ecological hermeneutics; and the interdependence between Jewish and Christian sources for biblical interpretation. She is currently Assistant Professor at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

]]> Maricel Ibita is a KU Leuven alumna (PhD in 2015). Her research interests include narrative, poetry, and metaphor studies in the Bible; the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament; women in the Bible; liberation, social science, and ecological hermeneutics; and the interdependence between Jewish and Christian sources for biblical interpretation. She is currently Assistant Professor at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2019 10:05:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 4035 During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in the different subdisciplines of theology has been planned. In her lecture entitled, Evil Mouths, Praising Mouths: Imagery of the Mouth in Ps 109 and the Future of Biblical Studieson March 29, 2019, Prof. Dr. Maricel Ibita presented the different faces and challenges of Biblical Studies during the past 50 years. During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a cent theology, religion, research, university, academy No Doing Theology with Cultural Studies: Rewriting History, Reimagining Salvation, Decolonizing Theology 6 6 Doing Theology with Cultural Studies: Rewriting History, Reimagining Salvation, Decolonizing Theology full 26f2c3bb-6cf7-459e-b9e0-1f80bfb83529 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/05/01/doing-theology-with-cultural-studies-rewriting-history-reimagining-salvation-decolonizing-theology/ That temptation is to seek to cure the ills it has inflicted in the world in a way that assuages the aggressors’ conscience while not recognizing the permanent violence it has wrought upon the victims. Instead, Christian theologians, particularly those who are heirs of European hegemony, should pray to be “haunted” by figures of social memory of marginalized communities.

The result, Gruber maintained, will be a situation in which theologians stand between death and life, guilt and justice, suffering and redemption, and, most importantly, between a history of suffering and a future of hope. In that place, we enter into a “perpetual critical mourning” that results in salvation—a salvation born out of a recognition that God’s salutary presence is irretrievably entangled in the world. The speech was delivered on Friday, April 5, 2019.

]]> That temptation is to seek to cure the ills it has inflicted in the world in a way that assuages the aggressors’ conscience while not recognizing the permanent violence it has wrought upon the victims. Instead, Christian theologians, particularly those who are heirs of European hegemony, should pray to be “haunted” by figures of social memory of marginalized communities.

The result, Gruber maintained, will be a situation in which theologians stand between death and life, guilt and justice, suffering and redemption, and, most importantly, between a history of suffering and a future of hope. In that place, we enter into a “perpetual critical mourning” that results in salvation—a salvation born out of a recognition that God’s salutary presence is irretrievably entangled in the world. The speech was delivered on Friday, April 5, 2019.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2019 09:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 3547 In her inaugural speech as Research Professor at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. Judith Gruber (PhD, Salzburg) engaged with the apparent decline of Christian systematic theology in the face of cultural critiques. Noting that Christianity has been used not only in service of liberation but also for the purpose of oppression, she embarked upon a reimagination of how Christian theology can escape a very particular temptation, particularly when theology is interwoven with political power and influence. In her inaugural speech as Research Professor at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. Judith Gruber (PhD, Salzburg) engaged with the apparent decline of Christian systematic theology in the face of cultural critiques. Noting that Christianity has been used not only in se theology, religion, research, university, academy No No Boutique Theology: Louvain between the Particular and the Universal 5 5 No Boutique Theology: Louvain between the Particular and the Universal full 6a40013f-f0db-4fb9-bbc5-a43c0d145e7d https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/04/12/noboutiquetheology/  Anthony J. Godzieba is professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University and former editor of Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society. His work in systematic, foundational, and philosophical theologies is published widely in various collections and in journals. Most recently he has co-edited (with Bradford Hinze) Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology (Liturgical Press, 2017). Godzieba is a regular guest at the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies. 

]]>  Anthony J. Godzieba is professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University and former editor of Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society. His work in systematic, foundational, and philosophical theologies is published widely in various collections and in journals. Most recently he has co-edited (with Bradford Hinze) Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology (Liturgical Press, 2017). Godzieba is a regular guest at the KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies. 

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:00:00 +0200 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 2343 During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in the different subdisciplines of theology has been planned. Prof. Dr. Anthony Godzieba from Villanova University was invited to deliver one of these lectures on March 21, 2019. In his lecture, he has discussed how Louvain theology has, over the past fifty years, taken up the challenge of balancing universality and particularity, unity and diversity, devotion and liberation. During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a cent theology, religion, research, university, academy No Moral Theology and Theological Ethics since 1968 4 4 Moral Theology and Theological Ethics since 1968 full cf60166c-bcfa-4968-ad2d-419c4df2304a https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/03/29/moral-theology-and-theological-ethics-since-1968/  Prof. Dr. Alain Thomasset is a Jesuit priest, a moral theologian, and a KU Leuven alumnus (PhD in Theology, 1995). Now the Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Centre Sèvres in Paris, he is the author of works such as Les vertus sociales. Justice, solidarité, compassion, hospitalité, espérance. Une éthique théologique (2015) and Une morale souple mais non sans boussole. Répondre aux doutes des quatre cardinaux à propos d’Amoris Laetitia (2017).

]]>  Prof. Dr. Alain Thomasset is a Jesuit priest, a moral theologian, and a KU Leuven alumnus (PhD in Theology, 1995). Now the Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Centre Sèvres in Paris, he is the author of works such as Les vertus sociales. Justice, solidarité, compassion, hospitalité, espérance. Une éthique théologique (2015) and Une morale souple mais non sans boussole. Répondre aux doutes des quatre cardinaux à propos d’Amoris Laetitia (2017).

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 4289 During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a century in the different subdisciplines of theology has been planned. Prof. Dr. Alain Thomasset from the Centre Sèvres in Paris was invited to deliver the first of these lectures on March 13, 2019. In this lecture, he has presented the different faces and challenges of fundamental moral theology during the past 50 years During the academic year 2018-2019 the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the KU Leuven is celebrating 50 years of Theology Programmes in English. As part of the celebrations, a series of lectures covering the major developments over half a cent theology, religion, research, university, academy No The ReIReS Project Reviewed: An Interview with Mathijs Lamberigts 3 3 The ReIReS Project Reviewed: An Interview with Mathijs Lamberigts full cd91e9b8-daaf-4a0a-9dd4-e524aa8fbe20 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/03/20/the-reires-project-reviewed-an-interview-with-mathijs-lamberigts/ One of the starting points of the ReIRes research is the rich cultural heritage, present throughout Europe, that was either created or bequeathed by churches and religious orders. These sources provide a unique window on the past and bring with them the responsibility to study them and make them accessible for future generations.

We spoke to Prof. Dr. Mathijs Lamberigts, one of the main promoters of ReIReS, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project. We asked him what its main objectives are, how KU Leuven and FTRS are involved, what possibilities for exchange and research there are and how the project, in his view, contributes to shaping the future of the religious past.

]]> One of the starting points of the ReIRes research is the rich cultural heritage, present throughout Europe, that was either created or bequeathed by churches and religious orders. These sources provide a unique window on the past and bring with them the responsibility to study them and make them accessible for future generations.

We spoke to Prof. Dr. Mathijs Lamberigts, one of the main promoters of ReIReS, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project. We asked him what its main objectives are, how KU Leuven and FTRS are involved, what possibilities for exchange and research there are and how the project, in his view, contributes to shaping the future of the religious past.

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 1134 “Knowledge Creates Understanding” is the motto of the newly founded ReIReS project, and we couldn’t agree more. The project is a joint venture between twelve European research institutions and aims to build a unique and highly qualified infrastructure on religious studies. Its goal: spreading knowledge on religious pluralism in Europe and contributing to a stable society. “Knowledge Creates Understanding” is the motto of the newly founded ReIReS project, and we couldn’t agree more. The project is a joint venture between twelve European research institutions and aims to build a unique and highly qualified infrastructure on theology, religion, research, university, academy No Truth and Beauty of Liturgy: Interview with Joris Geldhof 2 2 Truth and Beauty of Liturgy: Interview with Joris Geldhof full 2d416bbd-4a59-4141-a303-5e98ade1dad0 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/03/08/truth-and-beauty-of-liturgy-interview-with-joris-geldhof/ The author contends that it is possible to engage with the world through liturgy and engage with liturgy through the world. 

In an exclusive interview with TRN, Geldhof opens up about the motivation of his work, his passion for a relevant vision of liturgy and his pursuit for the splendor of truth and beauty which he believes liturgy manifests.

]]> The author contends that it is possible to engage with the world through liturgy and engage with liturgy through the world. 

In an exclusive interview with TRN, Geldhof opens up about the motivation of his work, his passion for a relevant vision of liturgy and his pursuit for the splendor of truth and beauty which he believes liturgy manifests.

]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 1090 The monograph Liturgy and Secularism: Beyond the Divide by liturgical theologian Prof. Dr. Joris Geldhof provides strong arguments to establish liturgy as a true systematic discipline and to discuss it as a philosophical reality that really matters in our culture and modern times. The monograph Liturgy and Secularism: Beyond the Divide by liturgical theologian Prof. Dr. Joris Geldhof provides strong arguments to establish liturgy as a true systematic discipline and to discuss it as a philosophical reality that really matters in our theology, religion, research, university, academy No Unsung Icons of Liberation-Orobator 1 1 Unsung Icons of Liberation-Orobator full f04a10b0-193d-493f-8801-ded4a3bf0e32 https://theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/theologyresearchnews/2019/01/07/unsung-icons-of-liberation-podcast/ In this public lecture at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, on December 13, 2018, he draws meaningful lessons for those who continue to engage views and experiences of the Global South in theological reflections.
 of. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator is a Jesuit priest and theologian, currently serving as President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar. He is the author of Theology Brewed in an African Pot (Orbis 2008), the editor of Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace: The Second African Synod (Orbis, 2011) and (with Linda Hogan) Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics (Orbis 2014), and The Church We Want: African Catholics Look to Vatican III (Orbis 2016). He lives in Nairobi, Kenya. 

]]> In this public lecture at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, on December 13, 2018, he draws meaningful lessons for those who continue to engage views and experiences of the Global South in theological reflections.
 of. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator is a Jesuit priest and theologian, currently serving as President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar. He is the author of Theology Brewed in an African Pot (Orbis 2008), the editor of Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace: The Second African Synod (Orbis, 2011) and (with Linda Hogan) Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics (Orbis 2014), and The Church We Want: African Catholics Look to Vatican III (Orbis 2016). He lives in Nairobi, Kenya. 

]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0100 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) 3153 Prof. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator SJ highlights ‘authentically African voices’ of liberation theology. He examines stories of African theologians whose lives and ideas have liberated and empowered others, identifying parallels with the ideals and values of liberation theology. Prof. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator SJ highlights ‘authentically African voices’ of liberation theology. He examines stories of African theologians whose lives and ideas have liberated and empowered others, identifying parallels with the ideals and values o theology, religion, research, university, academy No