Sexual equality and post-truth: making distinctions
On 7 March 2017, the eve of International Women’s Day, the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain, in Continue reading
The Religion Factor
Inquisitive. Relevant. Thought-Provoking. A Blog for reflection on Religion as an element of Public Life, coordinated by the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen.
The quarter finals against populism: national identity in the Dutch elections
Renée van der Harst - Wagenvoorde has written an analysis of the campaigning period and how it differs from Continue reading
The ‘religion or secularism’ debate on women’s equality obscures the real problem: patriarchy
Is ‘religion’ patriarchal, antithetical to gender equality? This was a question posed last night during the Centre for Religion, Conflict Continue reading
The insidious inequality of contemporary democracy
Donald Trump’s first week in office has been eventful, to say the least. One thing that has become painfully clear Continue reading
Waarom Nederlanders geen taboes rondom seksualiteit moeten willen doorbreken
In de afgelopen zes jaar zijn Seksuele Gezondheid en Rechten (SRGR) een speerpunt geweest in het ontwikkelingsbeleid. Zo noemde Minister Continue reading
The ‘refugee crisis’, religion, and encounters with the divine through the human at Christmas
Whether you see it as truth, myth or folklore, the Christmas story is a powerful narrative in contemporary politics in Continue reading
Review ‘Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe’
The day before Christmas we will conclude our series on Joram Tarusarira’s new book ‘Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe’ (read the Continue reading
Can Religion Promote Reconciliation in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe still struggles to cope in the aftermath of the economic and political violence of the early to mid-2000s. To many Continue reading
