Author: Marco Derks
In Memoriam – Peter Nissen (1957–2026)
On Saturday, 6 February, Professor Dr. Peter Nissen passed away at the age of 68 following a cerebral infarction. He will be remembered as a passionate scholar, a gifted...
Excellent Evaluation of NOSTER by Independent Assessment Committee
NOSTER has received an excellent evaluation from the committee assessing the research of the Radboud University’s Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, which hosts NOSTER. The committee comments...
Valency Grammar and Biblical Languages: A Conference Report
On 4-5 April 2025, the international symposium “Valency Grammar and Biblical Languages: History, Exegesis, and Pedagogy” took place at the Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven, Belgium. It was sponsored by...
The Liquid Presence of Religion in the Public Sphere: A Conference Report
On 20-21 August 2025, the Center for Religion in the Public Sphere (CRiPS) at Tilburg University hosted the two-day conference “The Liquid Presence of Religion in the Public Sphere”....
NOSTER on Strike Today
Today, in response to calls from labour unions AOb and FNV, action group WOinActie and student union AKKU, many staff at Radboud University are on strike because of the...
NOSTER Starting Grant for Major Project on Embodied Imaginations of Sustainable Futures in Religious Communities
NOSTER has recently awarded a grant of €10,000 to a team of scholars led by Professor dr. Peter-Ben Smit (UU/VU) to enable them to prepare a competitive application for...
NOSTER Sponsors International Conference on Medieval Theologies of Death
NOSTER has awarded €1,500 to the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology and the Theological University Utrecht (formerly Kampen) for organizing an international conference on “The End: Finiteness, Death, and...
Lieneke Timpers New Curriculum Coordinator
As of September, Lieneke Timpers is the new Curriculum Coordinator for NOSTER. She has an MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University College London and is finishing her...
Workshop on ‘Prefigurative Politics’ as a Lens for Researching Religious Practices
On Friday 25 February 2022, Professor dr Peter-Ben Smit (VU/UU), Professor dr Mariecke van den Berg (VU/RU) and dr Mathijs van de Sande (RU) organise an exploratory workshop on...