Summer School ‘Discourse Analysis in Religious Studies’ (2023)

Since the 1970s there has been dissatisfaction with objectivist definitions of religion and positivist methods of studying religion. Some scholars go for social-science methods, based on numbers and tabulation,...

Using Tools to Study Social Media and Religion

2022-2023: Social media offer important resources for religious studies scholars. Yet studying it can be complicated. How do you get social media data? In this course, you will learn...

Must-Have-Read

Reading a classic cover-to-cover: students and emerging as well as established scholars rarely find the time to do so. This course offers you the opportunity to study and discuss...

Research Webinar Christianity Worldwide

Taught by: Professor dr. Martha Frederiks (UU) and Professor dr. Dorottya Nagy (PThU) The course spotlights methods and theory in the study of Christianity/ies worldwide, aiming at familiarizing PhD...

Research Seminar Religion, Theology, and Gender

Taught by Professor dr. Anne-Marie Korte (UU) and dr. Anne-Claire Mulder (PThU) Monthly sessions offer a forum to present and discuss the research projects of the participants. The sessions...

Research Seminar Religious Studies

Taught by: Professor dr. Ab de Jong Monthly sessions offer a forum to present and discuss parts of the research projects of the participants. In addition, we will be...

Research Seminar Empirical Research in Religion

Taught by: Professor dr. Carl Sterkens (RU) and dr. Brenda Mathijssen (RUG) The monthly sessions offer a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research by the participants. In...

Research Seminar Dogmatics, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion

Taught by: Professor dr. Herman Westerink (RU) and dr. Petruschka Schaafsma (PThU) Multiple sessions throughout the year focused on exploring current debates in dogmatics, ethics and philosophy of religion...

Intensive Text Reading Seminar ‘The Challenge of Difference’

Taught by: Professor dr. Anne-Marie Korte (UU) and Professor dr. Mariecke van den Berg (VU/RU) This year’s seminar theme is: religion, gender and popular culture. In seven meetings we will...

Research Webinar

The NOSTER Research Webinar Christianity Worldwide spotlights methods and theory in the study of Christianity/ies worldwide. The aim of the course is to familiarize PhD candidates with relevant theories...