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View article: Credibility of Churches’ Antiracism Engagement
Credibility of Churches’ Antiracism Engagement Open
This article aims to explore how the entanglement of Protestant Christianity and race and racism is manifested in contemporary Dutch society, and to identify which themes for introspection this yields for majority white Dutch Protestant ch…
View article: ‘Count your Blessings!’ The Interpretive Potential of Sacramental Theology for Everyday Ritualizations around Food
‘Count your Blessings!’ The Interpretive Potential of Sacramental Theology for Everyday Ritualizations around Food Open
In this article, the authors explore the yield of a sacramental lens on extra-ecclesial ritualizations around food in contemporary Dutch ‘secularized’ culture. In an effort to explore the scope of sacramental theology beyond the liturgical…
View article: Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie
Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie Open
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in church building, De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 me…
View article: Food in Times of Crisis: A Practical Theological Study on Emergency Relief Provided by Churches in Amsterdam Zuidoost during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Food in Times of Crisis: A Practical Theological Study on Emergency Relief Provided by Churches in Amsterdam Zuidoost during the Covid-19 Pandemic Open
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the inter…
View article: Do This in Remembrance of Me Online? Irenic and Elenctic Normativity in Liturgical Studies
Do This in Remembrance of Me Online? Irenic and Elenctic Normativity in Liturgical Studies Open
The authors of this article, two liturgical scholars and a scholar in dogmatics, engaged in a public discussion of whether or not a Holy Communion should be celebrated online. Speaking about the case afterwards, they found that both the di…
View article: Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God
Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God Open
In what is often considered 'a society "after God"', millions of Dutch participate annually in a public multi-media performance of Christ's Passion. What to make of this paradox? In Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God…
View article: The Play: A Popular Passion in the Public Sphere
The Play: A Popular Passion in the Public Sphere Open
It is 8:30 PM on Maundy Thursday, three days before Easter.Welcome to Gouda! (…) Tonight, Gouda forms the stage for The Passion: the story of Jesus Christ's last hours, communicated through images, words and well-known Dutch pop songs (…) …
View article: The Scenery: Dwellings in a Sacro-Soundscape
The Scenery: Dwellings in a Sacro-Soundscape Open
The modern words of The Passion provide a new language for the message of Jesus.It is a way to break through the muteness.
View article: Playing On: Practical Theology after the Death of God
Playing On: Practical Theology after the Death of God Open
Playing On: Practical Theology after the Death of GodChristian religion in the Netherlands has undergone a period of transformation, and this ethno-case study gives an insight into the different forms which this transformation has taken.Th…
View article: Playing with the Sacred: A Ludic Practice
Playing with the Sacred: A Ludic Practice Open
A joke [in the passion narrative] is awesome now and then … after all, this is a spectacle that connects people.But we should not want to include pleasantry that nauseates our Christian supporters.We have to find a balance between the show…
View article: Dealing with Society’s Secular Self-Understanding: A Reflexive Practice
Dealing with Society’s Secular Self-Understanding: A Reflexive Practice Open
I am not a person of faith.And I have wondered whether or not it is hypocritical to take on a role in an event based on a Christian narrative, when I would be unwilling to participate in an Islamic show.
View article: Sing after God a New Song. Ritual-Musical Appropriations of Psalms in Dutch Culture between 1990-2020
Sing after God a New Song. Ritual-Musical Appropriations of Psalms in Dutch Culture between 1990-2020 Open
In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate to other realms, sometimes to return to ecclesial…
View article: The Passion as Public Reflexivity: How the Dutch in a Ritual-musical Event Reflect on Religious and Moral Discussions in Society
The Passion as Public Reflexivity: How the Dutch in a Ritual-musical Event Reflect on Religious and Moral Discussions in Society Open
This article analyses the public significance of The Passion —a televised retelling of the Passion of Jesus, featuring pop songs and celebrities in the Dutch public sphere. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the authors demonstrate how pe…
View article: Debating Otherness with Richard Kearney
Debating Otherness with Richard Kearney Open
Richard Kearney is one of the leading global thinkers in both Continental philosophy and post-metaphysical philosophy of religion, as well as an esteemed Irish professor in philosophy, currently teaching at Boston College, Massachusetts, U…
View article: After God but behind the Cross: The procession as a way to re-encounter God in a culture beyond classical liturgy
After God but behind the Cross: The procession as a way to re-encounter God in a culture beyond classical liturgy Open
Richard Kearney is one of the leading global thinkers in both Continental philosophy and post-metaphysical philosophy of religion, as well as an esteemed Irish professor in philosophy, currently teaching at Boston College, Massachusetts, U…
View article: D(i)e verhouding prediking, mus(z)iek en liturgie
D(i)e verhouding prediking, mus(z)iek en liturgie Open
The relationship between preaching, music and liturgy. In the Reformed liturgy in South Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put for…