Coping with Covid-19 in Dutch Christianity: A Comparison with the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic (Part One)
| Date: | 24 April 2020 |
One hundred years before Covid-19, the world was faced with the Spanish flu. What does a comparison between religious responses to these pandemics tell us about religion in general, and Christianity in particular, in the Netherlands (past and present)? Dr Tom-Eric Krijger, lecturer at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen, explores this question in a two-piece series.
"Wash Your Hands and Be Washed in the Blood of the Lamb": Pentecostalism and Corona in Nigeria
| Date: | 30 March 2020 |
While those who identify as secular or non-religious may be unused to dealing with existential crisis, many Christian communities - particularly Pentecostal congregations - have been preparing for the End Times for decades. How does Nigeria's most influential Pentecostal pastor make sense of the coronavirus? CRCG Fellow Dr Kim Knibbe investigates.
Disaster-affected People's Understandings of Secular Humanitarianism
| Date: | 03 March 2020 |
In today's post, Dr. Olivia Wilkinson discusses her new book, Secular and Religious Dynamics in Humanitarian Response (Routledge, 2019)
Documenting Conversion to Islam: Laughter in the Face of Trouble
| Date: | 13 February 2020 |
How do women converts to Islam use humour to challenge negative stereotypes about their religion? CRCG-affiliated Research MA student, Lucy Spoliar, investigates.
Apostasy: Between the Personal and Political
| Date: | 27 January 2020 |
| Author: | Dr. Julia Martínez-Ariño |
Why are increasing numbers of Spaniards "apostasising," or actively removing themselves from the registers of the Catholic Church? CRCG Fellow Dr Julia Martínez-Ariño investigates.
The Problem of 'Religion' in Australia's Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill
| Date: | 25 October 2019 |
| Author: | Erin Wilson |
Australia is currently debating whether or not to pass a controversial bill that would outlaw religious discrimination. But does it make sense to legislate to protect "religion"? CRCG Founder and Fellow, Dr Erin Wilson, explains why such laws can do more harm than good.
Sexual well-being in the context of religious and cultural diversity
| Date: | 24 September 2019 |
| Author: | Dr Brenda Bartelink |
Which assumptions and stereotypes around religion and migration influence sexual health care for African migrants in the Netherlands? CRCG Fellows Drs Brenda Bartelink and Kim Knibbe investigate.
Exclusion through the Law: the Netherlands’ ‘Burqa Ban’
| Date: | 16 September 2019 |
| Author: | Aukje Muller |
How does an ostensibly 'neutral' law work to shore up racist notions of national belonging? Aukje Muller reflects on the Netherlands' 'burqa ban' (boerkaverbod).
Loved and hated in equal measure? The religio-political legacy of Robert Mugabe
| Date: | 06 September 2019 |
| Author: | Joram Tarusarira |
On the death of former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, CRCG Director Dr Joram Tarusarira reflects on his life and legacy.
Tradition and Contestation: Orthodoxy and Gender in Contemporary Greece
| Date: | 20 August 2019 |
Mount Athos, which hosts an all-male Eastern Orthodox monastic community, is famous for an 11th-century decree banning women from entering the territory. In this post, Eline Westra examines how a disputed status quo has stood the test of time and how the new Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his embrace of conservatism, is unlikely to change that.