A Matter of Conscience? Abortion Access and Conscientious Objection in the European Union
| Date: | 20 May 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Religious freedom is becoming an increasingly significant issue in the European Union. Last year saw the adoption of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and governments such as the Netherlands, the UK, France and Germany are placing renewed emphasis on religious freedom in their foreign policy.
The UN Refugee Convention 60 Years On – Time to Rethink Approaches to Protection?
| Date: | 25 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
This week marks the 60thanniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Much has changed since the Convention was initially drafted, signed and ratified by states.
Believing and Belonging
| Date: | 23 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Next week, Professor Simon Glendinning from the London School of Economics will give a talk on “Derrida and the Question of Religion Today” as part of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain Seminar Series.
‘The Passion’: RTL Boulevard-versie van het lijdensverhaal
| Date: | 18 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Door de straten in Groningen trekt vanavond een lichtend wit kruis, en de binnenstad verandert even in Jeruzalem. The Passion is neergestreken in de stad. Wat heeft het nog te maken met het Bijbelse lijdensverhaal van Christus? Van Justin Kroesen & Birgit van der Lans.
“Culture” or “religion”? Understanding the popularity of the Passion
| Date: | 17 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
The Passion comes to Groningen in 2014. A hugely popular event, it raises many questions at the same time. Is it a form of religion reasserting itself in the public sphere? Is it a purely cultural event, as some commentators suggest?
Understanding Evil, Encouraging Forgiveness: Lessons from Rwanda 20 years on
| Date: | 07 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Today marks the 20thanniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide. Both then and now, the international community had many unanswered questions about how the genocide occurred and how the evil that was perpetrated could have happened. In today’s...
The ‘Religion Factor’ and 21st Century Terrorism
| Date: | 05 April 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Research and policy on terrorism in the 21st century seems to assume a strong link to religion and that this somehow makes 21st century terrorism unique in comparison to terrorism from previous historical periods. But is this really the case? Christian Frank explores these issues in today’s post.
Religion and the Ukraine Crisis: Four Key Questions
| Date: | 06 March 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
As the eyes of the world continue to focus on the crisis unfolding in the Ukraine, images are emerging from the conflict of religious leaders providing inspiration and blessing to participants from all sides of the conflict.
The struggle for justice of Dutch young Muslims in Syria
| Date: | 06 January 2014 |
| Author: | S Klein Schaarsberg |
“I am powerless. (…) Please do something. Do not forsake me and all the other mothers”. 18-year-old Robin converted to Islam one and a half years ago.
Travel Plans: Understanding Religion in Mali
| Date: | 20 December 2013 |
| Author: | Christoph Grüll |
Over the past few days, the planned UN peace mission to Mali has been covered in the news extensively. In this post Martijn van Loon analyzes the motivation for the Dutch government to participate in this mission, based upon the ‘artikel 100-brief’...