News Theology
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Moral education important in armed forces
29th September 2023Military personnel can face situations in which they are forced to do things they would never undertake in their personal lives. In his inaugural speech on October 6, endowed Professor Erik Sengers, who holds the chair of Issues of Spiritual Formation in the Armed Forces, therefore argues for better integration of spiritual care and democratic political awareness in the armed forces. Moral formation should also become an integral part.
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Eight Tilburg University programs rated as best in their fields
29th September 2023In the Elsevier Beste Studies 2023 ranking, that was published on Thursday, September 28, two Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs and six Master’s programs are rated as the best of their kind.
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Inaugural address Karim Schelkens: The importance of religious literacy for contemporary society
11th September 2023The decline of churchianity in the West is often hastily and without good reason seized upon to proclaim the future superfluity of religion. Christian relics, architecture or literature, for example, then become something exotic, a noncommittal part of leisure activities. Professor Karim Schelkens questions this non-committal nature. In his inaugural speech on September 22, he argues for religious literacy in the academy, with an eye on future leadership capable of understanding the sources of European and even global thought.