prof. dr. Kees de Groot

Expertise

Since September 2019, the KSGV has appointed me as a professor for sociology of religion and public mental health. I study the institutional dynamics of spiritual care and mental health care, and the, often implicit, role of religion and worldviews in societal developments.

I  teach at the department of practical theology and religious studies, and participate in the research program on the transformation of Catholicism in late modernity.

Courses

• Catholic Social Thought in Contemporary Society
• Research and Hermeneutics
• Pastoral Care; Systemic Context
• Catholic Social Thought

Recent publications

1. Questions of Life - A sociology of the care of souls

   de Groot, K. (2021). Questions of Life: A sociology of the care of souls. Tilburg University.

2. Vragen bij het leven - Een sociologie van de zielzorg

   de Groot, K. (2021). Vragen bij het leven: Een sociologie van de zielzorg. Tilburg University.

3. Chaplaincy

   de Groot, K. (2020). Chaplaincy. In A. Possamai, & A. J. Blasi (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (Vol. 1, pp. 118-120). Sage Publications Ltd.

4. Flourishing diversity - A response to Markus Davidsen

   de Groot, K. (2020). Flourishing diversity: A response to Markus Davidsen. NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, 74(3), 271-276.

5. Help! (I need somebody) - Macht en afhankelijkheid in de geestelijke …

   de Groot, K. (2020). Help! (I need somebody): Macht en afhankelijkheid in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. In Magical mystery tour: Rondom levensbeschouwing en geestelijke volksgezondheid (Vol. 2-95, pp. 11-40). KSGV.