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
• Thesis Christianity and Society
• Pastoral Care; Systemic Context
• Methods of Emperical Research
• Concluding essay
• Catholic Social Thought

Recent publications

1. 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.

2. Oligopoly dynamics in the Dutch penitentiary system

   de Groot, K., & Vellenga, S. (Accepted/In press). Oligopoly dynamics in the Dutch penitentiary system. In J. Martínez-Arino, & A-L. Zwilling (Eds.), Religion and Prison in Europe: A Contemporary Overview (1 ed., Vol. 7). (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies). Springer International Publishing.

3. The Economy and Religion: Two Worlds? Catholic Thoughts on the Spirit…

   de Groot, K. (Author). (2020). The Economy and Religion: Two Worlds? Catholic Thoughts on the Spirit of Capitalism. Web publication/site, . https://www.moralmarkets.org/2020/the-economy-and-religion-two-worlds/

4. Theology

   de Groot, K. (2020). Theology. In A. Possamai, & A. J. Blasi (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (Vol. 2). Sage Publications Ltd.

5. Over de hardnekkige aanwezigheid van het christendom

   Goyvaerts, S., de Groot, K., & Pieper, J. (Eds.) (2020). Over de hardnekkige aanwezigheid van het christendom. (Utrechtse Studies; Vol. XXIII).