Bio

I teach Christian Spirituality at Tilburg University, School of Catholic Theology, Franciscan Study Center. I hold a Ph.D. (2007) in Medieval History from Radboud University Nijmegen and a Ph.D. and S.T.D. (2019) in Medieval Theology from KU Leuven. I published four books, four volumes, and multiple translations in Dutch. My English publications include Franciscan Virtue: Spiritual Growth and the Virtues in Franciscan Literature and Instruction of the Thirteenth Century (Leiden 2012) and the edited volumes The Carthusians in the Low Countries: Studies in Monastic History and Heritage (Louvain 2014), A Companion to Medieval Rules and Customaries (Leiden 2020) and Moral Conversion in Scripture, Self and Society (Berlin 2024). I am Chairman of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Theology (www.medievaltheology.org) and Chief Editor of Franciscan Connections (www.franciscanconnections.com)

Expertise

My research concerns virtue and environmental ethics, character building, Christian moral and spiritual traditions, Franciscan history and spirituality, and religious orders and religious life.

My current research projects are Character Building in the Theological Curriculum, Virtual Virtuosity: Building Character Through Practical Wisdom in a Digital World, and Transitus: A Theology of Discontinuity, Death, and Completion.

I am research coordinator in Tilburg School of Catholic Theology's "Texts in Contexts" Department.

Teaching

- Franciscan Spirituality

- Introduction Spirituality

Current PhD-Students:

- Arthur Prakken, The Abbreviatores of the Accademia Romana

- Quirinus Greiwe, Die Geschichte des Quirinusklosters zu Neuss am Rhein im Frühmittelalter

Courses

Collaboration

*Virtual Virtuosity, Growth Project - https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/digital-sciences-society/projec… (Coordinator)

* Franciscan Connections, International Blog - www.franciscanconnections.com (Chief Editor)

* Franciscan Institute, Saint Bonaventure University, Research Advisory Council - https://www.sbu.edu/about-sbu/sbu-campus-maps-directions/franciscan-ins… (Member)

* IGTM International Society for the Study of Medieval Theology - www.medievaltheology.org (Chairman)

* Research Unit History of Church and Theology, KU Leuven - https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/research_units/ru_church (Research Associate)

* Thomas Instituut, Utrecht - http://www.thomasinstituut.org (Member)

* Titus Brandsma Instituut, Nijmegen - https://www.ru.nl/titusbrandsmainstituut (Member) 

Recent publications

  1. Care as Contemplation / Contemplation as Care in the Clarissan Tradit…

    Pansters, K. (2024). Care as Contemplation / Contemplation as Care in the Clarissan Tradition. Manuscript submitted for publication. In J. Arblaster (Ed.), Mysticism
  2. Carthusian Virtue Ethics

    Pansters, K. (2024). Carthusian Virtue Ethics. Manuscript submitted for publication. In D. Yocum, & S. Molvarec (Eds.), Carthusian Monasticism History, Life, World, Texts De Gruyter.
  3. Moral Conversion: From Satisfaction to Value

    Pansters, K. (2024). Moral Conversion: From Satisfaction to Value. Manuscript submitted for publication. In Moral Conversion: Self-Transcendence and Social Transformation
  4. The Powers of the Soul in David of Augsburg’s De Exterioris et Interi…

    Pansters, K. (2024). The Powers of the Soul in David of Augsburg’s De Exterioris et Interioris Hominis Compositione. Manuscript submitted for publication.
  5. Being the Teaching - Living Spirituality Lessons From the Franciscan …

    Pansters, K. (2023). Being the Teaching: Living Spirituality Lessons From the Franciscan Secular Tradition. In Teaching and Tradition (Vol. 12, pp. 80-98). (Brill's Studies in Catholic Theology). Brill.

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