dr. Sjoerd Mulder

Bio

I am a systematic theologian, lecturing at Tilburg University, the Fontys Hogeschool Utrecht and the Institute St. Bonifatius (of my diocese). Furthermore, I write bi-weekly theological contributions for newspaper Trouw. 

I obtained my PhD in 2020 with research on the praxis-oriented ecclesiology of Casel, Guardini and De Lubac in comparison with contemporary authors Milbank, Hauerwas and Healy. At the moment (early 2021), I am revising the manuscript for publication at Routledge. My current research focuses on the intersection of ecclesiology and social thought/critique.

Courses

• Catholic Social Thought in Cont. Society
• Dogmatiek: kerk, liturgie en sacramenten
• Methods of Hermeneutic Research
• Fundamental Theology: Ecumenics & Theol.
• Research Methodology in Theology

Top publications

1. De kerk als potentiële belichaming van sociale kritiek - Het voorbeel…

   Mulder, S. (2020). De kerk als potentiële belichaming van sociale kritiek: Het voorbeeld van Emmanuel Katongole. Tijdschrift voor Theologie, 60(4), 343-‌359.

2. The Turn to the Church - A Systematic Investigation of the Contempora…

   Mulder, S. (2020). The Turn to the Church: A Systematic Investigation of the Contemporary Turn to the Church in Postliberal Theology in Comparison with the Ecclesiological Renewal in the Roman Catholic Theology of the Interbellum. [Doctoral Thesis, Tilburg University]. [s.n.].

3. Practical Ecclesiology for a Pilgrim Church - The Theological Motives…

   Mulder, S. (2018). Practical Ecclesiology for a Pilgrim Church: The Theological Motives behind Healy's Ethnographic Turn. Ecclesiology, 14(2), 164-184.

4. Henri de Lubac’s wending naar de kerk

   Mulder, S. (2019). Henri de Lubac’s wending naar de kerk. Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift, 73(3), 223-233.

5. John Milbank

   Mulder, S. (2022). John Milbank. In M. Poorthuis, & W. Veen (Eds.), De Moderne Theologen (pp. 48-55). Boom.