Bio

Born in 1953, grown up in Belgium and since 1996 working in the Netherlands. Education: 1990: PhD in Sociology, KULeuven 1982-1988: Research Assistant (AIO) in the Sociology of Religion, KULeuven 1980-1982: MA Third World Studies, UCLouvain and the University of Algers (Algeria) 1979-1980: Statistical Researcher, Departement of Linguistics, KULeuven 1975-1978: Studies with a DAAD Scholarship in Sociology and Political Sciences, University of Bielefeld (Germany) 1971-1975: MA Sociology and Studies in History and Philosophy, KULeuven Academic positions: - Since 2007: Full Professor in the Sociology of Religion, University of Tilburg - 1996-2006: Full Professor in the Sociology of Religion, Katholieke Theologische Universiteit te Utrecht - 1993-1996: Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, Humboldt University Berlin - 1990-1993: Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Hasselt - 1988-1993: Assistant Professor in Sociology, Antwerp Business School

Expertise

Sociology of religion: theories, religion and modernity, evolution of Catholicism (19th - 21st century)

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Collaboration

 I've worked together with researchers - other than my own university - from, among others, KULeuven (Jan de Maeyer, Marc Hooghe, Patrick Pasture),  Duke University (Herbert Kitschelt), Bochum University (Wilhelm Damberg) and Mirfield College (Anthony J. Carroll).

Recent publications

  1. The Invisible Religion (1967) by Thomas Luckmann - Still an Inspiring…

    Hellemans, S. (2023). The Invisible Religion (1967) by Thomas Luckmann: Still an Inspiring Program for the Study of Contemporary Religion. NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, 77(3), 177-196.
  2. De katholieke Kerk in Vlaanderen op een keerpunt. Wat betekent dat?

    Hellemans, S. (2022). De katholieke Kerk in Vlaanderen op een keerpunt. Wat betekent dat? In G. Gunst, & S. Latre (Eds.), De Kerk in Vlaanderen (pp. 55-66). Pelckmans.
  3. In het teken van verandering en kritiek - De theoretische sociologie …

    Hellemans, S. (2022). In het teken van verandering en kritiek: De theoretische sociologie en de godsdienstsociologie van Leo Laeyendecker in het kader van zijn tijd. Religie & Samenleving, 17(2), 77-94.
  4. Afterword: From Catholic Modernity to Religious Modernities

    Hellemans, S., & Carroll, A. J. (2021). Afterword: From Catholic Modernity to Religious Modernities. NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, 75(3/4), 508-543.
  5. Introduction: Modernity and Transcendence

    Hellemans, S., & Carroll, A. J. (2021). Introduction: Modernity and Transcendence. NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, 75(3/4), 303-309.

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