Dear reader,
Het thema Digitale Religie is gekozen om te reflecteren op de recente ontwikkelingen in Europa op het vlak van religie ten gevolge van het Covid-19 virus. Daarnaast is dit thema gekozen omook langdurige transformaties in onze maatschappij die aan religie raken wat nader onder de loep te nemen. Kort gezegd, we willen recente ontwikkelingen bekijken die de essentiële structuren van de moderne religie in Europa mogelijk veranderen.
Daarom, om te beginnen enkele observaties om het onderwerp digitale religie uit te werken. Die observaties vervolgen we met een samenvatting waarin ook enige elementen van een analyse schuilen. Tenslotte dan, enkele vragen die het hart van ons gesprek zullen vormen. Ik kijk ernaar uit om je te ontmoeten.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Matthias Smalbrugge
welcome!
Foreword by Matthias Smalbrugge
The world is experiencing a crisis of trust. How can theology and religious studies play a role in creating new narratives?
Can religion contribute to rebuilding trust in Europe?
There is a crisis of trust in Europe, affecting everything from its religious institutions to its economic and political institutions. How can religion play a role in rebuilding trust?
Strangers within: Can minorities trust Europe?
Can religious minorities trust Europe? Will Europe protect them from a history of violence, give them refuge when needed, protect their freedom to believe, and heed their voices? Or will Europe treat them as strangers within?
The secular and the religious: Boundary redefined
The well-known secularisation theory has dominated the discourses about religion in Europe ever since its debut in the middle of the twentieth century. However, this theory certainly fails to acknowledge the inherent heterogeneity of European religiosity.
Rebuilding trust in the Roman Catholic Church amongst youth
The move towards a more progressive position of the Roman Catholic Church, led by Pope Francis’ election, comes at a time where the Church has seen a continued decline in its number of adherents in various European nations. How can this trust be rebuilt?
