PThU Events
- Lecture: How the Forbidden Fruit became an AppleHow did the apple, unmentioned by the Bible, become the dominant symbol of temptation, sin, and the Fall? Professor Azzan Yadin-Israel is the author of 'Temptation Transformed. The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple'. In his lecture he shall reveal the history of 'the apple'. He will lead us through art, church history and religious history.
- Webinar: Church and slavery in Suriname and the Dutch CarribeanThe Church and Slavery project group is hosting a webinar with Dr Frank Jabini and Dr Armando Lampe on the role of the church in the colonial past of Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean. Scholars, students and members of the general public are warmly invited to join.
- PhD defence Daniel Sihombing: Barth and the shadow of nothingnessOn 24 January Daniel Sihombing will defend his thesis: Barth and the shadow of nothingness. A post-Soeharto contextual reading.
- Expert meeting: Ongoing Interpretation. The Servant of YHWH in Text and ContextIt is a much debated question: who is meant in the texts about the servant of YHWH in Isaiah? Different answers have been given in different traditions over the centuries. Is the èvèd YHWH a particular individual, or should we read the texts collectively? Or is it possible to combine those two aspects? Are there any traces of the historical background of the texts, or should we understand them more metaphorically? This expert meeting at the Protestant Theological University will examine different paths of interpretation that have been taken, and will ask about the topicality and relevance of the texts. Keynote speaker will be Prof.Dr. Ulrich Berges, renowned Isaiah specialist from Bonn.
- International conference: Preaching That ResonatesSocietas Homiletica warmly welcomes all scholars of preaching to join us in Groningen in June 2024 to reflect on the topic: "Preaching That Resonates: Tracing Mystery, Materiality and Mutuality in Religious Speech".
- Spinoza on Free SpeechIn this workshop, Spinoza-experts from the Netherlands and abroad will turn to one of the classic defenders of the freedom of speech, Benedict Spinoza.
- IRTI Conference 2024: Peace among the NationsHow are (geo)political violent conflicts, including their religious dimensions, to be understood theologically? This and other questions will be addressed at the forthcoming 15th international conference of the International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI), at Duta Wacana Christian University in Yogyakarta.