PThU Events
- Online book launch 'Doing Research in Practical Theology'On 23 January, Prof Dr Mirella Klomp and Prof Dr Jos de Kock will present their book "Doing Research in Practical Theology". The online presentation will be given in English and is chaired by prof. HyeRan Kim-Cragg (University of Toronto).
- Farewell symposium for Prof Heleen Zorgdrager: Activist Theology. Resilient Bodies in SolidarityFor Heleen Zorgdrager, theology and activism have always been intertwined, ever since her student days. She practiced activist theology in gender studies, in her long-standing relationships with churches and communities in the former Eastern Bloc and especially in Ukraine, but also close by, for instance in the debate on reception of asylum seekers in her hometown. This farewell symposium explores together with her and three speakers the distinct character of theological activism, with solidarity and resilience as guiding themes.
- Dies 2026 and farewell lecture Prof Dr Heleen ZorgdragerOn 27 January 2026 the PThU will celebrate its dies natalis. During the ceremony, Prof Dr Heleen Zorgdrager, Professor of Systematic Theology and Gender Studies, will deliver her valedictory lecture: “Magnificat: Political Theology and Gender from Paramaribo to Pokrovsk.” The celebration will follow immediately afterwards.
- Book presentation: African Pentecostalism in Catholic BelgiumBasco Bangura will be presenting his book 'African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium' on 16 February. The book explores the recent rise of African Pentecostalism and its rejuvenation of the Protestant-Evangelical minority religion in a secular and liberal (Flemish) Belgium.
- Promotion Pierre-Sovann ChaunyOn 17 February, Pierre-Sovann Chauny will be defending his dissertation Entre tradition et modernité. La controverse kénotique dans les écrits christologiques de Charles Gore et de Benjamin B. Warfield et de Charles Gore (Between Tradition and Modernity: The Kenotic Controversy in the Christological Writings of Charles Gore and Benjamin B. Warfield).
- Seminar: Contextual Diaconia - Christian presence for the sake of city-dwellersThis seminar seeks to explore the meaning of diaconia in today’s urban settings by presenting two cases, one from Hong Kong and one from Amsterdam. After the two presentations there will be time to engage in conversation with each other.
- Summer School: Divine Leadership?! Politics, Spirituality and the BibleThe course focuses on the question “How do people in diverse communities use the Bible in relationship to establish, critique or conceive of leadership within and from Christian communities?”
- European Bibliodrama Workshops 2026: Consider your calling! Welcome to the Netherlands for the Annual European Bibliodrama Workshops 2026. From 18 to 22 August, it offers a vibrant program around different vocation stories and texts on calling. The symposium will be of interest to anyone participating in the European Bibliodrama Workshop (EBW), especially those with a professional theological background and training in exegesis as part of their education. With this offer, the Dutch EBW team is pitching in with EBN's mission to make sure that Bibliodrama practitioners keep on growing professionally.
- Symposium: Encountering the Bible through Bibliodrama and Exegesis This symposium will present the findings of research that explores the relationship between Biblical Studies (“exegesis”) and Bibliodrama, offering a novel perspective on the subject.
