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Soil

Due to climate and ecological changes, Christians today face existential questions, as well as questions of faith: how do we relate to the earth in a way that is theologically justified? This interdisciplinary five-year research project takes ‘soil’ as its starting point.

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Support the Soil project and join in!

How do we deal with the earth faithfully? How do we ensure that our dealings with the earth are theologically sound? The Land research project seeks answers to these questions. As PThU, we want to engage with farmers, pastors, crofters and Christian congregations and equip them from sound scientific research. With your support, you stimulate the exchange of knowledge regarding land.

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Soil: to the country! 

One of the ways we intend to do this is with our public programme "De boer op!" (roughly translates to: "to the country"). With this programme, we share our knowledge at festivals, at (our own) events and in creative sessions. Think "Bible-reading on the farm" and round-table discussions with local and regional food producers. As much as possible, we plan to organise this together with farmers, agricultural organisations, church congregations; in short, the people around whom this research revolves. To develop this programme, we need you.

The Soil project is mainly financed by the PThU and the Maatschappij van Welstand. In addition, Kerk en Wereld and several other funds are making this research possible. The amount we still need to realise the public programme is €42,000. To share our knowledge with society and the church, we therefore explicitly ask for support from church congregations, organisations and individuals. Not only financially: do you have tips, great examples and suggestions for us in the field of dealing with (agricultural) land, church and theology? Share them with project manager Nelleke Plomp at n.plomp@pthu.nl.

PThU has ANBI status. This means, among other things, that donations are tax deductible.

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  • Support us as a church congregation or diaconate

    • Donate € 1,000
      Your municipality will - if desired - be mentioned as a donor on our website and at events of De boer op! As a thank you, you will also receive free access to an online presentation about the project with an opportunity to ask questions about the research and engage with other participants.
    • Donate € 2,500
      If you wish, your municipality will be mentioned as a donor on our website and at events organised by De boer op! As a thank you, someone from the project team will also visit your ring, classis or region for a talk about land. We will gladly coordinate this with you.
    • Donate € 5,000
      If you wish, your church will be mentioned as a donor on our website and at events of De boer op! As thanks, you can also invite one of our researchers to make a substantive contribution to a community meeting or circle evening on the subject of land. We will gladly coordinate this with you.
    • Are you considering a higher donation or a periodic gift? We would be happy to get in touch with you. Send an email to project manager Nelleke Plomp (n.plomp@pthu.nl) to explore the possibilities of working together.

  • Support us as an individual

    • Donate € 25
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed of our activities.
    • Donate € 50
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed of our activities.
    • Donate € 100
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed of our activities. You will have the opportunity to have your name mentioned on our website as a donor.
    • Donate € 250
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed about our activities. You will have the opportunity to have your name listed as a donor on our website. You will also get free access to an online presentation about the project with opportunities to ask questions about the research and engage with other participants.
    • Donate € 500
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed about our activities. You will have the opportunity to have your name listed on our website as a donor. You also get free access to an event/meeting of De boer op! in your region.
    • Donate € 1,000
      Your contribution will make you a friend of the Soil project. We would like to keep you informed about our activities. You will have the opportunity to have your name listed on our website as a donor. We would very much like to contact you personally for an appropriate compensation.
    • Are you considering donating a higher amount or a periodic gift? We would love to get in touch with you. Send an email to project manager Nelleke Plomp (n.plomp@pthu.nl) to explore the possibilities of working together.

  • Support us as a fund

    Are you involved in a fund or organisation and interested in supporting this project? We would love to get in touch with you. Send an email to project manager Nelleke Plomp (n.plomp@pthu.nl) to explore collaboration opportunities.

How it works

  1. Choose how you want to donate and click on the desired amount.
  2. Fill in your details in the form.
  3. Indicate in the form whether and how you want to be kept informed about this project.
  4. To keep you informed and/or contact you about the corresponding reward, we need your name and e-mail address. If you are donating on behalf of a congregation, we will also need the name of your congregation.
  5. When you click "Submit", you will be automatically redirected to a page where you can transfer the chosen amount. You can choose payment via iDeal, Bancontact or credit card.