Responding to Climate Change: Religion and Southern Perspectives on Light Development
Last July, the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development organized an international panel on religion, development, and climate change. The panel took place at the University of Amsterdam. It was part of the conference 'Religion, Nature, and Progress', an initiative of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture. 'Responding to Climate Change: Religion and Southern Perspectives on Light Development,' was the title of the panel.
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Religious Rituals and Social Capital Formation
Foot washing before the Lord’s Supper: in African Independent Churches this ritual has everything to do with development. During a presentation for the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development, South African theologian Cas Wepener recently explained how.
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Handvest voor Compassie (Charter of Compassion)
Het Kenniscentrum Religie en Ontwikkeling was aanwezig bij de presentatie van het Handvest voor Compassie ( Charter for Compassion), op 12 november 2009 in de Mozes- en Aäronkerk te Amsterdam. De Britse schrijfster en religie-expert Karen Armstrong nam het initiatief voor het opstellen van dit handvest, waarvan de wereldwijde presentatie op dezelfde dag plaatsvond op 175 bijeenkomsten in 32 landen.
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Leveraging local pockets of social cohesion and the newly built nation-state: the role of religion
Monday 7 September 2009, Seth Kaplan, author of "Fixing Fragile States. A New Paradigm for Development" (Praeger 2008) visited the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague. A perfect occasion to invite him to present his book to the members of the Knowledge Forum Religion and Development Policy. Sixteen NGO professionals and academics came to ISS to listen to Kaplan and discuss with him his major notions and recommendations.
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Light development as a North South franchise
On July 24 2009, the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development organized a panel discussion on the topic 'Responding to Climate Change: Religion and Southern Perspectives on Light Development'. The panel was part of the conference 'Religion, Nature, and Progress', hosted by the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (Amsterdam, July 23-26 2009).
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Lecture professor Gerrie ter Haar and booklets on the occasion of 10 years Chair Religion and Development ISS
“Who’s afraid of religion?” With this triggering question, Professor Gerrie ter Haar closed the celebrative symposium on the occasion of 10 years Chair Religion and Development at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague (11 June 2009). Please read her full presentation here.
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Oikos symposia on Social Trust
In the context of the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development, Oikos organized two symposia on Social Trust as an immaterial value in development cooperation. The report of the first symposium (in Dutch) can be read here.
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Lecture: The development of a Dutch Islam
Welmoet Boender, staff member of the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development, was invited to speak at the conference 40 years of Marrocan emigration to Holland, which was held in Rabat, Maroc last May. She presented a paper there: The Development of a Dutch Islam.
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Religion as instrument for development
In the Dutch magazine "Religie en Samenleving", an article was published on Religion as an instrument for development cooperation (in Dutch). This article was written by David Renkema, co-ordinator of the Knowlede Centre.
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10 jaar Leerstoel Religion and Development
Op 11 juni 2009 bestaat de leerstoel Religion & Development aan het Institute of Social Studies 10 jaar. De leerstoel wordt bezet door Prof. Dr. Gerrie ter Haar. In het afgelopen decennium heeft Ter Haar een verbindende rol gespeeld in het op de agenda zetten van het thema religie in ontwikkeling, als schakel tussen wetenschap, beleid en de praktijk van ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
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