The latest issue of Ecclesiastical Law Journal contains a review of a recent book by my colleague Sophie van Bijsterveld, who is Professor of Religion, Law, and Society at Radboud University in Nijmegen. The opening paragraph of the review reads as follows: 'State and Religion: re-assessing a mutual relationship is a spry and engaging contribution to… Continue reading ‘An Encouraging Trend in Dutch Scholarship’
Category: Democracy
Critique of my recent article on the LSE Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog
Prof. Pryor (Campbell University) just published this fair and knowledgeable critique of my recent article on the London School of Economics Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog on 'The Natural Law and Natural Rights Tradition: A Foundation for Religious Freedom': Natural Rights, Natural Law, and a Conservative Renewal. From his blog post: "Ten Napel recognizes… Continue reading Critique of my recent article on the LSE Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog
Article on the LSE Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog: ‘The Natural Law and Natural Rights Tradition; A Foundation for Religious Freedom’
Photo by Amaury Gutierrez on Unsplash ''To kick off our series on freedom of religion or belief, Hans-Martien ten Napel considers why the right to this freedom, a foundation stone of the liberal democratic order, is threatened. He describes how the notion of natural rights has been replaced by a proliferation of legalistic human rights. Seemingly a welcome… Continue reading Article on the LSE Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog: ‘The Natural Law and Natural Rights Tradition; A Foundation for Religious Freedom’
Column ‘Politieke theologie is terug van weggeweest’
"Het ligt al weer even achter ons, de opwinding die de speech van Thierry Baudet veroorzaakte met zijn verwijzingen naar de uil van Minerva, maar ook naar het christelijke geloof. Maar de verhouding tussen religie en geloof is actueler dan ooit in dit post-seculiere tijdperk." Lees deze column hieronder verder, of in: CW. Hét christelijk… Continue reading Column ‘Politieke theologie is terug van weggeweest’
‘Review Essay: Theological Medicine for Liberal Democracy’, in Journal of Markets & Morality, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 2019)
Photo Credit: Seth Thompson, © 2017 Green Frog Photo 'Abstract As Smith points out, the genealogy of liberal democracy demonstrates that liberalism is nothing less than the prodigal son of Christianity. Thus, it becomes plausible that Christianity has a continuing role to play in a liberal democracy. Smith might even be right that it is… Continue reading ‘Review Essay: Theological Medicine for Liberal Democracy’, in Journal of Markets & Morality, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 2019)
Lezing voor Bachelorstudievereniging DIQIT over ‘The Federalist Papers in de 21ste eeuw’ op 12 juni a.s.
'In 1788 verscheen aan de overkant van de Atlantische Oceaan een artikelenreeks in 85 delen over de Amerikaanse Grondwet. Deze losse delen zijn later gebundeld en uitgebracht onder de naam The Federalist Papers. Deze artikelen tezamen gelden nog steeds als een van de meest invloedrijke commentaren op de Amerikaanse Grondwet ooit geschreven. Op 12 juni… Continue reading Lezing voor Bachelorstudievereniging DIQIT over ‘The Federalist Papers in de 21ste eeuw’ op 12 juni a.s.
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member For: Barry Bussey, ‘The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. The Sexular Age’, 27 June 2019
UPDATE (I): 'Naar aanleiding en ter ere van zijn promotie zal Bussey op 28 juni een lezing geven over de historische en filosofische achtergrond van vrijheid van religie, en de status van deze vrijheid vandaag de dag binnen het sociale en wettelijke kader van de samenleving. Professor Iain Benson zal ook aanwezig zijn als co-spreker.'… Continue reading Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member For: Barry Bussey, ‘The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. The Sexular Age’, 27 June 2019
Guest Lecture on “Natural Law, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom”
UPDATE: Beautiful place to give a guest talk this morning: The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Distress in Heiloo, North-Holland. The lecture was on "Natural Law, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom." The audience consisted of a group of talented leaders of the Christian Democratic Youth Appeal. Other speakers during the weekend included Minister of State… Continue reading Guest Lecture on “Natural Law, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom”
Blogpost ‘The Political Theology of Thierry Baudet’
Governments have historically relied on metaphysical sources for their legitimacy. The French Revolution intended to put an end to this. However, with the current rise of populism, among other things, we are witnessing a revival of political theology. Read the whole blogpost here: https://leidenlawblog.nl/articles/the-political-theology-of-thierry-baudet. See also:
Brief photo impression of the Annual Conference 2019 of the European Academy of Religion in Bologna, Italy
Returning to Bologna felt like coming home this week. A big thank you to the European Academy of Religion for making the Annual Conference 2019 once again such an inspiring event. A brief photo impression of some personal trivia and highlights: Alway good to see my recent book on display. At the conference photo booth.… Continue reading Brief photo impression of the Annual Conference 2019 of the European Academy of Religion in Bologna, Italy
Hans-Martien ten Napel 