pluralism – Hans-Martien ten Napel

Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume with Routledge, Culture, Secularization, and Democracy; Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville, co-edited with Prof. Sophie van Bijsterveld (Radboud University Nijmegen). The volume is a sequel to the earlier Dutch-language, and Netherlands-focused, volume Een nieuwe politieke formule. Ideeën voor staat en samenleving geïnspireerd door Alexis de Tocqueville (A New Political Formula: Ideas for… Continue reading Press Release, “Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes a volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon”

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Substack, “Among the Protestants”

April 20, 2024 Hans-Martien ten Napel

The Center for Public Justice has now made the recording and text of the 27th annual Kuyper lecture available on its website, which I had the privilege of giving earlier this month at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI. My lecture was titled “In Search of the Radical Middle-Navigating Populism and Progressivism.” I am happy to refer anyone interested in this… Continue reading Substack, “Among the Protestants”

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Introductory remarks, Symposium ‘Postliberalism: The promise and peril of getting beyond individual autonomy’

May 14, 2022May 17, 2022 Hans-Martien ten Napel

Photo: courtesy of one of the participants of the symposium These can be found below. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Thijmgenootschap for making the symposium possible and the Fundatie van Renswoude te Utrecht for their hospitality. The keynote speech by Adrian Pabst, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and… Continue reading Introductory remarks, Symposium ‘Postliberalism: The promise and peril of getting beyond individual autonomy’

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Law and Religion, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

New review of book on Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (2017) in Ecclesiastical Law Journal

February 13, 2019 Hans-Martien ten Napel

A new review of my book on Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (2017) in the Ecclesiastical Law Journal: ‘This book is an enjoyably spry reflection on the pitfalls of aggressive secularism and the atomistic tendencies of modern liberal individualism. Ten Napel deploys comparative legal method, interdisciplinary scholarship and social pluralist thought… Continue reading New review of book on Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (2017) in Ecclesiastical Law Journal

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Law and Religion, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Chapter on ‘Western “Civic Totalism,” Sovereignty of the People, and the Need for Limited Government’ in ICLARS-volume

January 31, 2019February 16, 2020 Hans-Martien ten Napel

Source: http://www.routledge.com The description of the volume on Religion, Pluralism, and Reconciling Difference, edited by W. Cole Durham Jr. and Donlu Thayer, reads as follows: 'We live in an increasingly pluralized world. This sociological reality has become the irreversible destiny of humankind. Even once religiously homogeneous societies are becoming increasingly diverse. Religious freedom is modernity’s… Continue reading Chapter on ‘Western “Civic Totalism,” Sovereignty of the People, and the Need for Limited Government’ in ICLARS-volume

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Law and Religion, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Video Recording of Panel ‘Religion and Pluralism in a Changing World’

December 31, 2017 Hans-Martien ten Napel

'The recordings of the 24th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, Religion and Religious FreeDom in a Changing World, held in October of 2017 are now available to view here. (...)' You can find the link to the video recording of the panel on 'religion and pluralism in a changing world' here: https://www.iclrs.org/event.php/2017+Annual+Symposium/Media/English/3959 'Religion and Pluralism… Continue reading Video Recording of Panel ‘Religion and Pluralism in a Changing World’