Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Have you always wanted to take a look inside our building, or would you like to revisit the days when you used to visit it often? This coming Saturday is your chance, as we’re taking part in Open Monument Day! ✨ 📅 12 September 🕚 12.00-17.00 📍 Oude Boteringestraat 38 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026How can religious traditions be mobilised to facilitate reconciliation with a special focus on apology and forgiveness after violent conflicts? This is the question Langton Muchenjekwa asks in his PhD thesis. His defense takes place next week! ➡️ www.rug.nl/research/gra... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Erasmus+ project grant for Julia Martínez-Ariño, Manoela Carpenedo and Ana Fernández-Aballi! 🌟 Their project aims to work with students, staff and partners to develop, test and embed new, thoughtful and inclusive learning pathways within higher education. erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/sea... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Upcoming PhD ceremony about secularism in post-colonial Vietnam! It asks how the state decided which religious practices and organizations were acceptable, which were restricted, and what place religion was allowed to occupy in a socialist society. www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Another blog post! Talia Nilsson completed an internship with the URI (United Religions Initiative) UK, as part of her MA in Religion, Conflict and Globalization. What did she do and what did she learn from this experience? You can read all about it in our new blog post! www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Vicky Hoogland is a student of religious studies at our faculty and wrote an interesting blog post about JRR Tolkien, faith and Míriel's story. You can read it on our website! ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026You are all invited for the opening of our Faculty's academic year! Together, we will explore how RCS contributes to the UG as an international network university that is strongly embedded in the region. And, as always, we celebrate the opening afterwards with a reception! www.rug.nl/rcs/news/eve... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026News: €2.5 million for Mladen Popović to find out more about the Dead Sea Scrolls! ✨ www.rug.nl/rcs/news/arc... 062
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Research Master's student Imani Nijp completed a traineeship at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social as part of her programme. "My time in Leuven was a valuable experience." Want to know what made it valuable? Read our blog post: www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio...rug.nlMijn Erasmus-Traineeship aan de KU LeuvenEver since I decided to pursue the Research Master's programme in Religious Studies and Theology at the Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, I knew... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion awarded its 2026 Book Prize to Erin Wilson and her book 'Religion and World Politics: Connecting Theory with Practice'! Congratulations, Erin!🥳 ansari.nd.edu/news-events/... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Vandaag begint het WK voetbal. Over Nederland wordt vaak gezegd dat we een oranjegevoel hebben, maar wat is dat nou eigenlijk? Emeritus hoogleraar antropologie Yme Kuiper vertelt erover op Radio 1, nu terug te luisteren ⚽ ➡️ www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/sport...nporadio1.nl'Het Oranjegevoel is een betere vorm van nationalisme'Het Nederlands elftal is al lange tijd enorm populair. In Zeist wordt vandaag de Wall of Fame geopend. 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026An international team of academics co-led by RCS's Kim Fowler has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H! www.rug.nl/rcs/news/arc...rug.nlImportant 6th-century Bible manuscript rediscoveredImportant 6th-century Bible manuscript, long thought lost, has been rediscovered 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Jan Slump has won the SSA BA Thesis Award! This award aims to encourage UG Bachelor students' research and writing on sub-Saharan African topics or on a comparative African-European (Dutch) topic, as well as acknowledge the importance for the UG to work with sub-Saharan Africa. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A tip for catching up: National Geographic is broadcasting the series Lost Treasures of the Bible. Last night’s episode (13 April, 21.30) was called Dead Sea Scrolls Decoded, and it of course featured Mladen Popović. Enjoy! 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Talia Pedersen is from Canada, completed her bachelor’s degree in the US and then moved to Groningen for the master’s programme in Religion, Conflict and Globalization. Wonder why? Read her blog post on our website! ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio...rug.nlWhy study Religion, Conflict and Globalization?My name is Talia, and I’m from Canada. I’m pursuing an MA in Religion, Conflict, and Globalization while also navigating life as a wife and mother to a... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026On April 1st (no joke), Anwar Masduki will give a lecture in the Religion Matters series about muslim saintly charisma in contemporary Indonesia. You're all invited! 📅 1 April, 2026 🕒 4-5 pm (Drinks afterwards) 📍 Court room, Oude Boteringestraat 38 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026‘Je stapt een andere wereld in en speelt ermee, dat is waar het om draait. Je hebt een stukje verbeelding dat je de hele dag met je mee kunt dragen’, zegt religiewetenschapper Welmoed Wagenaar, die vandaag promoveert op haar onderzoek naar het dagelijks leven van mediafans! ukrant.nl/magazine/wat...ukrant.nlWat als Hermione voor Draco viel? Welmoed Wagenaar over de charme van fanfictieEen serie afgerond en dat is het dan? Niet als je in de fanfictie duikt. Welmoed Wagenaar onderzocht waarom mensen zo graag fictieve werelden uitbouwen. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Instead of being an unlucky day, Friday the 13th of March could just be your lucky day! On that day, you can find out about all our master's programmes so that you can make the perfect choice! 📅 Friday 13 March 📍 Room 247, Oude Boteringestraat 38 🕒 Between 10.00 and 20.00 www.rug.nl/rcs/news/eve...rug.nlMaster Open DagReligie speelt een belangrijke rol in talloze nationale en internationale, maar ook persoonlijke en maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Experts op dit gebied... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Als eerste in de wereld slaagde docent Hebreeuws Emmanuel Oliveiro erin Cryptic B te ontcijferen, een geheimschrift dat als onoplosbaar gold en voorkomt in twee van de Dode Zeerollen. ‘Ik dacht: iemand moet het een keer doen, toch?’ ➡️ ukrant.nl/magazine/hoe...ukrant.nlHoe Emmanuel Oliveiro een 2000 jaar oud geheimschrift wist te ontcijferenAls eerste slaagde RUG-docent Emmanuel Oliveiro erin Cryptic B te ontcijferen, een geheimschrift in twee van de Dode Zeerollen. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Next week it is time for a new lecture in the Religion Matters series! ✨ Bismark Agyapong will talk about exorcism in the Akan context. You are all invited! 📅 February 25, 2026 🕓 16.00-17.00 📍 Court room, Oude Boteringestraat 38 020
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Students of our MA in Religious Diversity in a Globalised World worked in groups to create a poster during a session on the future of the study of religion, led by Kim Knibbe. Looks good! ✨ 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026📅 30 januari: Bachelor Open Dag! Religious Studies/Religiewetenschappen ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/news/eve... Theologie ➡️ rug.nl/rcs/news/eve... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Tell us about your course programme! How can we improve it? And what are the things you like best? Check your student mail and take the National Student Survey! 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Op deze winterse dag hebben we een mooie blog voor jullie klaarstaan! De vader van Annemiek Kortleven is dominee en ze wist zeker dat dat pad niets voor haar was. Sterker nog: lang dacht ze "alles, behalve Theologie". Hoe kwam ze dan uiteindelijk toch bij ons terecht? ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Among the Qumran manuscripts, several enigmatic scripts have been discovered. While Cryptic A was deciphered in 1955, Cryptic B has until now remained undeciphered. In this new study, Emmanuel Oliveiro offers the first decipherment of two Cryptic B manuscripts! Read more ➡️ brill.com/view/journal... 071
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Hoera! Met een prachtige score van 83 (van de 100) punten is onze bachelor Theologie ook dit jaar weer een topopleiding volgens de Keuzegids Universiteiten! 🥳 Lees meer op onze website ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/news/arc... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Wat hebben de films Song of the Sea, Life of Pi en Barbie met elkaar te maken? - Bij alledrie de films is een filmwijzer verschenen! Meer info en aanvragen ➡️ www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Laaggeletterdheid is meer dan alleen moeite hebben met lezen en schrijven. Het raakt ook je gevoel van betekenis. Sujin Rosie doet onderzoek naar laaggeletterdheid en zingeving. Samen met Truus van Mil en Geertje maakte ze een video over dit onderwerp lnkd.in/ezn498sd www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5WV...youtube.comLeernetwerk: Zingeving bij laaggeletterdheid en langdurige armoedeYouTube video by Religion, Culture and Society - Uni Groningen 011
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025On November 11, our Institute of Indian Studies welcomed the Indian Ambassador. They spoke about various avenues of collaboration: support in carrying out research projects, organisation of events and workshops, with Indian artists, for a broader audience in Groningen, and much more. Stay tuned! 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Extended due to popular demand: our public lecture series Religion Matters ✨ Join Javad Taheri's lecture next week or Sujin Rosie's in December! 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Master's Fair 18 November ✨ Are you still unsure which MA you want to pursue after your BA? Often, you have more options than you think, so let's find out! You don’t have to register for the Master’s Fair. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Leuk nieuws: onze alumnus Nathan Troost - van Diggelen is in de race om de nieuwe Jonge Theoloog der Nederlanden te worden! Meer informatie (en stemmen!) kan via www.theologie.nl/verkiezing-j...theologie.nlVerkiezing Jonge Theoloog der Nederlanden | Theologie.nlTwee kandidaten zijn genomineerd voor de verkiezing van de Jonge Theoloog der Nederlanden. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Next week we welcome you to our next lecture in the Religion Matters series! Leonel Hernandez Polo is a PhD candidate with expertise in social inequalities in education and migration and will talk about religious elements that survive in aspirations. 📅 29 October 🕓 4-5 📍 Room 247, Faculty of RCS 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 07/10/20252 oktober organiseerden we de publieksacademie over Religie en Musea! Met inspirerende sprekers Valika Smeulders, Lieke Wijnia en Sterre Berentzen, een enthousiast publiek, en de fijne samenwerking met Dagblad van het Noorden kunnen we niet anders zeggen dan dat het een heel geslaagde avond was. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 02/10/2025De Gezondheidsraad heeft vanochtend een negatief advies gegeven over het toevoegen van humaan composteren aan de Wet op de Lijkbezorging. Brenda Mathijssen legde bij Met Het Oog Op Morgen uit wat er precies gaande is: www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/n... Advies ➡️ www.gezondheidsraad.nl/onderwerpen/... 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025"Valika Smeulders zoekt in Groningen met kunst naar verhalen over religie" kopt Dagblad van het Noorden. Ze houdt namelijk aanstaande vrijdag haar oratie als bijzonder hoogleraar aan onze faculteit! ➡️ dvhn.nl/groningen/va...dvhn.nlReligie & kunst: op zoek naar nieuwe verhalen in RijksmuseumOntdek hoe religie nieuwe perspectieven geeft op kunst in het Rijksmuseum. Valika Smeulders onderzoekt deze boeiende wisselwerking in Groningen. 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Wat heeft yoga met religie te maken? Ontdek het tijdens Zpannend Zernike! 📅 4 oktober 2025 🕒 12.00-17.00 uur 📍 Academiegebouw Groningen ➡️ zpannendzernike.nl. 011
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Zojuist werden de puntjes op de i gezet voor de publieksacademie! Valika Smeulders, Lieke Wijnia en Sterre Berentzen nemen het publiek die avond mee in de wereld van musea en religie. Aanmelden kan via www.rug.nl/rcs/news/eve... 📅2 oktober 2025 🕓19.30-21.30 📌Geertsemazaal, Academiegebouw Groningen 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Anja Visser has been appointed as the new director of the Centre RHW! This centre brings together researchers and professionals from within and outside the university to focus on the themes of religion, health and wellbeing. ➡️https://www.rug.nl/rcs/news/archive/2025/anja-visser-nieuwe-directeur-crhw 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Say hi to our faculty board! From left to right you see Marjon Westerbeek (managing director), Hanneke Muthert (dean), Brenda Mathijssen (director of education) and Jan Pieter de Vries (student assessor). The faculty board has the final responsibility for all that takes place within the faculty. 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Last Thursday, we celebrated the opening of our academic year! Augusto de Campos Neto held an inspiring speech about the strength of the middle, and as always when we have something to celebrate at our faculty, our amazing faculty band performed! 🎶 000
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Dit mooie gebouw van binnen bekijken? Op zaterdag 13 september mag iedereen rondkijken tijdens Open Monumentendag! Van 11.00-17.00 zijn we geopend en kun je de zittingszaal van de oude rechtbank zien, bekijken waar de gevangenen vroeger zaten of rondlopen in onze binnentuin. Tot dan! 000
Reposted by Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University GroningenUniversity of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 28/08/2025What does the multifaceted reality of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) look like? 🌍 UG researchers Pieter Nanninga (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) and Joram Tarusarira (@rcsunigroningen.bsky.social) hosted a training course for Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff 👇 www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac... 053
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025News! Associate professor Joram Tarusarira has been awarded an SGW Open Competition grant! ✨ Joram studies climate change in combination with religion and local values. Read more about his project on the NWO website: www.nwo.nl/onderzoekspr... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 10/07/2025"I look forward to joining our forces, with the board and with all faculty staff. We will do it together." - said Hanneke Muthert, who will be the new dean of our faculty from 1 September! Read more: www.rug.nl/rcs/news/arc... 📸 Pjotr Wieserug.nlHanneke Muthert nieuwe decaan Faculteit RCSHanneke Muthert nieuwe decaan Faculteit RCS 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Attention alumni! ✨ We are pleased to invite you to become a member of RUGconnect, the new online platform of the @rug.nl! ✔️ Stay in touch with the UG and your network ✔️ Participate in alumni and career events ✔️ Exchange knowledge and experiences ➡️ Sign up via rugconnect.rug.nl! 011
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Today 50 years ago, this iconic movie was released! 🦈 Bruce, the monstrous white shark, inspired many horror films about bloodthirsty fish over the years. Where does this deep-seated fear for sharks come from? Let’s take a dive into cultural heritage about sea monsters: www.rug.nl/rcs/educatio... 010
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Religion Matters! This lecture explores how contemporary artists use ritual, symbolism, and esoteric references to reimagine what it means to be human. How does art become a site of symbolic transmutation - where spirit, body, and technology converge? 📅18 June 🕢16-17 📌Oude Boteringestraat 38 010
Reposted by Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University GroningenUniversity of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 10/06/2025Elke ochtend fietst het Leger des Heils door #Groningen om koffie en broodjes uit te delen 🥪☕ Onderzoeker Sujin Rosie (@rcsunigroningen.bsky.social) fietst mee en observeert: hoe ziet de interactie met de mensen van de straat eruit, en wat betekent dit voor zingeving? 👇 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat... 001
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society - University Groningen @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025De Dode Zeerollen zijn volop in het nieuws door het onderzoek van Mladen Popović en zijn team. Wil je meer weten over de Dode Zeerollen en wat het nieuwe onderzoek eigenlijk betekent? Bekijk dan deze video van de Universiteit van Nederland eens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBb...youtube.comIs de Bijbel verkeerd overgeschreven?YouTube video by Universiteit van Nederland 010