News and events

Thursday 11 March: lecture by Mark Cohen about muslim antisemitism
LUCIS and the Institute for Religious Studies are organizing a lecture by Mark Cohen, titled: "Muslim Antisemitism: Old or New?". The lecture will be held on Thursday 11 March at 3 p.m.
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Limited opening hours WSD buildings, garages and restaurant december 2009 - januari 2010
During the following weeks the Lipsius, WSD buildings, library, garages and restaurants will have limited opening hours.
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Friday 18 December: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Peshitta Project
This year the Peshitta Project is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. This occasion will be marked by a public event, which will take place on Friday, 18 December 2009, at the Snouck Hurgronje House, Rapenburg 63, Leiden. Anyone interested will be welcome.
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Opening post-doc position "Church History"
Am Institut für Europäische Geschichte in Mainz sind in der Abteilung für Abendländische Religionsgeschichte zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei Stellen als Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter-/innen
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Promovendiraad
The members of the promovendiraad are the official representatives of the PhD students at the Leiden Institute for Religious Studies.
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11-13 January 2010: Biblical Studies Colloquium "Elija"
In January, Leiden Institute for Religious Studies will be organizing a biblical studies colloquium "Elija".
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Wednesday 14 October: LUCIS opening conference
The Leiden Univercity Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) will organize its opening conference on wednesday 14 October in Leiden. The conference is called "Islam, science and policy".
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2 September 2009: PhD-afternoon
2 September 2009, 14.00 h: presentation of researchprojects of the PhD students of the Institute for Religious Studies.
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Biting Dust in the Galilee – The 2009 Kinneret Regional Project Study Season
Between June 19 and July 5, Kinneret Regional Project held its Study Season 2009, again with strong support by members from Leiden University, analyzing and processing material excavated at Tel Kinrot during recent excavations until 2008 and at Horvat Kur during the pilot excavation in 2008.
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CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2009 - ISNR
The Cultural Festival is a unique way to bring the essence of Leiden University’s multiculturalism into the spotlights and share it with Dutch students and visitors alike as means of integration but also interaction.
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Festschrift for Prof. H.J. de Jonge
On the occasion of his 65th birthday, 28 September 2008, Henk Jan de Jonge, emeritus Professor of New Testament exegesis and Early Christian literature, has received a Festschrift in honour of his important contributions to the field of New Testament studies.
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Judith Frishman Professor of Judaism
With effect from 12 September, Judith Frishman will be appointed Professor of Judaism at the Faculty of Religious Studies of Leiden University. She will focus primarily on modern Judaism from the nineteenth century to the present day.
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Heleen Murre-van den Berg Professor for the History of Modern World Christianity.
With effect from 1 June, Heleen Murre-van den Berg will be appointed Professor for the History of Modern World Christianity, in particular ‘non-western’ forms of Christianity, as they developed in the pre-modern and modern periods, in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Willem B. Drees next editor for Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
Dean Willem B. Drees is selected to be the next editor for Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. Willem B. Drees (54) presently holds the chair in philosophy of religion at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Zygon, founded in 1966, is the premier academic journal exploring the interactions between religious convictions, science and technology in the modern world.
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New Digital Library
On 31 March the University Library launched a new version of the Digital Library (formerly known as U-LIP). The Digital Library provides access to the complete range of catalogues, bibliographic databases, full text resources en e-journals, offered by the Leiden University Libraries.
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LISOR Congress: Religion, Private or Public
27 – 28 March 2008, Leiden University
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Inaugural Lecture Prof.dr. J.A. Silk
On Tuesday 1 April 2008 Jonathan Silk, Professor Study of Buddhism at the Faculty of Religious Studies, will hold his inaugural lecture.
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Colloquium The Old Greek of Isaiah: Issues and Perspectives
10-11 April 2008, Leiden University
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