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KADOC - Documentation and Research Centre on Religion, Culture and Society KU Leuven

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Established in 1976, KADOC wants to promote interdisciplinary research on the interaction between religion, culture and society in a Belgian, Europan and global context from the 19th century until present. To support its research, the Center has a large documentation fund (archives, library and au diovisual documentation) at its disposal. Research in KADOC is done by membersof the staff and contract-researchers. Also the members of the ...

Centre for Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Culture KU Leuven

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- The challenges of contemporary thought (Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Derrida) directed towards metaphysics and anthropology are historically and critically examined. - The implications of contemporary thought on the concepts of wholeness/optimal humanity in philosophy of education. - Contemporary possibilities for metaphysics. Center for Metaphysics and the philosophy of God: Documentation Center: - Process thought (A.N. Whitehead ...

Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions KU Leuven

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In agreement with tradition, the scientific research conducted by the Research Unit Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions takes place from within a hermeneutical-theological perspective. This results in a historically founded and systematic-theologically explored reflection on the religious experience and expressions of Christians and Christian communities, both past and present. Special attention is paid to the different ...

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies KU Leuven

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Research groups:

  • Research Unit of Biblical Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Centres, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
  • Research Unit of Pastoral and Empirical Theology
  • Research Unit of History of Church and Theology
  • Research Unit of Theological and Comparative Ethics
  • Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions

Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa University of Antwerp

Political economy is about "the distribution of income, wealth and power among the different groups in society" (Ricardo 1820). This TG applies this intellectual tradition to the developments in Sub-Sahara Africa and more specifically in the Great Lakes Region. Both the inter-disciplinary nature and the geographical scope are its defining traits. They allow studying transformation processes on different scales, from local development experiences ...