The summer school offers its students an introductory training by means of a balanced programme of seminars, lectures and field trips. Established researchers on the field develop specific topics and cases, students have the possibility to present their own work and discuss their ideas in a relaxed and open atmosphere and within a multidisciplinary framework.

Presentation

Religion in Europe has taken an unexpected turn. Although European societies - both in the East and in the West - were once looked upon as highly secular­ised and unchurched, expressions of Christianity, Islam and “new” religions are asserting themselves in the public domain. The reappearance of religion has far-reaching social and political implications in all European countries. These need to be properly understood. It is high time to question the idea of a disenchanted Europe, and to take a closer look at the complicated historical relationship between religion and modernity.

The 2012 Summer School on Religion, Culture and Society in Europe (1750-) will focus explicitly on this issue. It will offer its students a solid introduction to the very different domains in which religion has influenced, (re)shaped and even embodied the modernisation process, but also the continuous adapta­tion and transformation processes of the religious domain itself, thus finding a clear contemporary reflection in Europe’s cultural identities. The much-disputed concept of modernity and its fundamental ambiguities will also be developed.

Programme

English will be used as the operational language of the course and as the language of instruction.

Sunday 26 August 2012

Arrival in Leuven

18 h. : Welcome at KADOC

Evening walking tour of Leuven

Monday 27 August 2012

9.30-12 h. Morning session

• Key-note lecture: Religion and modernity in Europe (1750-); new stakes and research objectives
  Staf Hellemans, Tilburg University

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: Structure and organization of churches
  Jan De Maeyer

Tuesday 28 August 2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: Structure and organization of churches
  Jan De Maeyer

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: Gender and Piety
  Tine Van Osselaer

Evening programme

Optional guided visit to KADOC, Documentation and Research Centre on Religion, Culture and Society

Wednesday 29 August 2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: Gender and Piety
  Tine van Osselaer

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: International missionary movement
  Carine Dujardin

Thursday 30 August 2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: International missionary movement
  Carine Dujardin

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: Statistical data on religiosity
  Koenraad Abts

Evening programme

Optional guided visit to the Leuven Carillons, 8.00 pm.

Friday 31 August 2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: Statistical data on religiosity
  Koenraad Abts

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: Christian identities and material expression
  Jan De Maeyer

Saturday 1 September 2012

Field Trip: Ghent and Loppem-Bruges

• Christian identities and material expression
  Jan De Maeyer

Sunday 2 September 2012

Free Day

Monday 3 September2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: Christian identities and material expression
  Jan De Maeyer and Peter-Jan Margry

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Lecture: Religion and the modern welfare state
  Patrick Pasture

Tuesday 4 September 2012

10-13 h. Morning session

• Seminar: Religion and the modern welfare state
  Patrick Pasture

15-18 h. Afternoon session

• Poster seminar: students briefly present and discuss their research in progress

Closing discussion

Evening program

Closing dinner

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Departure

Application

Participation in the summer school is limited to 20 students.
The Board wel­comes students, academics and professionals who are actively interested or involved in research on the subject.

Application starts on 10 June 2012 and ends on 10 July 2012.

The summer school will take place i n Leuven, from the 27th of August to the 4th oh September 2012

Students applying for the programme will be required to provide a detailed information sheet with

1. certified copies of diplomas and marks;
2. a letter of recommendation;
3. a motivation of their application in which they reflect on their (future) research interests and the central theme of the summer school.

The Board of the summer school will independently ascertain the abilities of the applicants and judge their application, paying due regard to such concerns as gender and equity issues.

Registration forms and other practical information (accommodation) are available on the website http://kadoc.kuleuven.be/summer_school

For any other questions, please feel free to contact the secretary of the summer school at summerschool@kadoc.kuleuven.be
KADOC-KU Leuven • Vlamingenstraat 39 • B-3000 Leuven
Tel. +32 (0)16 32 35 00 • Fax +32 (0)16 32 35 01

Fees

• Students will pay a fee of 100 €.

• Professionals will pay a fee of 200 €.

Participants who register after 10 July 2012 will pay a 50 € supplement.

The payment of the fee is due upon receipt of written notification that the application has been accepted.

Financial aid, in the form of a partial refund of the registration fee can in some cases be offered by the Board to well-qualified students who would be unable to attend without financial assistance.