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Sep 18

Lezing 10 oktober: De EU is liberaal noch democratisch

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Onlangs betoogde filosoof en historicus Frank Ankersmit, dat onze Europese cultuur en filosofische erfenis versleten is. Europa moet zich daarom op de een of andere manier opnieuw uitvinden. Samen met stichting DeZinnen gaat Communicantes op zoek naar mogelijke bronnen van inspiratie. We beginnen met de Engelse socioloog Frank Furedi die meent dat er veel te weinig oog is voor de inbreng vanuit Midden- en Oost-Europa. Onlangs trok hij publieke aandacht met zijn boek “Populism and the European Culture Wars; The conflict of Values between Hungary and the EU” en een interview in De Volkskrant. Furedi betoogt dat de EU liberaal noch democratisch is, en dat het oude Europa moet inzien dat haar eigen oriëntatie niet heiligmakend is. Furedi spreekt op 10 oktober 2018 in Den Haag bij de Haagse Hogeschool. Voor meer informatie, zie de flyer in pdf-formaat.

May 22

Europe?

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Dark clouds are looming over the continent and nobody really knows where we Europeans are heading to. Who wants to understand better what the current mood is, would do well to read the essays of the following three authors. With their good understanding of Central and Eastern Europe, the ‘New Europe’ so to say, they shed sufficiently interesting light on the European predicament.
+ Frank Furedi: Populism and the European Culture Wars: The Conflict of Values between Hungary and the EU (2017)
+ Ivan Krastev: After Europe (2017)
+ Jan Zielonka: Counter-Revolution. Liberal Europe in Retreat (2018).
In their own particular way, all three authors challenge the shallowness of the debate surrounding Europe. Thus Jan Zielonka contends that liberal politicians are as much to blame for the current malaise as the populists they are pointing their finger at.

Apr 05

Annual Report 2017

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Dear Friend of Communicantes,
Please have a look at the print version of our Annual Report 2017 in English: read in pdf.
A Dutch language summary you will find here: Samenvatting.
For copies of previous annual reports (2013-2016) in Dutch and in English, follow this link.
Contents
A Word from Our President 1; A Europe of Dialogues and Conversations: Old Ideals for an Old Continent 2; Communicantes in 2017 4; Projects 2017 6; About Communicantes 8

Jul 19

Annual Report 2016

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Dear Friend of Communicantes,
Please have a look at the print version of our Annual Report 2016 in English: read in pdf.
A Dutch language summary you will find here: Samenvatting.
For copies of previous annual reports (2005-2015) in Dutch and in English, follow this link.
Contents
A Word from Our President 1; The Refugee Crisis – Discernment of Spirits 2; Communicantes in 2016 4; Projects 2016 6; About Communicantes 8

Dec 22

Among pine and oak a child is born

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Felix dies Nativitatis
Frohe Weihnachten
Merry Christmas
Joyeux Noël
Zalig Kerstfeest
З Різдвом Христовим
С Рождеством Христовым
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Communicantes – constructief en wederzijds
– konstruktive und wechselseitige Verständigung
– constructive collaboration and mutual understanding – Rom. / Röm. 12,13

Dec 16

Contactdag Communicantes: Albanië. Land in transitie

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Albanië – land van bloedwraak, armoede en massa-emigratie, maar ook land waar moslims en christenen vreedzaam samenleven en niet langs elkaar heen. Werkt het communistisch verleden nog door in de huidige ontwikkelingen? Hoe dragen religie, leken en religieuze leiders bij tot verwerking van het verleden en  tot de opbouw van een vreedzame, democratische samenleving, die zich kan meten aan de eisen van Europese integratie? En welke bijzondere rol spelen christendom en islam? Deze vragen leggen we voor aan onze inleiders:
● Luigj Mila. directeur van de Commissie Justitia et Pax in Albanië
● H.E. Adia Sakiqi, ambassadeur van Albanië in Nederland
● Ds. Esther Struikmans, auteur van het boek Wat is jullie geheim? Over positief samenleven als christenen en moslims in Albanië
● H.E. Dewi van de Weerd, ambassadeur van Nederland in Albanië

De contactdag vindt plaats op zaterdag 4 februari 2017, van 10.30 tot 15.30 uur in Tilburg bij de Fraters van Tilburg, Gasthuisring 54, 5037 ET Tilburg. Dit is op 5 à 10 minuten lopen van Tilburg CS (uitgang achterzijde). De deelnamekosten bedragen € 17,50 inclusief koffie, thee en lunch. Overmaken op NL58 INGB 0002257912 t.n.v. Communicantes Tilburg o.v.v. contactdag. Opgeven vóór 1 februari 2017 bij Stichting Communicantes, postbus 6016, 5002 AA Tilburg, 013 5423782, communicantes@xs4all.nl.

Voor meer informatie, lees de folder en de routebeschrijving.

Enkele links
● Interview met Luigj Mila in Ost-West (Duitstalig)
● De Albanese ambassade in Nederland
● Over het boek van Esther Struikmans: Wat is jullie geheim?
● De Nederlandse ambassade in Albanië
● BBC: Albania country profile | The country that’s famous for tolerance
● Wikipedia: Albanië | Religion in Albania
● Voor de actualiteit, zie: Facebook

Oct 14

Public Religion, Ambient Faith in Ukraine

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What does religion look like, once it has undergone a process of secularisation but refuses to become invisible, private or something neutral? In other words what happens when religion returns to the public arena? Well, it becomes “public religion”. This return is not uncomplicated, because religion has “to negotiate” its presence in the public realm – something which at one given time in the past was entirely unnecessary. Church back then was expected to be present and in a straightforward way; no discussions needed. Continue reading →

Oct 07

75th Anniversary of the Executions of Jews in Babyn Yar

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Distance in time allows us to sweep many particular historical events (of whatever magnitude) together in one encompassing narrative, as did the Greek Catholic Bishop of Paris Boris Gudziak. On 27 September 2016, he discussed Ukraine’s bloody past in Ukrainian Parliament. Since the Bishop and Communicantes know each other for many years now, it is understood that this happened with good intentions. The Kiev Post-website published Bishop Boris’ text. Continue reading →

Oct 07

9th Ecumenical Social Week: Migration, a Challenge to Ukraine

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The crisis in Ukraine has caused the internal displacement of some 1.7 million Ukrainians. These so-called Internally Displaced Persons now live shattered all over the country, although most of them settled as close to home as they could be. Theme of the 9th Ecumenical Social Week in Lviv was this internal migration. Organiser was the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. Frans Hoppenbrouwers of Communicantes attended this meeting on 28-29 September 2016. Continue reading →

Jul 19

Annual Report 2015

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Dear Friend of Communicantes,
Please have a look at the print version of our Annual Report 2015 in English: read in pdf.
For copies of previous annual reports (2005-2014) in Dutch and in English, follow this link.
Contents
A Word from Our President 1; Europe. Illusions and Disillusions 2; Communicantes in 2015 4; Projects 2015 6; About Communicantes 8