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Vacature bij het Kenniscentrum

We zijn op korte termijn op zoek naar een Senior projectmedewerker (M/V) voor 0,5 fte.

Read more 16 February 2012

Presentations Seminar Islamic Development Finance

Presentations of the seminar held on the occasion of the retirement of Professor Gerrie ter Haar, holder of the Chair in Religion and Development, and the launch of her new book 'Religion and Development: Ways of Transforming the World'.

Read more 15 February 2012

How unique is Faith Based Development Cooperation?

Presentation on January 31 organised by Mensen met een Missie, The Hague

Read more 10 February 2012

Lecture on Ethics, Religion and International Cooperation by prof. dr. ir. Joris Voorhoeve

Read more 30 September 2011

Book: Religion and Development: Ways of Transforming the World

New book edited by Gerrie ter Haar, Professor of Religion and Development at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and Chair of the Advisory Board of our KCRD.

Read more 15 August 2011

Presentation at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On June 30 the KCRD held a presentation at a seminar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Religion and Diplomacy. At this seminar, the KCRD, prof. dr. H.J. Tieleman and prof. dr. M.J. Faber held a presentation about how to incorporate the role of religion in the work of Foreign Affairs.

Read more 30 June 2011

Resonance at Konya meeting

"Today, it is as if various instruments resonate at the sound of one instrument; it does not matter from which tradition we speak, the wise words of the Sufi master Mevlana Rumi resonate in all our words". These words were spoken by Bikram Lalbahadoesing at the launch of the Konya Criteria, on June 16 in Amsterdam.

Read more 28 June 2011

Faith Based Development Work: Contributing to Human (In)Security?

Mensen met a Missie organised a research presentation and discussion on: Faith-based Development Work: Contributing to Human (In)Security? - A field study from a ‘God forsaken Hill' in India by Salu Jacob Mooleparambil.

Read more 27 June 2011

Workshops and lunch-lectures

The KCRD organises workshops and lunch-lectures on Religion and Development based on the recently published Practitioners' Guide. If you or your organisation are interested in this, please contact us at kenniscentrum@religie-en-ontwikkeling.nl.

Read more 09 May 2011

Four new participants

We are proud to announce that since recently, four new organisations participate in the Knowledge Centre: Islamic Relief, Migrantenconsortium / Samenwerkende Moslim Hulp Organisaties (SMHO), Edukans and Mensen met een Missie.

Read more 09 May 2011

Practitioner's guide available in English

Last April, the translation of the Practioner's guide in English was published (in pdf).

Read more 08 May 2011

Report Presentation Practitioner's Guide and Lecture Dr. Ward Berenschot (in Dutch)

Op vrijdagmiddag 4 maart 2011 presenteerde het Kenniscentrum het praktijkboek 'Religie en Ontwikkeling. Handreikingen voor de praktijk'.

Read more 04 March 2011

New website KCRD

Welcome to this new website of the Knowledge Centre Religion and Development.

Read more 01 February 2011

Religion in plural

This article (in Dutch) forms the theological background of John Veldman

Read more 14 July 2010

Proselytism

Proselytism confronts Western development workers in various ways. They may be confronted with national and international missionary activities from mostly Christian and Islamic organisations.On the other hand, Western development workers from Faith Based Organisations may be falsely accused of converting the people they work for.

Read more 14 June 2010

Studies in Islamic economics

Islamic University Rotterdam (partner organisation of the Knowledge Centre) published the book:

Read more 14 June 2010

News from the KCRD staff

At the end of April, our dear colleague and staff member Louke van Wensveen left the Knowledge Centre (and Oikos) in order to become local councillor in Brummen (NL).

Read more 03 May 2010

Final report Light Development

Louke van Wensveen introduced the concept

Read more 29 April 2010

Meeting International Advisory Board

The international Advisory Board gathered in the Netherlands in April for their Annual Meeting.

Read more 16 April 2010

International consultation Light Development

On April 15th 2010 the Knowledge Centre organised an International Consultation on the concept of 'Light Development' in The Hague. Light development is a new way to structure 3P (People, Planet, Profit) sustainable development.

Read more 15 April 2010

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