In de AVROTROS en NPO Radio 4-podcastserie ‘Klassieke Mysteries’ gaan Rebecca van der Weijde en Ab Nieuwdorp op zoek gaan naar de intrigerende verhalen rondom de dood van klassieke componisten. Als thanatoloog mocht ik meewerken Read more…
In Funerary Practices in the Netherlands, Claudia Venhorst and I contextualise the Dutch funerary practice in its wider legal, national and local governance framework. The book describes the historical context for current practices, provides data Read more…
Cemeteries and crematoria are important places to conduct funerary rites, and they offer a focal point in people’s mourning and remembrance practices. For many people it is important to say farewell to their deceased in Read more…
Dr Brenda Mathijssen
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Groningen
Oude Boteringestraat 38
9712 GK Groningen
The Netherlands
brenda.mathijssen[at]rug.nl
A great short piece by colleague Kate Woodthorpe @cendeathsociety: Coronavirus has made death a fact of life again – we should embrace it https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-death-mortality-rate-vaccine-funerals-cremation-a9442036.html
In January we planned a new BA course: “The End of the World as we know it? Climate change, End Times & Sustainable Futures.” We had no idea what was coming. But I’m glad we’re offering this space for people to wrestle with existential questions and fears https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-apocalypse-religion.html
