What is now the Nottebohm Hall of the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library was an impressive Baroque chapel until 1773. During the central expo of "Baroque Influencers", we are recalling the interior of this chapel in the Nottebohm Hall. Steven Van Impe gives a sneak preview in this webinar (in Dutch).
In this historical lecture, Professor of Legal History Wim Decock takes us back to the second half of the 19th century. Industrialisation caused an explosion of wealth and poverty. Inequality increased. Tensions rose between the workers and the big industrialists. In their search for spiritual answers to the social question, the Jesuits find inspiration from none other than Leonardus Lessius, one of the most influential Jesuits of the Baroque period.
Albanian author and political theorist Lea Ypi (London School of Economics) will talk about solidarity, immigration and social class (in English). In the 17th century, migration as we know it never really was an issue. Today, however, it is a controversial topic. The growing skepticism is rooted in the idea that there is a trade-off […]
Debate in Dutch. Experts Piet Callens, Loïc De Cannière, Luc Haegemans, Koen Schoors and Leen Van den Neste discuss the role of microfinance in a prosperous country like Belgium. Microfinance is a system that allows poor families and small entrepreneurs in need of money to borrow small amounts at an advantageous interest rate. Something similar already existed in the 17th century: the Mountains of Mercy.
Deputy Prime Minister Frank Vandenbroucke will focus on the lessons learned from the pandemic and on the road towards a true social union.
In this talk religious ethicist Liz Bucar uses the framework of appropriation to unpack the ethics of yoga. What does it mean to insist yoga is a spiritual but not religious practice? Are we entitled to borrow any practice in the pursuit of our personal health?
Historian Judith Pollmann (Leiden University) will talk about faith persecution, polarization and tolerance in Antwerp between 1500 and 1700. (in Dutch)
discussion evening on persuasion and engagement in the arts
Western Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was deeply religious and characterized by a lively culture of humour. How did these two characteristics go together? In this talk (in Dutch) prof. Lieke Stelling (University Utrecht) examines the ways in which humour is, in fact, an indispensable part of religion.
Discussion evening on persuasion and engagement in the arts.
A deep dive into the mystical and devotional practices of the Carthusians and Jesuits in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Period with renowned experts such as Amy Hollywood, Robert Maryks, Gemma Simmonds and Evelyne Verheggen.
The Young Academy investigates the carreer path of the young artist in the debate series ArtWork. (in English)
Ad Meskens will talk about painter Peter Paul Rubens, Franciscus Aguilonius sj and the contributions the jesuits made to the development of mathematics in the 17th century.
How do the players within the art discipline Mixed Media & Film influence the trajectory from art student to full-fledged artist? A debate including Eva Van Tongeren, Vincent Stroep, Pascal Vandelanoitte, Ben de Raes, Nikol Wellens, among others. (in English)
How do the players within the Performing Arts influence the trajectory from art student to full-fledged artist? A debate including Tuur Marinus, Karen Joosten, Mokhallad Rasem, Nikol Wellens, Amina Iddrisu, among others. (in English)
How do the players within the Visual Arts influence the trajectory from art student to full-fledged artist? A debate including Sergio Servellón, Stella Lohaus, Laurence Petrone, Maarten Inghels, Bart Vanderbiesen, Vedran Kopljar, Nikol Wellens. (in English)
This symposium brings together insights from the 3 previous ArtWork debates on the trajectory of the young artist. (in English)
Mirela Altic and Francismar Alex Lopes de Carvalho discuss the mark the Jesuits left on Catholic missionary history.