Religious Studies (MA)
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Prof.dr. S.A. Cramsey
Sarah Cramsey is Professor by Special Appointment of Central Europe and is Assistant Professor of Judaism and Diaspora Studies. She is a historian of eastern Europe, the global Jewish experience throughout historical time and the significant Jewish diasporas unleashed from the lands between Berlin and Moscow as a result of the Holocaust, World War II and postwar events. View her full profile here.
Prof.dr.mr. M.S. Berger
Maurits Berger's fields of research include Islamic law, political Islam and freedom of religion. His current research project is called The Future of Islam in Europe. It asks what Muslims in Europe consider important to live as Muslims in Europe, what role Islam plays therein, and how that contributes to shaping a future for both Muslims and the European societies they live in. View his full profile here.
Dr. C. Williams
Corey Williams is a cultural anthropologist with area expertise in Africa and North America. His research interests concern Global Christianity, African (indigenous) Religions, anthropology of religion, interreligious encounters, and religion and public policy. View his full profile here.
Prof.dr. A.F. de Jong
Ab de Jong is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Religions of Antiquity at the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion. The main focus of his research is the religious history of Iran, from the earliest period to the present. View his full profile here.
Prof.dr. J.A. Silk
Jonathan Silk is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. He specializes in Buddhism in its Asian contexts, primarily from a historical point of view. He has a special interest in Buddhist scriptures. View his full profile here.
Dr. M.A. Davidsen
Markus is a sociologist of religion with expertise in new and alternative forms of religion in the West and on the position of religion in education. He currently leads a national working group that is compiling the first national curriculum on ‘levensbeschouwing en religie’ for Dutch secondary education. View his full profile here.