Projects awarded
Ongoing PhD-supervision
Finished PhD-supervision
This four-year project funded by the Research Foundation Flanders examines the conundrum why burials during the Dutch 'Wars of Religion' seem to have passed more peacefully than in contemporary France.
» Panel Death and the Wars of Religion RefoRC Bologna 2019.pdf (PDF, 51.75 Kb)The European Horizon2020 research project “Religious Toleration and Peace” (RETOPEA) investigates how experiences with historical peace treaties and toleration in Europe and globally can contribute to greater tolerance and understanding of religious diversity, especially among teenagers.
As an early modern historian, I participated in the commemoration of 500 years Reformation in 2017, with chapters in collective volumes, entries in encyclopedias, a now digital exhibit with rare books, blogs and interviews, a glossy public history magazine, a public debate, and last but not least, a Leuven doctorate honoris causa to the Lutheran church historian Theodor Dieter.