Victor A. van Bijlert (ret.) was a lecturer in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Religion and Theology, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The nineteenth-century Hindu modernity, it is argued, sought both individual flourishing and collective emancipation from Western domination. For the first time Hinduism began to be constructed as a religion […]
“Can you write an article about spirituality based on your work practice?” The answer was a resounding “yes”. In our work as coaches and mediators, we deal with people who are stuck on something every day. Although verbal communication is the tool we work with, it is just the tip of the iceberg. Under the […]
Raja Kanuri, PhD scholar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The thought of AI being sentient can be described as both scary and thrilling at the same time. While this idea bears witness to the great scope of modern science, it simultaneously warns humanity of the emergence of an (new) intelligence which may override human civilizations. The common […]