Reender Kranenborg
Reender Kranenborg | |
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| Born | June 1, 1942 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | April 8, 2020 (aged 77) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theologian |
Reender Kranenborg (1 June 1942 – 8 April 2020) was a Dutch theologian, pastor, and scholar of religion. He was editor of the magazine Religious Movement in the Netherlands published by the institute of religious studies of the Free University in Amsterdam. He researched cults as well as the anti-cult movement in the Netherlands.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Kranenborg was born 1 June 1942 in the city of Groningen. He studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, before becoming a pastor.[1][2]
He received his PhD in 1974, in the theological faculty about the subject of self-realization. He stated in the dissertation that he had attempted to research the subject following the norms of religious studies, not a theological one.[1][3]
Works
[edit | edit source]He was an editor of the magazine Religious Movement in the Netherlands published by the institute of religious studies of the Free University in Amsterdam.[4] He researched cults as well as the anti-cult movement in the Netherlands.[5] He wrote several books on religious topics, including on Satanism and religions of the east.[1]
He retired in 2004.[1] He had, until his retirement, a seat at the Comitato Scientifico (scientific committee) of the CESNUR.[6]
Death
[edit | edit source]Kranenborg died on 8 April 2020.[7]
Selected bibliography
[edit | edit source]- English
- The Presentation of the Essenes in Western Esotericism. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 13 (2): 245- 256. (1998).
- New Religions in a Postmodern World (2003) Reender Kranenborg and Mikael Rothstein (Eds.) Aarhus University Press Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Field Notes: Efraim: A New Apocalyptic Movement in the Netherlands in Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 2004, Vol. 7, No. 3, Pages 81–91.
- Revelation and Experience in the Theosophical Tradition. A paper presented at CESNUR 2004 international conference, Baylor University, Waco (Texas), June 18-June 20, 2000. Available online
- Dutch
- Zelfverwerkelijking: oosterse religies binnen een westerse subcultuur (1974) uitgegeven door J.H Kok Kampen Ph.D. dissertation
- Transcendente meditatie: Verlangen naar zinvol leven en religie, uitgegeven door Kok (1977) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Oosterse geloofsbewegingen in het Westen: Bhagwan-beweging, Hare Krishna gemeenschap, Transcendente Meditatie, Healthy-Happy-Holy-Organization, Divine Light Mission, Yoga, Verenigingskerk (1982), uitgegeven door Zomer en Keuning - Ede, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Een nieuw licht of de kerk?: bijdragen van nieuwe religieuze bewegingen voor de kerk van vandaag (1984), uitgegeven door Boekencentrum 's-Gravenhage Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- De School voor Filosofie als neo-hindoeïstische beweging (Religieuze bewegingen in Nederland), VU Uitgeverij (1985) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Woorden van de Meesters. Teksten van hedendaagse Indiase denkers over God, mens en wereld. Bijeengebracht, vertaald en ingeleid door Reender Kranenborg, Delft, Meinema, 1988, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Reïncarnatie en Christelijk geloof, Kampen, KOK, 1989, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Kranenborg Reender Dr., Stoker Wessel, red, Religies en (on)gelijkheid in een plurale samenleving, Leuven / Apeldoorn, Garant, 1995, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Neohindoeïstische bewegingen in Nederland : een encyclopedisch overzicht, uitgegeven door Kampen Kok (2002) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- French
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- Italian
- L’induismo published by Elledici, Leumann (Torino) 2003, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Notes and references
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- ^ Zelfverwerkelijking: oosterse religies binnen een westerse subcultuur (1974) uitgegeven door J.H Kok Kampen Ph.D. dissertation page 8
Misschien zullen velen verwachten in een studie zoals deze, die plaatsvindt binnen de theologische fakulteit een theologisch slothoofdstuk aan te treffen. Men zal dit echter tevergeefs zoeken want deze studie wil godsdienstwetenschappelijk zijn [..] - ^ Religieuze Bewegingen in Nederland nr. 22 1991 Published by VU publishing House Colofon
Eindredacteur Dr. R. Kranenborg
Instituut voor Godsdienstwetenschap
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