International Conference Passions and the Mystical
Between Affecting and Being Affected
It is a pleasure to invite you to Passions and the Mystical. Between Affecting and Being Affected. The conference is jointly organized by the Mystical Theology Network (MTN) and the Titus Brandsma Institute associated Radboud University (TBI) and will take place in Nijmegen on 1-2 December, 2022.
The conference
This year’s annual Mystical Theology Network Conference is jointly organized by the Mystical Theology Network (MTN) and the Titus Brandsma Institute (TBI), associated with Radboud University.
Theologians, religious studies scholars, philosophers, literary scholars, (art) historians, creative practice researchers, writers, artists and scholars working in related fields will discuss and map out the wider semantic field of ‘passion(s)’ across mystical traditions.
Keynotes (to download click on name below)
Veerle Fraeters (pdf, 627 kB) (University of Antwerp, Ruusbroec Institute)
Marc De Kesel (pdf, 438 kB)(Radboud University, Titus Brandsma Institute)
Full program: click here
Costs: Registration fee €145 (2 keynotes, 12 parallel sessions, 1 performance, coffee breaks, lunches and reception). Conference dinner on Thursday (€40) not included.
Further questions?
stefaan.neirynck@titusbrandsmainstituut.nl
lieven.demaeyer@titusbrandsmainstituut.nl
Venue: Van der Valk Hotel Lent-Nijmegen
Finding a room
The easiest option is to book a room at Van der Valk Hotel Lent-Nijmegen (recommended). Upon registration, a 10% discount link for booking in this hotel will be sent.
Other budgets will find plenty of other options in and around the old town of Nijmegen (accross the river Waal)
A non-exhaustive list of possible accommodation within a ca. 30’ walking distance:
Hotel Nimma | Book your room now | Hotel in Nijmegen
Hotel de Prince website - Nijmegen hotel
Lino City Hotel (lino-hotel.com)
Credible | Nijmegen | Sleep Eat & Drink | Sleep, Eat & Drink InCredible (in-credible.nl)
Bed and Breakfast | B&B | Pension Bottendaal | Cozy overnight stay in Nijmegen city center
Getting there
Arriving from abroad? Direct trains (ca. 1h30) connect Nijmegen with Amsterdam Central Station (international high speed trains) or Schiphol Airport. They run twice an hour between 07.00 and 22.00 (Amsterdam even between 06.00 and 23.00).