{"id":12387,"date":"2026-10-01T23:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/evenementen\/eight-centuries-less-on-caring-for-the-earth\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:15:05","slug":"eight-centuries-less-on-caring-for-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/eight-centuries-less-on-caring-for-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Centuries Less &#8211; On Caring for the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12387\" class=\"elementor elementor-12387 elementor-12152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e70cc87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e70cc87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a981b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a981b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d2d975 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d2d975\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:152,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afce47c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4afce47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eight Centuries Less. Francis of Assisi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a12292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a12292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1226, Francis of Assisi died. The wealthy merchant\u2019s son who cast his expensive clothes at his father\u2019s feet chose a life without possessions, devoted to serving the poorest. Eight hundred years after his death, his ideas and values continue to inspire people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e81738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e81738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saint Francis laid the foundations for the Franciscan tradition\u2019s approach to and embodiment of peace, poverty and care for the earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36a9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f36a9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 26 November, 10 and 17 December, UCSIA invites historians and professionals from the social sector to explore these ideas and ideals of peace, poverty and ecology, placing them in context and assessing their relevance in the light of today\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c7c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c7c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lecture series is linked to the exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/expo-franciscus\/\">Eight Centuries Less<\/a> at the Ruusbroec Library of the University of Antwerp.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b1159c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60b1159c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b1828b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54b1828b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd02be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd02be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Francis and \u2018nature\u2019 in the late Middle Ages: sacred mountains and more<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b3136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b3136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lecture by Marianne Ritsema van Eck (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec2dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec2dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The relationship between Francis of Assisi and nature continues to inspire contemporary responses to environmental challenges. This lecture explores how late medieval Franciscans interpreted Francis\u2019s relationship with nature before it acquired its distinctly ecological dimension in the modern era. It considers how Francis\u2019s ascetic retreat into the wilderness was commemorated in and through natural landscapes themselves. This environmental-historical approach, with its focus on historical ideas about and representations of nature, sheds new light, among other things, on the origins and significance of the Franciscan sacred mountains (<em>sacri monti<\/em>) in Italy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828d38f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"828d38f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marianne Ritsema van Eck<\/strong> is Assistant Professor of Medieval History in the Department of Cultural and Religious History at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the late Middle Ages and the early modern period, with particular interests in pilgrimage, the cult of saints, Franciscan history, historical cartography, and the material and visual culture of religion. Before joining VU Amsterdam in 2024, she was Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University and postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian Institute in Rome. She received her PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 2017.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279eb6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279eb6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901459f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"901459f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What and who inspire Broederlijk Delen\u2019s social and ecological commitment today?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3507fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3507fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lecture by Karel Ceule (Broederlijk Delen)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef6859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ef6859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eight hundred years after the death of Francis of Assisi, his question remains strikingly relevant: <strong>how much are we willing to share with those who have less?<\/strong> At a time when international solidarity is facing cuts, his example challenges us to look beyond our own borders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6fecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f6fecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Broederlijk Delen was founded in 1961 as an emergency relief campaign launched by the Belgian bishops in response to a famine in the Congo. Within a few years, it had grown into an international solidarity organization driven by the principles of justice, liberation and systemic change. In 1989, it became a pioneer in the field of environmental issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f4047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f4047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this lecture, we explore the sources of social and ecological inspiration that continue to guide Broederlijk Delen: <strong>consuming less<\/strong> as a modern form of fasting, strong partnerships with <strong>grassroots organizations<\/strong> representing indigenous peoples, the <strong>social teaching of the Church <\/strong>(particularly Pope Francis\u2019s encyclical <em>Laudato Si\u2019<\/em>)\u00a0and the connections with the spirituality of Francis of Assisi.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf663d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf663d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Karel Ceule<\/strong> holds master\u2019s degrees in Philosophy (Hochschule f\u00fcr Philosophie, Munich, 1986), Theology (KU Leuven, 1992) and Television-Radio-Film (Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, USA, 1995). He was a member of the Society of Jesus from 1980 to 1998 and subsequently worked as a multi-camera director for religious programming at VRT, and as a freelance producer-director of documentaries and television reports. Since 2003, he has been press officer and head of audiovisual productions at Broederlijk Delen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550f54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550f54b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253d6c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"253d6c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bee768 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3bee768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119,8,8,119,8,256S119,504,256,504,504,393,504,256,393,8,256,8Zm92.49,313h0l-20,25a16,16,0,0,1-22.49,2.5h0l-67-49.72a40,40,0,0,1-15-31.23V112a16,16,0,0,1,16-16h32a16,16,0,0,1,16,16V256l58,42.5A16,16,0,0,1,348.49,321Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>19:30 CET | Welcome and introduction<\/strong><br>by Erik De Bom, Director of UCSIA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119,8,8,119,8,256S119,504,256,504,504,393,504,256,393,8,256,8Zm92.49,313h0l-20,25a16,16,0,0,1-22.49,2.5h0l-67-49.72a40,40,0,0,1-15-31.23V112a16,16,0,0,1,16-16h32a16,16,0,0,1,16,16V256l58,42.5A16,16,0,0,1,348.49,321Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>19:35 CET | Lecture: 'Francis and \u2018nature\u2019 in the late Middle Ages: sacred mountains and more'<\/strong><br> by Marianne Ritsema van Eck (VU Amsterdam)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>20:30 CET | End of the event and optional visit to the exhibition <i>Eight centuries less<\/i><\/strong><br>at the library of the Ruusbroec Institute, Grote Kauwenberg 34, 2000 Antwerp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fccc69d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fccc69d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73673dce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73673dce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e929c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"306e929c\" 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Discover the other lectures in the series:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25821e61 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"25821e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/eight-centuries-less-on-peace\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">On Peace on 26 November 2026 \u2013 a joint lecture (in Dutch) with Barbara Mertens (TAU) and B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Kusendila (Pax Christi Flanders)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/francis-poverty-webinar\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Franciscan Virtue of Poverty on 10 December 2026 \u2013 a webinar (in English) with Neslihan \u015eenocak (Columbia University)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/eight-centuries-less-on-poverty\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">On Poverty on 10 December 2026 \u2013 a lecture (in Dutch) by Pascal Debruyne, lecturer and researcher at Odisee University of Applied Sciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e3c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e3c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This series ties in with the exhibition <em>Eight centuries less<\/em>. 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