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Personal profile
Research interests
Marten van der Meulen works a sociologist of religion and ecclesiologist. His research usually focuses on christian communities. He studied churches in new suburbs, migrant churches, village churches and many other types of churches.
His research expertise includes, but is not limited to:
- Ecclesiology
- Missional communities
- Protestant churches in the Netherlands
- Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism
- Migrant churches
- Civil society and social capital
- Secularisation
- Methodology
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
External positions
Strategisch onderzoeker, Protestantse Kerk in Nederland
15 Jan 2018 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 2 Active
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The two crises of the church
van der Meulen, M. & van den Berge - Bakker, J., Jun 2024, In: Ecclesial Futures. 5, 1, p. 5 - 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Religie en sociale klasse in Nederland: Inzichten uit de nieuwe SCP klassenindeling
Translated title of the contribution :Religion and social class in the Netherlands: Insights from the new SCP classification Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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De start van een leven in hoop
van der Meulen, M., Jan 2025, In: Woord en dienst. 74, 1, p. 18-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Leadership and congregational vitality: An exploratory psychological network analysis of the Dutch Church Life Survey
Foppen, A., van der Meulen, M. & Van Elk, M., 7 Mar 2025, In: Mental Health, Religion and Culture. p. 1-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Empirical research and the study of the Kingdom of God
van der Meulen, M., Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
Activities
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Discerning new paths to God. Directions for a missional ecclesiology
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
9 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk (lezing op uitnodiging)
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De stand van zaken in kerkelijk Nederland: Drie trends, twee crises
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk (lezing op uitnodiging)
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Symposium Toekomstgericht kerk-zijn - met Andrew Root
van der Meulen, M. (Chair)
5 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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The church is broken
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
26 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk (lezing)
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Ecclesiology & Ethnography Network
van der Meulen, M. (Participant)
15 Sept 2023 → 17 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Hier weten ze nog waar Pasen écht om draait: Wat is het geheim van de alsmaar groeiende DoorBrekers?
9/04/23
1 Media contribution
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