17 December 2025
Organised on 9 December 2025 Socires a round table in the context of research into the societal significance of public libraries. The immediate reason was the publication of the magazine Windows on Connection. Participants of the meeting were library directors and staff, scientists, officials from different ministries, a chairman of a national school umbrella and representatives of the ecclesiastical diacony.
17 December 2025
5 December 2025
'Integral Ecology is about the mission to be human on this earth." These words were at the heart of Professor Carmody Grey's inaugural speech on Friday 21 November, in the auditorium of Radboud University. With this she officially initiated her professorship as a special professor Integral Ecology to the Laudato Si hindered institution. Prior to the lecture, the symposium took place 10 years Laudato Si'. Various research results from the Laudato Si Institute were presented.
1 December 2025
In a new episode of the New World, Ad Verbrugge talks to philosopher Ger Groot about his contribution to the book Thinking about film.
14 November 2025
Food aid and food exports are increasingly used as instruments of geopolitical power struggle. In the latest edition of DEVISSUES, Oane Visser, Stefan Voicu and Paul Bosman show how the war in Ukraine marks a turning point. The combination of conflict, climate change, speculation and weakening international institutions creates instability, price increases and shifting power relations worldwide.
14 November 2025
Despite gloomy reports that society is falling apart, public libraries contribute to connecting and trusting people with their activities. That is hopeful in troubled times of social polarization and social tension. Ronald van Steden wrote a blog for the Koepel Advisory Board Social Domain about the successes and struggles of public libraries.
24 October 2025
Friday October 17th was the festive book presentation of the book "Jos van Gennipi" in Sociëteit de Witte in The Hague. 'Omzien' was published by Publisher Prometheus and was co-written on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Socires. Jos van Gennip is the founder of Socires. The book is an inspiration for a new generation of thinkers at many organizations.
10 October 2025
Last Wednesday the first evening of the philosophical film series in the Monastery Church started. The kickoff was done with the film "La Bête" (The Beast) by Bertrand Bonello, with an introduction by director of Socires Kees Buitendijk.
8 October 2025
In this special series of the Podcast Philosophy, presenter Allard Amelink talks with guest presenters Inigo Bocken and colleague Willem de Witte in talks about famous mystics.
4 October 2025
Laurens ten Kate, Professor of Religious Religion and Humanism, wrote an interesting book with World Time about 'the stranger' who has been working on the emotions for 2500 years. Ronald van Steden wrote a review about this book