Catharina Halkes

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Catharina Joanna Maria Halkes (Vlaardingen, 2 July 1920 - Nijmegen, 21 April 2011) was a Dutch theologian and feminist, notable for having been the first Dutch professor of feminism and Christianity, at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1983 to 1986. A Roman Catholic who was originally schooled in Dutch language and literature, she became active in the women's movement within the church, and gained a measure of notoriety when she was forbidden to address Pope John Paul II during his visit to the Netherlands in 1985. [1] She is considered the founding mother of feminist theology in the Netherlands. [2]

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Halkes was the first professor of Feminism and Christianity at Radboud University in The Netherlands, which was then known as the Catholic University of Nijmegen. [3]

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References

  1. Dool, Pim van den (23 April 2011). "Feministische theologe Halkes (90) overleden". NRC Handelsblad . Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. "'Kerkmoeder' Catharina Halkes overleden". de Volkskrant . 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. http://www.halkesfonds.nl/ Catharina Halkes Foundation