Reformation historian, immigrant, dochter van Nederlanders, birder (not necessarily in that order). Working on a book on the year 1572 in (mostly) Europe. Opinions all mine, and I speak only for myself.
Christine Kooi
Hulst has a playground on its ramparts that is 17th-century themed, complete with helmet, cannon and cannonballs.
It would never occur to me to use AI for any of these tasks. My professional and scholarly obligation is offer my own effort to students, not a machine's.
In de Antwerpse Sint-Pauluskerk hangt al vierhonderd jaar een schilderijencyclus waaraan enkele van de grootste kunstenaars van de zeventiende eeuw meewerkten, onder wie Rubens, Jordaens en Van Dyck.
www.bd.nl/cultuur/het-...
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📣 Open to themed and general topics in Early Modern Christianity (ca. 1400-1700).
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A case study in how AI is destroying peer review.
Wishing you a fine evening from Ghent.
The Willibrord Basilica in Hulst. I finally made it to Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the region where my mother was born.
Lordy, don't even get me started....
There is a wonderfully funny novel called "Gospel" by Wilton Barnhardt whose premise is the race to find a supposed gospel of Mathias. I highly recommend it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_...
Vierhonderd jaar ging eroverheen. Voor het eerst zijn de originele 15 Mysteriën van de rozenkrans uit de Antwerpse Sint-Pauluskerk te zien in Het Noordbrabants Museum. Hoe uitzonderlijk is dat?
I’ve been listening to the dreadful spiel from management about AI. In light of what I‘ve heard, here’s my promise to students: I will never use AI to write emails to you, to craft presentations I deliver to you, or to summarise information I provide to you. I respect you too much for that.
