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This article discusses the role of biographical memory in three contemporary ritual-musical appropriations of the psalms in Dutch and Flemish contexts. We observe that, in performances of psalms, participants (intend to) either forget or... more
This article discusses the role of biographical memory in three contemporary ritual-musical appropriations of the psalms in Dutch and Flemish contexts. We observe that, in performances of psalms, participants (intend to) either forget or recall different biographical memories. Nostalgic narratives of religious, cultural and individual change and continuity inform both the way that they interpret their experiences of these psalm performances, and their motivations for attempting to forget or recall particular memories related to the psalms. By using the notion of sacrality — that which is set apart, non-ordinary — we show that particular non-negotiable desires and non-ordinary experiences recur multiple times in these nostalgic narratives. Analysis of these desires and experiences leads us to conclude that contemplative experiences are desired by many, but experienced by only a few. We suggest the combination of Aleida Assmann’s theory of forgetting and remembering with the notions o...
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In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate to other realms, sometimes to return to... more
In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate to other realms, sometimes to return to ecclesial contexts again. In this article, we present a research project on ritual-musical appropriations of psalms in contemporary Dutch culture. The concept of ritual-musical appropriations implies this is a social, and sometimes collective, process of meaning-making, which raises questions relating to formations of community, identity, and the power relations which structure and are structured by this very process.
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This article discusses the appropriation of psalms in contemporary Dutch and Flemish culture through their performances in ‘extra-ecclesial’ settings and the ways in which aesthetics and embodied experiences play a role in this... more
This article discusses the appropriation of psalms in contemporary Dutch and Flemish culture through their performances in ‘extra-ecclesial’ settings and the ways in which aesthetics and embodied experiences play a role in this appropriation. Drawing on postsecular theory, we describe how both religious and secular dimensions are manifest in the performance of psalms on the level of aesthetics. Our contribution is a detailed analysis of empirical research data regarding different sensory perceptions (bodily, auditory, visual, synaesthetic), which we have studied both in isolation and interrelation. We show that religious and secular dimensions become intertwined in the temporally and spatially organized stimulation of different senses. A balancing act takes place between synaesthetic immersion in a collective ritual, and a more distanced, unisensory involvement to maintain individual authenticity. In this balance, an immersive ritual experience can become fertile soil for interactio...
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Liturgy as art is one of the various particular relationships between liturgy and the arts. This article engages with “liturgy as public art” and addresses the question “how can urban liturgies be understood as public art in secularizing... more
Liturgy as art is one of the various particular relationships between liturgy and the arts. This article engages with “liturgy as public art” and addresses the question “how can urban liturgies be understood as public art in secularizing societies?” It presents three examples of contemporary “urban liturgies,” against the backdrop of the transfer and transformation of Christian liturgical forms and repertories from the church to the wider culture in post-Christian, post-secular Western societies. It then offers an anthropological interpretation of such liturgies, using the notion of play, but highlighting an aspect of play that has, so far, remained underexposed in liturgical studies. Afterwards, it unpacks how this anthropological interpretation is anchored in a Lutheran theological view of God as a playful God ( deus ludens), which also gives theology a critical position vis-à-vis liturgical practices. The last section answers the central question by concluding that urban liturgies are alternative occasions that offer a playfield emphatically addressing and challenging people’s hermeneutic capacity to meaningfully deal with the sacred, thus inviting them into God's play. Offering playfields is how these urban liturgies serve the common good: they open up the possibility for people to be drawn into God's play. These liturgies are not just rituals—they are a public art: the art of playing.
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Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the... more
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the international church, Treasures International Ministries, and Diaconie Evangelisch Lutherse Gemeente Amsterdam decided to work together and start delivering meals to people’s houses. Some of these recipients were enlisted through the network of one of the churches, but most were enlisted by care organizations. As one, relatively small project, operating alongside other aid initiatives, the meals project soon received many more enlistments than anticipated, and the Covid-19 crisis lasted longer than expected, which raised questions regarding the underlying needs and how to proceed in the long term. Together with the Protestant Theological University, they decided to research the question: How does the meals project of Treasures and Lutherse Diaconie expose structural needs in Amsterdam Zuidoost, and how can these needs be addressed in a sustainable manner?
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The annual arts festival Musica Sacra Maastricht saw the world premiere of Boudewijn Tarenskeen’s LUTHER on September 22nd, 2013.1 This festival has the aim of exploring the notion of the sacred through the performance of religious and... more
The annual arts festival Musica Sacra Maastricht saw the world premiere of Boudewijn Tarenskeen’s LUTHER on September 22nd, 2013.1 This festival has the aim of exploring the notion of the sacred through the performance of religious and secular music. With this performance, the Dutch composer Tarenskeen (1952) created a contemporary interpretation of the traditional musical format of the oratorio. It deals with the spiritual transformation of Martin Luther (1483-1546).2 Tarenskeen portrays the German church reformer as a man with on the one hand many doubts and feelings of despair, and on the other hand revolutionary ideas. The composer furthermore introduces a translator, who functions as a connecting element between Luther and the audience. With his performance, Tarenskeen offers a challenge to the sacrality that surrounds both the persona of Luther and the musical format of the oratorio. The approach of this performance seems reflective of a trend regarding the treatment of religi...
Op Witte Donderdag 18 april 2019 werd in Dordrecht voor de negende keerThe Passion (TP) uitgevoerd. Het wordt jaarlijks georganiseerd door eentv-producent, christelijke omroepen, verschillende kerken en anderen. Een groep bekende... more
Op Witte Donderdag 18 april 2019 werd in Dordrecht voor de negende keerThe Passion (TP) uitgevoerd. Het wordt jaarlijks georganiseerd door eentv-producent, christelijke omroepen, verschillende kerken en anderen. Een groep bekende Nederlanders speelt het passieverhaal met vijf hoofdrollen(Maria, Jezus, Pilatus, Petrus, Judas) en een aantal bijrollen op een populairemanier met onder andere een tiental hedendaagse Nederlandstalige hits. Deverteller neemt het aanwezige publiek en de kijker thuis mee in het verhaal.Bijna duizend mensen lopen mee in de processie, waarbij een groot lichtgevend kruis naar het podium wordt gebracht. Elk jaar staat een ander thema centraal in TP; in 2019 was dat ‘je bent niet alleen’. De dialogen tussen de acteurs bestaan voor het overgrote deel uit letterlijke citaten uit de Bijbel in Gewone Taal. De citaten komen uit alle vier evangeliën. Omdat er zo één verhaal verteld wordt op basis van de vier evangeliën is er in TP sprake van een evangeliënharmonie; dat is van belang omdat er bij een harmonisatie altijd interpretatieve keuzes gemaakt worden – lang niet ieder evangelie duidt ieder aspect van ‘het’ passieverhaal op dezelfde wijze!
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Meals are hot. Eucharistie en Avondmaal, maar ook onze dagelijkse praktijken van eten en drinken hebben de laatste jaren volop de aandacht in wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Af te lezen aan het aantal eetclubs, buurtmaaltijden,... more
Meals are hot. Eucharistie en Avondmaal, maar ook onze dagelijkse praktijken van eten en drinken hebben de laatste jaren volop de aandacht in wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Af te lezen aan het aantal eetclubs, buurtmaaltijden, tv-kookprogramma's is eten in onze cultuur van onverminderd grote betekenis. Deelname aan Eucharistie en Avondmaal worden minder vanzelfsprekend. Wat hebben deze liturgische praktijken ons in de 21e eeuw te zeggen? Staan zij in verband met ons dagelijks eten en drinken en zo ja, hoe? Wat zijn volgens de Schrift belangrijke aspecten van de maaltijd? Met wie wordt er maaltijd gevierd en wie bepalen dat? In deze bundel belicht een nieuwe generatie theologen op verfrissende wijze verschillende aspecten van de maaltijd. Hun bijdragen zijn in drie thema's ondergebracht. Deel 1: Eten, lijf en leven. Bij dit eerste thema staat het doordenken van de relatie tussen 'seculiere' en religieuze maaltijden centraal. Deel 2: Beleving van de maaltijd. Hier komen m...
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Research Interests: Sociology, Art, Liturgical Studies, Practical theology, Ritual, and 12 moreDeath of God Thought, Religion & the Public Sphere, Public Theology, Ritual Theory, Sacred Music, Ritual Studies, Passion, Sacramental Theology and Liturgical Studies, Radical Theology, Ludification of Culture, Practical Theology, and Passion of Jesus
Abstract This article offers the case study of a contemporary mediatized Christian passion event that takes place annually in the public sphere in the Netherlands. Contributing to debates in various studies of religion regarding religious... more
Abstract This article offers the case study of a contemporary mediatized Christian passion event that takes place annually in the public sphere in the Netherlands. Contributing to debates in various studies of religion regarding religious change in late modern societies, the authors propose the concept of ‘play’ that, although not a new concept to the study of religion or ritual, is well suited to investigate religious ritual in a liquid modern world that is characterized by, as scholars state, a global ludification of culture. Play helps to explain that and in what ways a mediatized event like The Passion in a digital media culture opens a ludic space for many people, where their hermeneutical faculty to deal with the sacred is activated. This can resolve the paradox that, in a still secularizing country like the Netherlands, a ritual on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ can be so popular.
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The relationship between preaching, music and liturgy. In the Reformed liturgy in South Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put... more
The relationship between preaching, music and liturgy. In the Reformed liturgy in South Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put forward for a better balance between preaching, liturgy and music in the Reformed liturgy in churches in South Africa. In order to do so, the South African Reformed liturgical context is briefly sketched and thereafter a theological and liturgical-historical argument is presented. Existing approaches with regard to the relationship between liturgy, music and preaching by some established scholars are discussed before the implications of the argument are examined in conclusion.
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Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in church building, De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19... more
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in church building, De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the international churches Treasures International Ministries and Maranatha Community Transformation Centre and Diaconie Evangelisch-Lutherse Gemeente Amsterdam decided to work together and start delivering meals to people’s houses. As one, relatively small project, operating alongside other aid initiatives, the meals project soon received many more enlistments than anticipated, and the Covid-19 crisis lasted longer than expected, which raised questions regarding the underlying needs and how to proceed in the long term. Together with researchers, they started a practical theological research project. On the basis of this project, that included action research, this article describes the meals project, its context and the research method tha...
The Passion is a musical practice staged in the Dutch public sphere and an example of how large, Christian musical forms in late-modern network societies moved from the church to the broader culture. Neither the classical discipline of... more
The Passion is a musical practice staged in the Dutch public sphere and an example of how large, Christian musical forms in late-modern network societies moved from the church to the broader culture. Neither the classical discipline of hymnology nor the emerging discipline of Christian congregational music studies have developed theoretical concepts that serve to understand musical practices outside the ecclesial domain. The authors distinguish the emerging field of fluid ritual musical practices and reinvent the concept of sacro-soundscapes as a notion that contributes to the interpretation of these practices. They claim that, consequentially, the aforementioned disciplines are included in this field and therefore change, as well.
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The authors of this article, two liturgical scholars and a scholar in dogmatics, engaged in a public discussion of whether or not a Holy Communion should be celebrated online. Speaking about the case afterwards, they found that both the... more
The authors of this article, two liturgical scholars and a scholar in dogmatics, engaged in a public discussion of whether or not a Holy Communion should be celebrated online. Speaking about the case afterwards, they found that both the discourse of liturgical studies and of dogmatics introduced comparable normative elements. Barnard and Klomp in liturgical studies speak with Ronald Grimes of ‘ritual criticism’ and with Roy Rappaport of ‘The True Words’ as benchmarks that are established by religions in the infinite field of meanings of the rite. Wisse speaks on the basis of the originally Lutheran distinction of Law and Gospel of therapeutic or irenic and elenctic normativity. The authors advocate this distinction as an instrument that opens the way for a discussion about the mystery of life and of the sacraments.
This article analyses the public significance of The Passion—a televised retelling of the Passion of Jesus, featuring pop songs and celebrities in the Dutch public sphere. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the authors demonstrate how... more
This article analyses the public significance of The Passion—a televised retelling of the Passion of Jesus, featuring pop songs and celebrities in the Dutch public sphere. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the authors demonstrate how performances like The Passion offer spaces in which the Dutch can reflect publicly on important identity issues, such as the role of Christian heritage in a supposedly secular age. The article contributes to deeper knowledge of how Dutch late-modern society deals with its secular self-understanding.
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This article looks at the dynamics of sacrality in contemporary culture through the performance LUTHER by Dutch composer Boudewijn Tarenskeen.
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In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate to other realms, sometimes to return to... more
In the Netherlands, traditional churches and religious institutions are losing ground, as is the case in the rest of western Europe. Religion changes and traditional religious forms migrate to other realms, sometimes to return to ecclesial contexts again. In this article, we present a research project on ritual-musical appropriations of psalms in contemporary Dutch culture. The concept of ritual-musical appropriations implies this is a social, and sometimes collective, process of meaning-making, which raises questions relating to formations of community, identity, and the power relations which structure and are structured by this very process.
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One of the big challenges for the study of 21st century practices of Christian music is to account for the ‘liquid church’ (Ward 2002) and other fluid forms of gathering around Christian music. The thesis of this contribution is that the... more
One of the big challenges for the study of 21st century practices of Christian music is to account for the ‘liquid church’ (Ward 2002) and other fluid forms of gathering around Christian music. The thesis of this contribution is that the study of Christian congregational music should take account of sacro-soundscapes also in terms of its understanding of ‘congregation’. Aiming to develop a concept that serves studies at the intersection of ecclesiology and ethnography in the context of congregational music studies, I ask this question: what theoretical concept can be employed to better understand gatherings around Christian music in and outside church in late-modern culture? Taking the Sing Along Matthäuspassion as an example, this contribution discusses the question how to understand ‘congregation’ in liquid times.
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"De sound van de uitvaartdienst. Over zinvol gebruik van zogenaamd ‘wereldlijke’ muziek in de uitvaartliturgie." verschenen in: L. van Tongeren (ed.), Vaarwel. Verschuivingen in vormgeving en duiding van uitvaartrituelen (= Meander 9).... more
"De sound van de uitvaartdienst. Over zinvol gebruik van zogenaamd ‘wereldlijke’ muziek in de uitvaartliturgie." verschenen in: L. van Tongeren (ed.), Vaarwel. Verschuivingen in vormgeving en duiding van uitvaartrituelen (= Meander 9). Kampen 2007, 75-92.
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The relationship between preaching, music and liturgy. In the Reformed liturgy in South Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put... more
The relationship between preaching, music and liturgy. In the Reformed liturgy in South
Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the
liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put forward for a better balance between
preaching, liturgy and music in the Reformed liturgy in churches in South Africa. In order
to do so, the South African Reformed liturgical context is briefly sketched and thereafter a
theological and liturgical-historical argument is presented. Existing approaches with regard
to the relationship between liturgy, music and preaching by some established scholars are
discussed before the implications of the argument are examined as a conclusion.
Africa the sermon has traditionally been reserved a special place, taking precedence over the
liturgy and music. In this article an argument is put forward for a better balance between
preaching, liturgy and music in the Reformed liturgy in churches in South Africa. In order
to do so, the South African Reformed liturgical context is briefly sketched and thereafter a
theological and liturgical-historical argument is presented. Existing approaches with regard
to the relationship between liturgy, music and preaching by some established scholars are
discussed before the implications of the argument are examined as a conclusion.
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One of the big challenges for the study of 21st century practices of Christian music is to account for the ‘liquid church’ (Ward 2002) and other fluid forms of gathering around Christian music. The thesis of this contribution is that the... more
One of the big challenges for the study of 21st century practices of Christian music is to account for the ‘liquid church’ (Ward 2002) and other fluid forms of gathering around Christian music. The thesis of this contribution is that the study of Christian congregational music should take account of sacro-soundscapes also in terms of its understanding of ‘congregation’. Aiming to develop a concept that serves studies at the intersection of ecclesiology and ethnography in the context of congregational music studies, I ask this question: what theoretical concept can be employed to better understand gatherings around Christian music in and outside church in late-modern culture? Taking the Sing Along Matthäuspassion as an example, this contribution discusses the question how to understand ‘congregation’ in liquid times.
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The Winter School addresses questions such as: Is becoming a vegetarian a conversion? Is a BBQ a kind of male outdoor religion? Why do we find things delicious or disgusting? Lecture highlights includ: "The Gift of Food. Manna and... more
The Winter School addresses questions such as:
Is becoming a vegetarian a conversion?
Is a BBQ a kind of male outdoor religion?
Why do we find things delicious or disgusting?
Lecture highlights includ:
"The Gift of Food. Manna and Meaning in the Theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet"
Prof. dr. Peter-Ben Smit, UniBern
"A Sense of Presence. Everyday Life, Food, and Religion as Critical Theology"
Em. Prof. dr. Maaike de Haardt, RUN
"Halal Dining in Rotterdam: Competing Claims of Cosmopolitanism"
Dr. Margreet van Es, UU
"Hunger for Food. A Literary Approach"
Joyce Rondaij, MA, PThU
"Christian and Jewish Food and Eating in a Roman World"
Jonathan Pater, MA, TST
Is becoming a vegetarian a conversion?
Is a BBQ a kind of male outdoor religion?
Why do we find things delicious or disgusting?
Lecture highlights includ:
"The Gift of Food. Manna and Meaning in the Theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet"
Prof. dr. Peter-Ben Smit, UniBern
"A Sense of Presence. Everyday Life, Food, and Religion as Critical Theology"
Em. Prof. dr. Maaike de Haardt, RUN
"Halal Dining in Rotterdam: Competing Claims of Cosmopolitanism"
Dr. Margreet van Es, UU
"Hunger for Food. A Literary Approach"
Joyce Rondaij, MA, PThU
"Christian and Jewish Food and Eating in a Roman World"
Jonathan Pater, MA, TST
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In what is often considered ‘a society “after God”’, millions of Dutch participate annually in a public multi-media performance of Christ's Passion. What to make of this paradox? In Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of... more
In what is often considered ‘a society “after God”’, millions of Dutch participate annually in a public multi-media performance of Christ's Passion. What to make of this paradox? In Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God, Mirella Klomp offers a theological analysis of this performance and those involved in it. Working in an interdisciplinary fashion and utilizing creative interludes, she demonstrates how precisely this production of Jesus' last hours carves out a new and unexpected space for God in a (post-)secular culture. Klomp argues compellingly that understanding God's presence in the Western world requires looking beyond the church and at the public domain; that is the future of practical theology. She lays out this agenda for practical theology by showing how the Dutch playfully rediscover Christian tradition, and – perhaps – even God.
This book was published by Brill in the series Theology in Practice (no.10)
This book was published by Brill in the series Theology in Practice (no.10)
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Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the... more
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 measures, the international church, Treasures International Ministries, and Diaconie Evangelisch Lutherse Gemeente Amsterdam decided to work together and start delivering meals to people’s houses. Some of these recipients were enlisted through the network of one of the churches, but most were enlisted by care organizations. As one, relatively small project, operating alongside other aid initiatives, the meals project soon received many more enlistments than anticipated, and the Covid-19 crisis lasted longer than expected, which raised questions regarding the underlying needs and how to proceed in the long term. Together with the Protestant Theological University, they decided to research the question:
How does the meals project of Treasures and Lutherse Diaconie expose structural needs in Amsterdam Zuidoost, and how can these needs be addressed in a sustainable manner?
How does the meals project of Treasures and Lutherse Diaconie expose structural needs in Amsterdam Zuidoost, and how can these needs be addressed in a sustainable manner?
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Op Witte Donderdag 18 april 2019 werd in Dordrecht voor de negende keerThe Passion (TP) uitgevoerd. Het wordt jaarlijks georganiseerd door eentv-producent, christelijke omroepen, verschillende kerken en anderen. Een groep bekende... more
Op Witte Donderdag 18 april 2019 werd in Dordrecht voor de negende keerThe Passion (TP) uitgevoerd. Het wordt jaarlijks georganiseerd door eentv-producent, christelijke omroepen, verschillende kerken en anderen.
Een groep bekende Nederlanders speelt het passieverhaal met vijf hoofdrollen(Maria, Jezus, Pilatus, Petrus, Judas) en een aantal bijrollen op een populairemanier met onder andere een tiental hedendaagse Nederlandstalige hits. Deverteller neemt het aanwezige publiek en de kijker thuis mee in het verhaal.Bijna duizend mensen lopen mee in de processie, waarbij een groot lichtgevend kruis naar het podium wordt gebracht. Elk jaar staat een ander thema centraal in TP; in 2019 was dat
‘je bent niet alleen’. De dialogen tussen de acteurs bestaan voor het overgrote deel uit letterlijke citaten uit de Bijbel in Gewone Taal. De citaten komen uit alle vier evangeliën. Omdat er zo één verhaal verteld wordt op basis van de vier evangeliën is er in TP sprake van een evangeliënharmonie; dat is van belang omdat er bij een harmonisatie altijd interpretatieve keuzes gemaakt worden – lang niet ieder evangelie
duidt ieder aspect van ‘het’ passieverhaal op dezelfde wijze!
Een groep bekende Nederlanders speelt het passieverhaal met vijf hoofdrollen(Maria, Jezus, Pilatus, Petrus, Judas) en een aantal bijrollen op een populairemanier met onder andere een tiental hedendaagse Nederlandstalige hits. Deverteller neemt het aanwezige publiek en de kijker thuis mee in het verhaal.Bijna duizend mensen lopen mee in de processie, waarbij een groot lichtgevend kruis naar het podium wordt gebracht. Elk jaar staat een ander thema centraal in TP; in 2019 was dat
‘je bent niet alleen’. De dialogen tussen de acteurs bestaan voor het overgrote deel uit letterlijke citaten uit de Bijbel in Gewone Taal. De citaten komen uit alle vier evangeliën. Omdat er zo één verhaal verteld wordt op basis van de vier evangeliën is er in TP sprake van een evangeliënharmonie; dat is van belang omdat er bij een harmonisatie altijd interpretatieve keuzes gemaakt worden – lang niet ieder evangelie
duidt ieder aspect van ‘het’ passieverhaal op dezelfde wijze!