Once more, I listened gratefully to biblical concepts being uncompromisingly stated in the European Parliament building, including that human dignity derived solely from the understanding of humanity as created in God’s image.

MissieNederland releases a report about “how Christian young people experience their faith, and the challenges this presents for churches and organisations”.

A Dutch missionary and theologian, her work steadily expanded from Hungary to Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, and in recent years also to Central Asia.

A Pew study also reveals that, in Sweden and the United Kingdom, the number of Protestants leaving the faith is six times higher than the number of those converting to it.

Canals in Amsterdam overflow with boats crammed with orange-clad merrymakers. Music fills streets festooned with orange flags. Children sell old toys and homemade cakes. The old story of the Dutch triumph of freedom over Spanish imperial tyranny carries contemporary relevance.

The United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands also feature in the world’s Top 15 for religious diversity. The main competitor is not Islam, but religious non-affiliation, a study confirms.

What 10 European countries think about gambling, marital infidelity, homosexuality and abortion, according to a major survey by Pew Research.

Sculptress Alicia Eggert arrests us in Amsterdam with her interplay between physics and philosophy. It is a simple physical fact: light travels at a finite speed.

Representatives of the Amsterdam Southeast district council heard that local faith communities had offered services worth over €7.65 million in social impact value last year.

Back in the 1960s, the era of Beatles and the Stones, the sexual revolution, moon-landings and dwindling church-attendance, religion was assumed to be definitely on the way out.

Meanwhile, another initiative to resist pressure from the EU on this issue was tabled by two Christian parties and passed. 

René Descartes, John Locke, and Baruch Spinoza, played crucial roles in this transformation. None were native Dutch, but Amsterdam’s unique mix of tolerance, intellectual openness, and prosperity was fertile ground for their ideas.

Amsterdam became a haven for Jews fleeing Iberian persecution, for Anabaptists, Lutherans, and others who were unwelcome in much of Europe. They protected religious minorities while maintaining a shared moral foundation.

Amsterdam, with its Protestant tolerance became Europe’s most important printing hub in the 17th century. Exiles and intellectuals flocked to the city because of its freedom to print and disseminate new ideas—further boosting its international soft power.

The Dutch Liverpool FC star talks about his faith on social media and led a Bible study during the last World Cup.

There are now more ‘nones’ than Christians in The Netherlands and Sweden. However, a Pew Research study perceives conversions to Christianity among Europeans raised without a religion.

The federation of Spanish municipalities seeks to bring awareness-raising, training and dialogue with faith groups in local contexts to Europe. It is a two-year EU-funded project in collaboration with universities.

Zwolle has never rivalled Rome or Athens, Jerusalem or Constantinople, Paris or London. Yet for over five centuries, millions have been spiritually nourished from this book’s five thousand editions and translations in over fifty languages.

July 17, 2014, was the Dutch 9/11. More Dutch were killed on that day per head of population than Americans on 9/11.

Christians & European Elections (2). Evangelical voices in six countries agree on seeking more collaboration and foresight to maintain peace. Most rule out pacifist approaches.

Christians & European elections. In the Netherlands and Romania, believers express disappointment with the main ideologies in Brussels. In France and Italy, the EU is perceived as distant.

There is concern that the romanticisation of “dying hand in hand” may lead to more cases of elderly couples choosing to apply for euthanasia together.

From the UN's views on LGBT issues and religious freedom to evangelical movements in Europe tackling issues of the day. These are the ten stories you've read and shared the most this year.

Democracy cannot simply be taken for granted. Vigilance is essential to resist unbridled self-interest and to promote the human dignity of all and human rights for all.

The victory of the Freedom Party shocks the European scenario. While traditional Christian parties suffer losses, “it is no secret that some believers love Wilders”, says journalist Evert Van Vlastuin.