Researchers
Dr. Stef Van den Branden
E-mail: stef.vandenbranden@theo.kuleuven.be
Curriculum Vitae
Stef Van den Branden (born in 1978) studied theology and religious studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. In his PhD (2006) he focused on Islam and end-of-life ethics. He researched English Sunni sources and conducted a qualitative empirical study on the attitudes of practising Moroccan elderly men living in Antwerp (Belgium) towards treatment decisions with regard to advanced disease (promoter Prof. Bert Broeckaert).
He is currently employed by the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, as study advisor and practise instructor for the academic programme Master in World Religions, Interreligious Dialogue and Religious Studies and as post-doctoral researcher he belongs to the Research Unit Theological Ethics. His current research topic focuses on the way in which Muslims in Antwerp deal with Islamic authority in relation to ethical aspects of treatment decisions towards the end-of-life. He is also involved in the IDEALAB research project on the desirability of standards for qualitative research reports.
