Elza Kuijk

Dr. Elza Kuijk is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, affiliated with the Lived Religion and Society department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds the email e.kuijk@vu.nl and an ORCID profile (0009-0002-5213-7781). Her research focuses on intersections of religious heritage, urban religious practices, and educational policies in Europe. Key works include studies on the adaptive reuse of monumental churches and comparative analyses of religious education in European schools.

Her ancillary role since 2017 is as a Medewerker (staff member) at Remonstrantse Broederschap in Utrecht. Courses taught in 2024–2025 include Anthropology of Religion, Religious Heritage: An Introduction, and Social Sciences.