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Marietta van der Tol is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and a member of the Faculty of Divinity. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2020), an MAR from Yale University (2016), and an LLM and MA from Utrecht University (2014). Her research focuses on the intersections of religion, law, nationalism, and democracy, with a geographic focus on France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Anglo-American contexts. She leads interdisciplinary initiatives such as the 'Religion, Ethnicity, and Politics' network (DAAD-Cambridge) and 'Protestant Political Thought: Religion, State, Nation,' which have produced special journal issues like Rethinking the Sacred in Religion and Nationalism and Old Testament Imaginaries of the Nation in Protestant Political Thought. She has held fellowships at the Blavatnik School of Government and Trinity College, and currently teaches Politics and supervises PhD students.
- Education:
- PhD, University of Cambridge (2020)
- MAR, Yale University (2016)
- LLM & MA, Utrecht University (2014)
- Affiliations:
- Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College
- Non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow, New College (2021)
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (2024–2025)
Her work bridges political theory, legal studies, and religious history, examining how concepts of religious freedom, nationalism, and secularism shape contemporary democratic institutions. She organizes the annual Political Theologies conference series and collaborates on projects analyzing Protestant contributions to political thought. Her research emphasizes the role of religious imaginaries in shaping national identity and constitutional frameworks.
- Awards:
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2024–2025)
- Alfred Landecker Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2020–2021)
Marietta advises PhD students on topics related to religion, law, and political theory. Her teaching spans comparative politics, political philosophy, and interdisciplinary approaches to religion and governance. She actively participates in the Cambridge Interfaith Programme and contributes to research clusters such as the Cambridge Forum for Jewish Studies.
