Latest news and developments

Fred Matser

Project developer and philanthropist Fred Matser forerunner

The philanthropist and former project developer Fred Matser is going to write a page for our book of hours and pilgrims and will be the forerunner of the Walk of Wisdom. At a young age, Fred Matser took over his father's company that developed…

Writer Désanne van Brederode

The writer Désanne van Brederode writes a contribution to our book of hours and pilgrims and thus becomes a symbolic precursor of the Walk of Wisdom. Désanne van Brederode is a philosopher and has regularly written columns for the TV programme…

Pioneer path informally approved

The ambition of the Walk of Wisdom is a pilgrimage route that goes all over the world: how could it be otherwise for a route that is based on the idea that everyone is part of the same earth. But the world is quite large, so we start with a…

Happinez founder Inez van Oord

Inez van Oord, creator and first editor-in-chief of the well-known magazine Happinez, has become the forerunner of the Walk of Wisdom.  In 2003 she launched a new concept for a magazine that wanted to combine attention to spirituality and…

Former Amsterdam mayor and former PvdA leader Job Cohen

Former mayor of Amsterdam and PvdA leader Job Cohen has written a page for our contemporary book of hours and pilgrims and has thus become a symbolic forerunner of the Walk of Wisdom. Job Cohen is a widely respected administrator, a calm and…

Writer and philosopher Joke Hermsen

The writer and philosopher Joke Hermsen is going to write a contribution to our contemporary book of hours and pilgrims Seasons of Life and thus become a forerunner of the Walk of Wisdom. Joke Hermsen writes a lot about contemplation and spirituality…

Writer and former politician Jan Terlouw

Writer and former politician Jan Terlouw writes a page for our pilgrim's book and thus becomes the forerunner of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom. Terlouw was, among other things, party chairman of D66 in the House of Representatives, minister and…

Spinoza Prize winner and meditation teacher Henk Barendregt

Mathematics professor and meditation teacher Henk Barendregt has become a forerunner of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom. In 2002, the holder of the chair of mathematics and computer science, who works in Nijmegen, was awarded the Spinoza Prize, the…

Author: Tommy Wieringa

We are proud to announce that Tommy Wieringa has become the forerunner of our pilgrimage route-in-development, the Walk of Wisdom. Tommy Wieringa is one of the most popular Dutch writers of the moment. He grew up partly in the Netherlands Antilles…

Overview of the latest news

From the newsletter sent out at the beginning of January (sign up). Funding Over the past few months, we have been working on the project plan for the pioneering phase of the route. We want to take over the existing 117-kilometre-long Streekpad…