As a scholar working and living in the Netherlands, I apparently live in a state of affairs in which disinterested…
A Kingdom that no longer says Whatever
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Chinese religions in comparative historical perspective
This short essay draws up the principal ideas from a book chapter concerning the historical field of Chinese religions in…
Buddhism in context
For Tricycle, an independent Buddhist publication, Linda Heuman interviews David McMahan, scholar of Buddhism and modernity, and author of The…
Gazing into the future
The efflorescence of religious life in China over the past thirty-some years has been truly amazing. In the rural areas…
Stand still and watch
How will the relationship between the state and religion in China evolve in the next decade, presumably under the leadership…
Beyond supersessionist stories?
Brad Gregory’s monumental and erudite book has yielded a wide range of reactions. Highly appreciative remarks (especially from the Catholic…
CFP: Working with A Secular Age
On March 6-8, 2014, the University of Bern will host an international conference entitled "Working with A Secular Age: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Charles…
Opiate of the masses with Chinese characteristics
Before making projections about the future of religion and secularity in China, we should first take a step back and…
What is religion in China? A brief history
The complex and ever-changing relationship between the Chinese state and the nation’s religions stretches back thousands of years. While the…
The Invention of Religion in Japan
In the book The Invention of Religion in Japan, Jason Ananda Josephson traces the roots and history of religion in Japan.