2006 Summer Institute
The third Summer Institute for the Social Scientific Study of Religion was held on July 9-20, 2006 at Renmin University of China, Beijing. More than 60 faculty members, graduated students and undergraduate students from over 20 provinces participated in it. Two major lecturers were Byron Johnson of Baylor University (first week) and R. Stephen Warner of University…
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The New Paradigm, Theoretical Developments and Empirical Studies
In conjunction with the Summer Institute 2006, the Third International Conference for the Social Scientific Study of Religion was held on July 15-17, 2006 at Renmin University of China, Beijing. The theme of the conference was on “The New Paradigm, Theoretical Developments and Empirical Studies.” About 50 established scholars from the United States, Britain, and…
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