China Blocks Unregistered Church Service Again
2009 Summer Institute
The sixth Summer Institute for Social Scientific Study of Religion was held on July 13-17, 2009 at Renmin University of China, Beijing. This year’s theme was “The Diversity of Studying Religion.” The lecturers of this year’s Summer Institute included: David Martin: British Academy Hugh McLeod: University of Birmingham Robert P. Weller: Boston University Robert W.…
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Religion and Spirituality in China Today
In celebration of the anniversary of its establishment, the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University held the Symposium on Religion and Spirituality in China Today from April 30 to May 2, 2009. Thirty scholars from the United States, China, and Singapore and other participants engaged in heated discussions on the religious developments…
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The Sixth Conference of the Social Scientific Study of Religion in China was held on July 7-8, 2009 in the beautiful City of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province of China. The theme of the conference was “Globalization and Localization of Religion.” In the social scientific study of religion, the relationship of globalization and localization has become…
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