Islam and Chinese Tradition: Negotiating Muslim Identity
Timothy Gutmann on Kristian Petersen In recent years, Muslim communities in the People’s Republic of China have entered a new state of precarity.
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A Star in the East: Chinese Theology
First Impressions #103: Chloë Starr on Chinese Theology While Christianity has had a long history in China, only in the past century has Chinese
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Impolite Conversation #19: Religion and Politics in Contemporary China
On this month’s Impolite Conversation, our friend Courtney Bruntz stops by the studio to talk us through which forms of religion are legal
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First Impressions #90: Erik Hammerstrom on the Science of Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhists saw modern science as an effective means for the investigation of knowledge but critiqued its underlying social ethic. Kristian Petersen talks
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First Impressions #66: James Benn on the Religious and Cultural History of Tea in China
Tea has impacted Chinese society far beyond economics and agriculture. Kristian Petersen talks with James Benn, Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University,
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First Impressions #62: Gareth Fisher on Lay Buddhist Practice in Contemporary China
Lay Buddhism is a pathway to meaning in post-Maoist China. Kristian Petersen talks with Gareth Fisher, Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University,
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