July 5, 2023
By: James Miller
Last month I led a Duke Kunshan University Humanities Research Center delegation to three cross-cultural dialogues in Italy. The first, at the Pari Center, brought academics from China, Europe and the USA together for a five days of intensive dialogue...
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January 24, 2018
By: James Miller
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="1065"] Ursula K. Le Guin[/caption] In memory of Ursula K. Le Guin who sadly passed away on Monday, I reproduce below her Dao Song, which she kindly contributed to Daoism and Ecology: Ways within a Cosmic Landscape (Harvard...
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September 14, 2017
By: James Miller
James Miller. 2016. "Transfiguration, Spirituality and Embodiment: Perspectives from Christian and Daoist Scriptures." Bijiao jingxue 比较经学 (Journal of Comparative Scripture), 7:9-33. Abstract Biblical and Daoist narratives bear witness a tradition of transfiguration, in which spiritual transformation is revealed through the appearance...
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July 2, 2017
By: James Miller
Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington D.C. after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) James Miller, Queen's University, Ontario With President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the...
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By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_710" align="alignright" width="300"] Getty Images[/caption] From ABC Radio National With the US shrinking from the Paris Agreement, all eyes are on China to become the world leader on climate change. How China balances economic growth with environmental responsibility, could...
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June 29, 2017
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_704" align="alignright" width="201"] Daoism: A Beginner's Guide (Farsi)[/caption] I'm pleased to announce the (illegal!) Farsi translation of my book, Daoism; A Beginner's Guide (Oneworld Publications, 2008), published by Adyan Publications (1395/2016). The book can be ordered online from http://shahreketabonline.com/products/15/170594
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October 31, 2016
By: James Miller
On October 14, 2016, I made a presentation at Harvard Divinity School on Daoism and Ecology. The context for this presentation was conference on Religion, Ecology, and our Planetary Future, organized by Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions....
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October 17, 2016
By: James Miller
China's Green Religion October 25, 5:00 pm 120 Clemens Hall, University of Buffalo North Campus Free and Open to the Public As China charts a path towards an “ecological civilization,” and a rise to global superpower status, it is in...
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By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_668" align="alignright" width="200"] Available for pre-order on Amazon.com[/caption] As the world reaches a population of nearly 10 billion people in 2050, as climate change provokes unexpected transformations in weather patterns, as sea levels rise, and as water and food...
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October 16, 2016
By: James Miller
Religion, Ecology and our Planetary Future [caption id="attachment_646" align="alignright" width="300"] James Miller speaks at Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School[/caption] Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard University October 14-16, 2016 This conference marks the twentieth anniversary of the Religions...
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