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 on East-West philosophy in relation to sustainability. Discussion sessions in the morning and afternoon were […]
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 2001). The book emerged out of a conference at Harvard in 1998, which she also attended as part of a forum that invited […]
变容、属灵与体认: 基督教及道教经典的观点 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 of the religious practitioner. In the Biblical tradition this occurs in the context […]
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 United States from the Paris climate change accords, it’s now clear to the world that […]
Daoism: China’s green religion 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 change the environmental trajectory of the entire planet. Academic James Miller argues there is just one stumbling […]
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
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. This conferenced marked the twentieth anniversary of a series of conferences on world religions and […]
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 the process of creating a new and uniquely Chinese form of modernity. This form of […]
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 security become paramount concerns for nations, the question of how China manages these challenges are ones that have serious implications across the world. No […]
Religion, Ecology and our Planetary Future Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard University October 14-16, 2016 This conference marks the twentieth anniversary of the Religions of the World and Ecology Conference series and subsequent book series, and advances the work of understanding and transforming the discourse of religions and ecology for the 21st century. […]
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