December 26, 2014
By: James Miller
The following article was first published in Religion Dispatches on December 15, 2014. In last week’s column here on Religion Dispatches, Ivan Strenski argued strongly against American Academy of Religion President Laurie Zoloth’s call for religious studies to be “interrupted” by a focus on...
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By: James Miller
In last week’s column here on RD, Ivan Strenski argued strongly against American Academy of Religion President Laurie Zoloth’s call for religious studies to be “interrupted” by a focus on climate change, writing that “asking a religious studies professor to do something about climate...
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By: James Miller
The demonization of China – as shown by refusal to accept Confucius Institutes - is a toxic flaw that runs deep in Canadian history and culture. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="545"] Protestors supporting the China-based Confucius Institute protest in front of...
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By: James Miller
The monumental task that China faces in the 21st century is to create a way of development that does not destroy the ecological foundations for the life and livelihood of its 1.4 billion citizens. This requires a creative leap beyond...
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November 14, 2014
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_726" align="alignright" width="300"] From an article on China's cancer villages at RT.com[/caption] China doesn't have an "environmental“ problem. The language of "environment" continues the false notion that nature constitutes an objective reality extrinsic to human subjectivity, accessible through science,...
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November 1, 2014
By: James Miller
The monumental task that China faces in the 21st century is to create a way of development that does not destroy the ecological foundations for the life and livelihood of its 1.4 billion citizens. This requires a creative leap beyond...
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July 3, 2014
By: James Miller
In this 30 minute interview for the Blue Ocean Network, an English-language broadcaster based in Beijing, host Fergus Thompson interviews me about the state of religion in 2014. http://youtu.be/U1dsGEiCA3A
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May 15, 2014
By: James Miller
New research on the relevance of culture and religion for understanding China's environmental crisis and its transition towards sustainability has just been published in a collection of essays entitled Religion and Ecological Sustainability in China (Routledge 2014). The work, by leading scholars...
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May 12, 2014
By: James Miller
In this three minute video presentation, I give good reasons why we should be optimistic about how China is dealing with its environmental issues, and how the whole world can benefit. You can read the full story on my blog....
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By: James Miller
Quick! Picture China's biggest environmental problem. I bet you saw in your mind the polluted skies of Beijing and its citizens wearing face masks as they go to work. The western news media have been filled with alarming stories of China's...
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