August 14, 2013
By: James Miller
James Miller. 2013. "Daoism and Development." Pp. 113-123 in Handbook of Research on Development and Religion edited by Matthew Clarke. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. Overview of Daoism Daoism, also spelled Taoism, is China’s organized, indigenous religious system. Daoists take as their focus...
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August 12, 2013
By: James Miller
James Miller. 2013. "Authenticity, Sincerity and Spontaneity: The Mutual Implication of Nature and Religion in China and the West." Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 25: 283-307 Abstract Fundamental approaches to ethics and morality in both China and the...
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By: James Miller
James Miller gives a fifteen minute presentation on Daoism, Ecology and the Journey of the Universe at the Chautauqua Institution, New York in June 2013. The presentation offers a response to the film Journey of the Universe by Brian Swimme...
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July 9, 2013
By: James Miller
At the end of June I had the privilege of speaking at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York. The topic for the week was the film Journey of the Universe, by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker. If you...
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March 16, 2013
By: James Miller
Daniel M. Murray and James Miller. 2013. "The Daoist Society of Brazil and the Globalization of Orthodox Unity." Journal of Daoist Studies 6: 93-114. Abstract Taken out of Chinese cultural context, Daoism is often associated with physical cultivation practices such as qigong...
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February 12, 2012
By: James Miller
This term I have the privilege of co-teaching a new seminar course at Queen's (with Emily Hill) on the topic of Green China: Environment, Culture, Politics. The course examines the intersections between religion, culture, politics, and the natural environment in China...
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February 14, 2011
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_432" align="alignnone" width="553" caption="The electronic prayer hall at Wong Tai Sin (photo: Sik Sik Yuen)"][/caption] As China overtakes Japan to be recognized as the world's second largest economy, it is inevitable that Chinese religions will undergo change and transformation....
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September 2, 2010
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_374" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Laozi Statue on Maoshan"][/caption] In May this year I had the opportunity to visit Maoshan (Mt. Mao) a Daoist mountain sacred to the Shangqing (Highest Clarity) tradition of Daoism that I studied in my most recent...
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August 18, 2010
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_146" align="alignright" width="300"] The International Taoist Tai Chi Society celebrates its fortieth anniversary at Dundas Square, Toronto / Rick Eglinton / Toronto Star[/caption] For Danny Simmons, a Toronto musician and sound designer, Taoist tai chi has been a life-saver....
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June 25, 2010
By: James Miller
[caption id="attachment_534" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photograph taken during the liturgy at the Templo da Transparência Sublime, Rio de Janeiro, December 2009."][/caption] In a Wall Street Journal blog today, Christopher Carothers asks, "Is Daoism is losing its way?" He writes: Today, Buddhism...
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