conflict Sri Lanka’s Leviathan May 1, 2019 0 Written by Viruben Nandakumar On 21 April 2019 three Christian churches and three luxury hotels were attacked by suicide bombers, leading to the deaths of…
Taiwan How People Choose Their Religions in Taiwan: The Characteristics of the Followers Within Weixin Shengjiao January 15, 2019 0 Written by Liu Hsiu-Yi According to a 2014 report from the Pew Research Center, Taiwan ranks second-highest in religious diversity in the world. The many…
Taiwan The ‘Enchanted’ Island: Religion, Secularisation and Modernity in Taiwan January 14, 2019 0 Written by Scott Pacey There was once a time when sociologists expected religion to decline, both as a social force, and as an object of…
China The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement: Christianity is adapting to the rules of Chinese governance November 22, 2018 0 Written by Wang Chao. The recent 'Provisional Agreement' signed by the Chinese government and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops marks a historic…
China Issues in developing a Sinicised Protestantism November 21, 2018 0 Written by Jonathan Tam. China continues to try to control Protestantism domestically. The official plan laid out by the China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic…
China Taiping Christianity: from ‘madness’ to localisation November 20, 2018 0 Written by Carl Kilcourse. The theological worldview of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–64) is an excellent example of Christianity’s capacity to transform and become locally…
China The other xinshidai: Taiwan and alternative spiritualities in China July 6, 2018 0 Written by Paul Farrelly. Wandering around Beijing in November 2017 I noticed a number of large banners proclaiming ‘Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered the…
India How Pakistani and Indian women confront marital economic abuse June 29, 2018 0 Written by Punita Chowbey. Although disputes over finances are known to be common in South Asian families, relatively little is known about the prevalence and severity of…
Elections Is an Islamic state on the cards for Malaysia after its general elections? June 28, 2018 0 Written by Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid. For the first time in the history of Malaysia as a nation state, which gained independence from the British…
China Actively Guiding Religion under Xi Jinping June 21, 2018 1 Written by Jérôme Doyon. In April 2016, Xi Jinping chaired the National Religious Work Conference. It was the first time the CCP General Secretary chaired such…
