Contemporary Buddhism

• An Introduction to Engaged Buddhism
  Contemporary Buddhism17 December 2024By Hanyi Zhang Ruotong Shi a Humboldt-Universität zu Berlinb Nanjing Normal University - Suiyuan CampusHanyi Zhang is a PhD student at the Chair for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She received M.A. in Religion and Culture from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, B.Sc. in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin, and B.A. and M.A. degrees in German Studies. Her research interests include religion and sustainable development and eco-Buddhism.Ruotong Shi is a lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages at Nanjing Normal University. She earned her Ph.D. in German Studies from Shanghai International Studies University and completed a one-year academic scholarship at the Faculty of Theology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She holds a B.A. degree in German Studies from Nanjing University of Technology and an M.A. degree in German Translation and Interpreting from Tongji University in Shanghai.
• ‘Buddhism Won’t Be an Asian Thing Anymore’: U.S. Periodical Representations of Buddhism and Whiteness
  Contemporary Buddhism11 December 2024By Matthew W. Hughey Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USAMatthew W. Hughey (Ph.D. Virginia; A.L.M. Harvard; M.Ed. Ohio) is Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. He is an affiliate scholar at Edge Hill University, Nelson Mandela University, University of Barcelona, and University of Cambridge and has served as an invited visiting professor at Columbia University, London School of Economics, Trinity College-Dublin; University of the Free State; University of Kent, and; University of Warwick. A scholar of “race” and its intersection with religion, science, media, and more, Professor Hughey has received numerous awards and support from sources such as the American Sociological Association, Fulbright Commission, National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
• Heuristic Approach in Contemporary Chinese Digital Art: Following the Traditions of Buddhism
  Contemporary Buddhism05 August 2024By Li Wu School of Music and Dance, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, ChinaLi Wu, associate professor, is a lecturer in the Central South University for Nationalities, WuHan, China. She has specialized in national vocal music education and performance research. Her current research interests are intersections between art, culture and religion, as well as the integration of art concepts into education with heuristic teaching method. Her research has been published as monographs and in volumes and journals of arts, social sciences, theology and religious studies.
• The Power and Authority of Monks in the Contemporary Thai Sangha
  Contemporary Buddhism14 July 2024By Thomas Borchert Department of Religion, University of Vermont, Burlington, VermontThomas Borchert is a Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont.
• Karma and Grace: Religious Difference in Millennial Sri Lanka
  Contemporary Buddhism01 July 2024By Bruno M. Shirley Universität Heidelberg
• Secularising Buddhism: New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition
  Contemporary Buddhism21 June 2024By Jingke Xiao University of Oxford, UK
• Understanding Young Buddhists: Living Out Ethical Journeys
  Contemporary Buddhism17 June 2024By Nathan Harrison-Clarke School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of NottinghamNathan Harrison-Clarke is a PhD Researcher at the University of Nottingham School of Sociology and Social Policy. His focus lies in contemporary lived religion and its intersection with sexuality and gender. His PhD research delves into the lived realities of LGBTQ+ Buddhists in Britain.
• Popular Chinese Fonts: The Role of Minimalism, the Influence of Zen and the Bauhaus School
  Contemporary Buddhism06 June 2024By Weirong Wang a Collage of Art and Design, Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou College of Commerce, Hangzhou, Chinab Department of Art, Kharkiv National Academy of Art and Design, Kharkiv, UkraineWeirong Wang is an associate professor at the Hangzhou College of Commerce, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China, and a master’s and PhD student at the Department of Art, Kharkiv National Academy of Art and Design, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Wang’s research interests are Chinese culture, art and Chinese calligraphy.
• Corporate Religion and Spiritual Tourism at a Luxury Tibetan Buddhist Resort
  Contemporary Buddhism15 May 2024By Stephen ChristopherHoang Ngoc Ana International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto, Japanb Columbia University, New York, USAStephen Christopher is a Visiting Fellow at Nichibunken, a research center in Kyoto. He is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies and an Asia editor at the Database of Religious History (DRH) at the University of British Columbia. He completed postdocs at the University of Copenhagen (2022-24) and Kyoto University (2019). He has taught at nine universities, including Beijing Normal University, Vietnam National University and Tokyo Metropolitan University. He has co-edited four Special Issues (HIMALAYA; Implicit Religion; Journal of Vietnamese Studies; and the Tribal Intellectual Collective) and two books (Springer and Brill). His research explores tribal casteism and refugee politics in the Indian Himalayas, new religions in Japan, and the recent popularization of Tibetan Buddhism in late-socialist Vietnam.Hoang Ngoc An is an academic researcher, museum practitioner and LGBTQI+ rights activist in Vietnam. She is the current recipient of a Fulbright award for graduate studies at Columbia University (2024-25). She has co-published several articles and book chapters on queer politics, spirituality and sexuality, LGBT ethnic minorities, trans medical interventions, parents’ acceptance of LGBT children, and ethnic minority child marriage.
• The Accomplishment of Individual Actions as a Duty on Moral Responsibility for the Growth of Humanism: A Comparative Study on Buddhist and Yogic Teachings
  Contemporary Buddhism03 May 2024By Randika PereraDepartment of Indigenous Health Sciences, Faculty of Indigenous Health Sciences and Technology, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Sri LankaRandika Perera is an academic member of the Department of Indigenous Health Sciences, Faculty of Indigenous Health Sciences and Technology, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka. He began his academic journey by earning a bachelor’s degree majoring in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Currently, he is enrolled in his doctoral degree in Philosophy exploring the comparative nature of early Buddhism and Yoga. As an early career researcher, his fervor lies in exploring the comparative nature of religion and spirituality from philosophical, psychological, and anthropological perspectives. Then, pragmatically apply the explorations for human resilience towards religion and spirituality and advancement of humanity.

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