Tuesday 3Rd July 2018 Locating Religion in the Global East

DAY 1: TUESDAY 3RD JULY 2018 LOCATING RELIGION IN THE GLOBAL EAST

0745- Conference Registration Outside Function Room 6.1, Level 6 0830 Welcome remarks Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

0830- Lily Kong, Singapore Management University 0840 Session 1: Presidential Address Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

0840- Fenggang Yang, Purdue University 0930 Session 2A: Theoretical Session 2B: Methods & Session 2C: Religion & Approaches Measurement Tradition

Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Yoshihide Sakurai William Ng Jun Sungpyo (Hokkaido University) (Hong Kong Baptist (KASR) University) Location: Function Room 6.1, Location: Function Room 4.1, Level 6 Location: Executive Media Level 4 Theatre, Level 5

0935- Towards a critical Measurement of religiousness About a religious Function of 1005 disentanglement of the using international survey Korean Confucianism in 'religion' nexus in the Global data Religious Discourse East (Yokoi Momoko, Nanzan (Lee Sughee, Ajou (Daan Frans Oostveen, VU Institute for Religion and University) University, Amsterdam & Culture) Renmin University of China, Beijing)

1005- Religious Pluralism in East How to Measure Religiosity The Chinese Christmas War 1035 Asian Societies and Politics of Religious Minorities: Cases of Recognition: A Theoritical of KSGI, Daesoonjinrihoe, (Michel Chambon, Boston Approach and Korean LDS University)

(Song Francis Jae-ryong, (Yoo Kwang Suk, Kyung Hee Kyung Hee University) University & Chong Chaeyong, Graduate School of Practical Theology)

1035- Break 1050 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

1050- Max Weber’s The Protestant Content Coding and the 1120 Ethic and the Spirit of Confucian Classics

1 Capitalism & Chinese Analysis of the Confucian Christianity (Robert MacAuslan, Southern Orientations of Korean New Hampshire University) Religious 'Nones' (Christopher Payk, National Chengchi University) (Lim Young Bin, Yonsei University)

1120- The doctrine of justification A Study of Chinese Buddhist "Privatized Pattern" and 1150 by faith: Its socio-religious Monks’ Secularization of "Society of Equality": contextualizing practice in Religious Belief and its The pattern of religious chinese traditions Influence beliefs and their value in contemporary Chinese society (Liu Yulin, China Servant (Liu Shengmin, Huzhou Leadership Centre) University) (Li Xiangping, East China Normal University)

1150- Comparing Christianity and Religion and general trust in A Study on the 1220 Religiosity in Korea and China: Empirical Evidence Representative Rituals of Japan from the Christian Chinese General Social churches in Qufu (Kim Sung Gun, Presbyterian Survey 2012 University and Theological (Huang Yun, Confucius Seminary; (Han Yanchao, Fudan Research Institute of China) Choi Hyunjong, Seoul University) Theological University)

1220- Lunch 1320 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

1320- IPS Forum: Understanding Religious Harmony in Singapore 1800 Location: Furama Riverfront Hotel; bus to leave SMU at 1300

1830 Welcome dinner: Blue Ginger Restaurant

2 DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 4TH JULY 2018 RELIGION ON THE MOVE IN THE GLOBAL EAST

Session 1: Keynote & Plenary Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

0830- Jose Casanova, Georgetown University 0930 Session 2A: Religion & Session 2B: Places of Session 2C: Islam in the Transnationalism Religion Global East

Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Nicholas Witkowski Kwangsuk Yoo Francis Song (Nanyang Technological (Kyung Hee University) (Kyung Hee University) University) Location: Executive Media Location: Function Room 4.1, Location: Function Room 6.1, Theatre, Level 5 Level 4 Level 6

0935- Toward a Transnational Myth and Architecture: Islam in Communist China 1005 Buddhist Nationalism: The Focused on the Correlation from 1949 Sinicization of Dharma and between the Jeju Myth and Buddhist Evangelism Jeju Traditional houses (Chao Wang, Shanxi Normal University) (Huang Weishan, Chinese (Kim Yeongjoo, Daejin University of Hong Kong) University; Lee Seogju, Dongguk University; Peck Yoo-Jung, Hoyeon Historical Architecture Culture Heritage Centre)

1005- Global China, local Buddhas. Sacralized revolution and Muslim Migrants’ 1035 Transnational Buddhist secularized religion: Communities in Japan: temple spaces in Chinese Converting overseas Chinese Focusing on Pakistani diaspora communities around religious property into Migrants the globe. patriotic education base in contemporary China (Fukuda Tomoko, Chiba (Jens Reinke, Leipzig University) University) (Liu Jifeng, Xiamen University)

1035- Break 1050 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

1050- Fractured lives, newfound Remodeling Church, State, Religion and politics in 1120 freedoms: The politics of and Society: Challenges (post-) secular Guangzhou: religious seekership amongst Surrounding Church Making Muslim spaces, Chinese migrants in Construction in China governance and globalization Singapore in urban China (Chris White, Max Planck Institute for the Study of

3 (Orlando Woods, Singapore Religious and Ethnic (Yang Rong & Liu Chen, Management University) Diversity) Utrecht University/Sun Yat Sen University)

1120- Mission and Development: Building A Daoist Temple in Historical Memory and Ethnic 1150 The Transregionalization of North-west America: Identity: Redefining the Korean Protestantism in Religion, Capital, and Politics History of Chinese-Muslim Globalized Asia across Borders Uprising in Northwest China (1862-1873) (Cho Kyuhoon, Seoul (Wei Yalin, University of National University) Washington – Seattle) (Gong Fang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

1150- Global Buddhism and Digital Study of the Religious 1220 Changing Material Culture of Sites during the Chinese South Korean Buddhism: Cultural Revolution, 1966- Focusing on the Distribution 1976 and Commodification of Buddha's Relics (George Hong, Fordham University) (Woo Hairan, Seoul National University)

1220- Lunch 1320 Location: University Lounge, Level 6 Session 3A: Diaspora – Session 3B: Diaspora – Session 3C: Diaspora – Southeast Asia North America Other Countries

Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Francis Lim Khek Gee Fenggang Yang Yokoi Momoko (Nanyang Technological (Purdue University) (Nanzan Institute) University) Location: Executive Media Location: Function Room 4.1, Location: Function Room Theatre, Level 5 Level 4 6.1, Level 6

1320- Firmly in but not quite of this China as a Religion Exporting The Revitalization of Religion 1350 world: Intra-religious tensions Nation: in the Secular City? An in two separatist Traditional Chinese Religion Exploratory Study of the Role denominations of Chinese in North America of Asian Diaspora Protestantism in Global East Communities in Auckland (J. Gordon Melton, Baylor (Joseph Ng, Life University) University) (Mark Mullins, University of Auckland)

1350- Contemporary Dizang Belief Globalization and "Public Religion" across 1420 地藏信仰 in Singapore Indigenization: A Case Study Borders: Taking an example of the Local Church in the of Global Social Activities by (Hew Yok Lin, National United States a Mongolian Incarnated Lama Cheng Chi University)

4 (Hu Jiayin, Purdue (Takizawa Katsuhiko, University) Nagasaki University)

1420- From transplant to fusion：a “The Beautiful Life”: The Making of Chinese 1450 study focus on publicity of Taiwanese Immigration and Religious Spaces in a Chinese Buddhism in Thailand Evangelical Christianity in the Muslim-majority Society: The US Case of Chinese Expatriates (Wang Dongcheng, in Dubai Mahachulalongkornrajavidyal (Shirley Lung, John Hopkins aya University) University) (Wang Yuting, American University of Sharjah)

Session 4A: Chinese 1450- Christianity Role of Christianity for East The Religious and Ethnical 1520 Asian Diaspora in US: With Aspect of Modern Session chair: an example of Korean Technology: Global East in Francis Lim Khek Gee Diaspora churches the Era of Digital Religion (Nanyang Technological University) (Jin Jinna Sil Lo, Fuller (Xinzi Rao, University of Theological Seminary) Heidelberg) Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

Looking back, looking forward: what do we know and need to learn about Chinese Christianity?

(Carsten Vala, Loyola University)

Session 4C: Alternative 1520- The Impact of the New The Survey of Chinese Religiosities 1550 Revision of the Religions in American Christians’ China on the Catholic Participation in Social Session chair: Christianity in China: The Services and Its Social Nicholas Witkowski Case of the Northern Zhejiang Influence in Greater Boston (Nanyang Technological University) (Magdaléna Masláková, (Liyuan Liu, Boston Masaryk University) University) Location: Function Room 4.1, Level 4

A Preliminary Typology of Modern Yoga in Taiwan

(Chen Chia-Luen, Hungkuang University)

1550- Break 1605 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

5 Session 4B: Christian 1605- The Generative Logic of Extremes 1635 Chinese Christian’s National Transcending Chinese Folk concept—Based on the Session chair: Beliefs and Chinese-ness Survey of Nan town in China Kim Sung Gun among Chinese Residents in (KASR) Japan (Liu Dawei, East China Normal University) Location: Executive Media (Weng Kangjian, Hokkaido Theatre, Level 5 University)

The Origin of Korea Christianity Fundamentalism

(John So, Myong Ji University)

1635- The rise of Calvinist The Outburst of Christian Alternative Religiosities: New 1705 Christianity in China Fundamentalism on the Chinese Presbyterianism as a Impeachment Public Faith (Kang Jie, Max Planck Institute for the Study of (Jang Hyung Chull, Induk (Xue Yongguang, Boston Religious and Ethnic University; University) Diversity) Lee Chull, Soongsil University)

1705- The Investigation of the Japanese New Religion in the 1735 Phenomenon of Stealing Chinese Context: Sheep by Almighty God Cult Development, Controversies, in the West Rural Area of and Strategies of Soka Gakkai Hubei in Hong Kong

(Huang Junhui & Chao Qin, (Ng Ka Shing, Nagasaki Wuhan University) University)

1735- EASSSR General Assembly 1820 Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6 1820- EASSSR Council & Liaison Meeting 1900 Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

6 DAY 3: THURSDAY 5TH JULY 2018 RELIGION, POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN THE GLOBAL EAST

Session 1: Keynote & Plenary Location: Function Room 6.1, Level 6

0830- Grace Davie, University of Exeter 0930 Session 2A: Religion & Session 2B: Religion & Session 2C: Religion & Regulation Politics Youth

Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Francis Lim Khek Gee Orlando Woods Jun Sungpyo (Nanyang Technological (Singapore Management (KASR) University) University) Location: Function Room 4.1, Location: Function Room 6.1, Location: Executive Media Level 4 Level 6 Theatre, Level 5

0935- Belief Patterns and Land Conservative Swing of College Students' Lived Faith 1005 Rules: A Case Study of Japanese Politics and Soka in Mainland China and Christianity Based on Land- Gakkai’s Political Taiwan: Reflexive Responses Control Act in Province A Participation in Different Secularist Challenges (Xiao Yunze, Zhejiang (Sakurai Yoshihide, Hokkaido University of Technology) University) (Huang Ke-hsien, National Taiwan University)

1005- Religious Regulation and Constructing the Evangelical The social construction of 1035 Churches Responses - A Case Right in Korea: How the ‘religion’: Thick descriptions Study on the Anti-Demolition Christian Council of Korea of the various usage of 'the Action of Christianity in Legitimates Its Religious and religious' among Korean Wenzhou Political Activism young adults

(Zhu Jianzhong, Wenzhou (Shin Chan Woong, Indiana (Han Nahyun, Sogang Divinity School) Wesleyan University) University)

1035- Break 1050 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

1050- The Politics of State The party branch established "Buddhists Do Not Bother": 1120 Intervention in Popular in the temple: the relationship Young Buddhist's Practical Religious Temples in Fujian, between religion participation Narratives in the Competitive Southeast China and political recognition in University Missionary Field dai community of Yunnan in South Korea (Qu Xiaolei, University of Virginia) (Xiong Hao, Fudan (Lee Siyoon, Sogang University) University)

7 Session 3A: Religion, Session 3B: Public Religion Session 3C: Religion, Health 1120- Community & Culture & Social Movements & Wellbeing 1150 Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Kwangsuk Yoo Kim Sung Gun William Ng (Kyung Hee University) (KASR) (Hong Kong Baptist University) Location: Function Room 6.1, Location: Executive Media Level 6 Theatre, Level 5 Location: Function Room 4.1, Level 4

Exegetical Resistance: The The interplay between social Healing the Nation through Bible and Protestant Critical movements and protestant self-discovery: Body-Heart- Insiders in South Korea churches under globalization - Soul fever and the emergence From the Viewpoint of Sino- of Homo Sentimentalis in the (Hong Seung Min, University Japanese Comparison PRC of Iowa) (Sato Chitose, Hokkai (Anna Maria Iskra, Hong Gakuen University) Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences)

1150- ‘Merit Societies’ and Social The Social Control of Multiple Dimensions of 1220 Service Provision to ‘Left- Religion Revisited: some Religiosity Among Japanese Behind’ Populations in China: methodological problems People and Its Mechanism to A Religious Division of Affects Subjective Well-being Labor? (Jun Sungpyo, University of Ulsan) (Shimizu Koki, Hokkaido (André Laliberté, University University) of Ottawa)

1220- Lunch 1320 Location: University Lounge, Level 6

1320- The Perceived Relationship of Generations, faith and Social Social Implications of 1350 Secularism and Religion Engagement：An Analysis of Different Types of Immanent amongst Religious Leaders in Protestant Clergy in Taiwan Frames among Korean Young Singapore: A Common Space Adults: Focusing on Quests for Dialogue or Competition? (Chao Hsing-Kuang, Tunghai for Happiness University) (Paul Hedges, Nanyang (Oh Seil, Sogang University) Technological University)

1350- When Chinese Artists Three Main Works for Religious charity as "claim- 1420 Encounter God: A Survey On Society as a manifestation of staking" resistance: the case Christian Artists In Mainland the public role of Gospel Rehab China of Daesoonjinrihoe (Susan McCarthy, Providence (Wang Ling, China Business (Jeong So Myeong, Daejin College) News) University)

1420- Understanding Quasi- The Emergence of New Religion, Health, and the 1450 religious Features in the Forms of Protestantism in Daoist Resurgence in China perspective of the Local Urban China and their Water Culture: a discussion of Publicness (Jonathan Pettit, University of Zhu-village's rituals found in Hawaii) the Dragon Boat Festival (Yuan Hao, Trinity Western holiday University)

(Liang Tong, Guangdong Provincial School of CCYL)

1450- Break 1505 Location: University Lounge, Level 6 Session 4A: Religion & Session 4B: Religion, Family Session 4C: Religion & 1505- Economics & Gender Ritual 1535 Session chair: Session chair: Session chair: Orlando Woods Yoshihide Sakurai Francis Song (Singapore Management (Hokkaido University) (Kyung Hee University) University) Location: Executive Media Location: Function Room 4.1, Location: Function Room 6.1, Theatre, Level 5 Level 4 Level 6

Buddhist entrepreneurialism: Healing, Family, and Ritual Conquests and when urban aspirations meet Meaning: A Life History of Socialist Event Productions: religiosity Christians in Anhui, China An Exorcist Goddess and Political Ritual in (Qian Junxi, The University (Liu Yi, Shanghai University) Contemporary China of Hong Kong) (David Palmer, University of Hong Kong)

1535- Spiritual Cost, Religion The Gender Space of Ancestor-worshiping, the 1605 Freedom and Economy “Oriental Vatican” State, and Village Solidarity Growth: the Evidence from East Asia (Mo Wei, University of (Lu Yun, Sun Yat Sen Victoria) University) (Zhang Zhipeng, Anhui Gongye University)

1605- Puer Tea Economy and Merit- Religious Heterogamy and the Fo Guang Shan seen through 1635 making in a Theravada Intergenerational Telescope and Microscope Buddhist Bulang Community Transmission of Religion in China (Yu-Shuang Yao, Fo Guang (Ma Zhen, Max Planck University) Institute for the Study of (Brian McPhail, Purdue Religious and Ethnic University) Diversity)

1635- Cross-Ethnic Combination of Gender Differences in The rational factor of 1705 Virtue and Wealth by Religious Involvement: Christian ethical choice: the Rinpoche and Chinese Comparison among Japan, funeral survey of rural Disciples—A case study of a South Korea, Taiwan, and the christians in northern Shanxi stupa rebuilt in a Tibetan United States Province town of China (Fan Gang-Hua, Soochow (Han Yu, Chongqing Bible (Wang Yuan, Chinese University) School) Academy of Social Science)

1730 Thank You Dinner: venue TBC