2026 April - 9 articles
Modern, post-Scaliger expectations for constructing an absolute chronology out of ancient biblical narratives introduce a fallacy of assumed time that distorts the reading of these narratives. While absolute chronology undergirds historical-critical...
This study challenges familiar readings of John Calvin’s theology of worship by reframing it through the lens of contemporary liturgical theology. Rather than offering a purely historical account, it probes Calvin’s intentions, achievemen...
The Hyakuzahōdan Kikigakishō (百座法談聞書抄, hereafter Hyakuza 百座), compiled in the late Heian period, is an important Buddhist document that records a hundred-day lecture series on t...
This Special Issue expands on the previous volume, “Religious Conflict and Coexistence: The Korean Context and Beyond” (https://www [...]
Until recently, our view of Chinese Buddhist history was overly influenced by sectarian categories inherited by Japanese Buddhism, which clearly distinguished Zen/Chan, Pure Land, and esoteric Buddhism (mostly Shingon 真言). Recently, sch...
This paper focuses on T. C. Chao’s (Zhao Zichen, 赵紫宸, 1888–1979) poeticizing theology practice, in which he applied poetry to expound and express theological thought. By employing research methodology that integrates...
The ability of religion to both unite and divide us is a central research topic across academic disciplines. There is important research on the conditions of religious pluralism and tolerance, violence and discrimination, yet disciplinary silos and d...
In 1934, D. T. Suzuki visited China and met the renowned Pure Land Buddhist Master Yinguang, who was then retreating at Baoguo Temple in Suzhou. They conversed in-depth on the practices of the Pure Land and Chan/Zen traditions in China and Japan. Thi...
Emerging in the early Ming dynasty 明 (1368–1644), Shanxi 山西 merchants pioneered large-scale regional trade in late imperial China. In the Ming and Qing 清 (1644–1011) dynasties, Shanxi merchants established over...
