History Written in Advance: The Temporal Politics of Learning Mandarin for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Zambia

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BRINFAITH RELIGION AND EMPIRE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES History Written in Advance: The Temporal Politics of Learning Mandarin for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Zambia ABSTRACTOver the last decade, there have been a proliferating number of Mandarin-language Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in Zambia. These congregations are almost exclusively composed of local Zambians who have learned Mandarin as a second […]

Infrastructure and Connectivity across the Karakoram-Pamir Watershed, since 1918

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BRINFAITH RELIGION AND EMPIRE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES Infrastructure and Connectivity across the Karakoram-Pamir Watershed, since 1918 ABSTRACTLocated at the crossroads of Central, East, and South Asia, the watershed that divides the Karakoram and Pamir mountains today also serves a geopolitical function in marking the territorial boundary between the People’s Republic of China and Pakistan. This […]

Interfaith Workshop: Introduction to the life of Muslim in Hong Kong

HKU campus

Interfaith Workshop:Introduction to the life of Muslim in Hong Kong     “Do not lose hope, nor be sad.” --- Quran 3:139   A group of Hong Kong-based Muslim students are invited to be our guest speakers. Previously, they have organized a series of interesting events, including tea party and lunch buffet, to strengthen the […]

Interfaith Workshop: Introduction to the teaching of Bahá’i Faith

HKU campus

Interfaith Workshop: Introduction to the teaching of Bahá’i Faith   “The Earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens.”--- Baháʼu'lláh   Animated by the principle of the oneness of humanity, the Bahá’í community of Hong Kong is exploring with people of all backgrounds on how Bahá'u'lláh’s teachings can be translated into action to contribute […]

Reflecting on Maritime Transportation as the Sinew of Commerce and Conflict

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BRINFAITH RELIGION AND EMPIRE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES Reflecting on Maritime Transportation as the Sinew of Commerce and Conflict ABSTRACTIn this talk, drawing from her recent book, Sinews of War and Trade, Professor Laleh Khalili will discuss the centrality of maritime transport infrastructures to the making of capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula. She will highlight histories of […]

Film Screening: The Exemplar + Centenary Commemoration

Run Run Shaw Tower, CPD-3.04 The University of Hong Kong

Film Screening: The Exemplar + Centenary Commemoration   “A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love”   The film “The Exemplar” is about the life of  ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbás (1844-1921), a Persian philosopher, spiritual leader and central figure of the Bahá’í Faith who promoted teachings of peace, unity, gender equality […]

E-Workshop: GLOBAL CHINESE CATHOLICISM

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In Collaboration with Initiative for the Study of Asian Catholics E-WORKSHOP: GLOBAL CHINESE CATHOLICISM ONLINE - 8, 9, 10 December 2021 ​ This workshop explores the lived realities of Chinese Catholic communities established around the world as well as interactions among them and with Chinese Catholics in China. ​While most of the literature on Chinese Catholicism focuses either on […]

New Visions for the New Globality: China’s BRI vs. Russia’s Greater Eurasian Space

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BRINFAITH RELIGION AND EMPIRE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES New Visions for the New Globality: China’s BRI vs. Russia’s Greater Eurasian Space ABSTRACTThe Belt and Road Initiative has caused a lot of controversy in Russia’s expert discussion. Formally, Moscow is very enthusiastic about the BRI project and considers it a positive factor in international relations. Russian-Chinese relations […]

A Half-day Retreat @ HKU + Lung Fu Mountain: Demystifying Mindfulness from the perspectives of Psychology and Buddhism

HKU campus + Lung Fu Mountain , Hong Kong

A Half-day Retreat @ HKU + Lung Fu Mountain: Demystifying Mindfulness from the perspectives of Psychology and Buddhism We spend most of our time learning about the outside world and try to change small parts of it, but most of us know very little about our own inner mindscape, and even less about how to […]

Online Lecture | Spiritual Capital in Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism: A Sociological Perspective on Capacity Building

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Reimagining Capital | International learning Series Spiritual Capital in Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism: A Sociological Perspective on Capacity Building The sociological theory of Pierre Bourdieu is one of the main sources for conceptualising spiritual capital. In this framework, spiritual capital would need to be understood through its expression in embodied habits or dispositions (habitus), which […]

The New Mindscape Spiritual Training [First Phase~2022 Summer]

HKU campus

The New Mindscape Spiritual Training Programme   Congratulations on completing CCHU 9014, Spirituality, Religion and Social Change! During the course, you had the opportunity to reflect on many spiritual questions; you learned about different ideas and concepts; and you were exposed to different spiritual practices and social issues.  You might have a lot of questions about how […]

Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road— An Ontological Shift in Thinking of Things

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BRINFAITH RELIGION AND EMPIRE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road—An Ontological Shift in Thinking of Things ABSTRACTThis talk focuses on an ontological shift in thinking of small-sized Silk Road talismans and amulets. The true value of them has been neglected by previous studies. Among them, the Ordos Bronze Crosses, problematically identified as […]